Walter E. Perkins, Biddeford High School class of 1876
Title
Walter E. Perkins, Biddeford High School class of 1876
Subject
Graduation portrait
Description
Graduation portrait of Walter Eugene Perkins
Creator
Sawtelle Studio, 98 Main Street, Biddeford, Maine, USA
Source
McArthur Public Library
Publisher
Sawtelle Studio, 98 Main Street, Biddeford, Maine, USA
Date
1876
Contributor
N/A
Rights
Open
Relation
None
Format
Carte-de-visite
Language
None
Type
Photograph
Identifier
Image 1618
Coverage
Amateur journalists--Maine--Biddeford
Birth Date
1859
Birthplace
Biddeford, Maine, USA
Death Date
1925
Occupation
Telegraph Operator and Actor
Biographical Text
Walter Perkins was born in Biddeford, Maine, USA as one of the four children born to Jotham and Ruth (Andrews) Perkins. He was a member of the Biddeford High School class of 1876. He kept a home in Biddeford but lived and traveled widely as a successful stage and early film actor. Perkins died in Brooklyn, NY in 1926 from complications due to food poisoning.
Bibliography
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_E._Perkins
http://www.ibdb.com/person.php?id=55939
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0674084/
Files
Citation
Sawtelle Studio, 98 Main Street, Biddeford, Maine, USA, “Walter E. Perkins, Biddeford High School class of 1876,” Amateur Newspapers - From the Walter Perkins Collection, accessed January 28, 2020, https://walterperkins.omeka.net/items/show/29.