Henry Busse (photographer)
Henry Busse was an amateur photographer, who, while working at the Eldorado Mine, in remote Port Radium, took photos of high enough quality he was encouraged to become a professional photographer.[1][2] He was the first professional photographer in the Northwest Territories.
Henry Busse | |
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| Born | 1896 Germany |
| Died | 1962 (aged 65–66) Nahanni valley |
| Other names | Hans Heinrich Maximilian Busse |
| Occupation | photographer |
| Known for | His photos from Port Radium are part of the history of the development of the Atomic Bomb |
Port Radium was the source of the Uranium used by the Manhattan Project in building the first atomic bombs, and his photographs help document that part of the history of the development of atomic energy.[3][2]
Busse died in a bush plane accident, in 1962.[1] The Northwest Territories Archives' collection holds between 30,000 and 50,000 photographs taken by Busse.
References
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"1947 Henry Busse, Photographer". NWT Timeline. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
Hans Heinrich Maximilian “Henry” Busse was the Northwest Territories’ most famous resident photographer.
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Peter C. van Wyck (2010). Highway of the Atom. McGill-Queen’s University Press. p. 15. ISBN 9780773580879. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
A German immigrant and photographer by the name of Henry Busse established a photography club at Port Radium in the mid-1930s, and as a result there are thousands of photographs of life at and around the mine. Many of these photographs and a number of other documents, maps and journals are in the holding of Northwest Territories archives at the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Center in Yellowknife.
- "Bombhead". Atomic Photographers Guild. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
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