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Evening star., 1955-09-04
TOPS IN POPS
Nv BOB WILLIAMS

With the release of War
ner's pete Kelly's Blues"
! Jack Webb. the sergt. Friday
Of 'Dragnet" fame. switches
his background and turns to
the roaring '20s and the music
that period incubated-jazz!
His "Pete Kelly's Blues" 10
q masterpiece of story telling
and authentic music. and RCA
Victor has issued q terrific LIP
of the jazz music from the
Aim, played by the men who
did it on the sound track. An
added attraction is the narra-
ton by Webb. who does .
commentary on each tune.
thereby lending q closer touch
to both the story and the
music.
Clarinetist Matty Matlock
leads the group. which con-
sists Of cornetist, Dick Cath
cart: tenor saxist, Eddie Miller:
trombonist. Elmer Schneider:
drummer. Nick Fatool; guitar
ist. George Van Fps; pianist.
Ray Sherman and bassist. Jud
De Naut. Matty also did the
arrangements.
Especially great are their
workover Of Hard Hearted
Hannah, "Oh Didn't He Ram
ble." After ! Say I'm Sorry"
and the title tune Of the Aim.
Other numbers are Sugar,
Smiles" I'm Gonna Meet
My Sweetie Now" 'Breezin'
Along With the Breeze" II
Never Knew" Somebody
Loves Me-" and Bye, Bye,
Blackbird." tRCA Victor LPM-
1850
Evening star., 1955-09-04
D. c. Legion
Aides Named

Dept. Comdr. Louis Ztndel OF
the American Legion. Depart
ment Of the District Of ColuTn-
bia, announces the following de-
|partment appointments:
Adjutant, James Murphy:
Judge advocate, Alton s. Brad
ford: chaplain, Nelson Blake;
sergeant at arms, Harry Nc
Masters; membership officer,
Stewart Parker, assisted by VII
liam Gray, Hy Wayne and Jack
Mursell; color bearers. Leslie
Tanner and William Warning:
assistant adjutants. Bob Slater.
Bill Terrill, Susie c. Wood, Mad
cline Knots, John Smith. Walter
Jackson, John Gresham, DON
Waite. Dan Bayolak. Cecil Sor-
rell. Herbert Robinson and VIII
liam Bingham: aides to COM
|mander. Bill Stiles. James Holt.
John Long. Farley Smith and
Pat Bradley; assistant sergeants
at arms, William o. Bradford.
William Y. Hill, Frank Thomas.
Carl Frying, Alfred j. Roberts.
William E. johnson. Carl But
kus, Ben Budrick and Theodore
Gurney; consultant to the
finance officer. Franklin Britton.
Other appointments will be an
nounced later.
Jane A. Delano Post will meet
Saturday at 8 pm. at Delano
Hall. Walter Reed Army Medical
Center.
The meeting will be in con-
junction with the post anniyer-
sary and installation Of new
officers who are: Commander.
Mrs. Barbara Mullin: vice COM
manders, Miss Ware w. White
and Mrs. Lillian Truxell: SER
geant at arms. Mrs. Helen
Wright; chaplain. Miss Edna
Spielman, and historian, Mrs.
Emily Eek.
Mrs. Helen Wright. American
ism chairman. presented to Be-
nita Hill and Oden teas of
Francis Junior High School the
Legion Americanisrn School
Awards.
1t. Col. Nina N. Baker, ANC.
has been promoted to chief Of
the Army Nursing Service in the
Far East. She is also directing
a course. teaching Korean nurses
in administration and technique
In Seoul, Korea.
Evening star., 1955-09-04
Margaret Greenburg
Heads Eiqht-Forty

At the recent convention of
the District Of Columbia De-
partment. Eight and Forty, Of
f!cers were elected as follows:
LIE chapeau, Margaret Green
burg; demi chapeau premiere,
Estelle Mead: demi chapeau
deuxieme. Mary Ellen Britton;
FArchiviste. Anadye Kisliuk;
Paumonier. Lydia N. Seitzinger;
la concierge. Matte Frye; salon
aide. Mary Patti Flynn: color
bearers. Goldie Van Hise and
Ercelle Quinn; lasurintendante,
Mabel Pugliese; secretaire,
Evening star., 1955-09-04

caissiere. Ellen Louise Warren;
hat box editor. Lydia N. Seitzin-
ger; hat box cover. Pearl Hea-
gerty; Virginia de Forge. nation
al pouvoir member.
The departmental will meet
September 81 at the Willard
Hotel at 8 pm.
Evening star., 1955-09-04
DAYS
or THE WEEK
Test your sbiiity o suas-dsssrti,s

Each popular song title below contains the Of
day OF the week With the the clues identify
1. Saturday tpre prohibition lament vintage 1879
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday (three little words
more.
Sunday certain of love appropriate that day.
4. Sunday Monday Cor forever).
S. Saturday tany other night is preferable).
Turn to Page Bio fer Answers)
Evening star., 1955-09-04
JUST RELEASED

Dinah Washington - Here
a surprise LIP. as Dinah sings
a group Of ballads in a fresh.
feelingful jazz style. Supported
by her regular trio, plus such
sidemen as Clark Terry. Barry
Galbraith, Paul Quinichette,
and others. the eight tunes are
given extended arrangements.
Choice of material is tops. as
Dinah and the band lend new
meaning to such standards as
II Get a Kick Out OF YOU"
"Blue Gardenia," Easy Liv-
ing" "You Don't Know What
Love Is. "This Can't Be Love-"
my Old Flame" and Il Could
Write a Book" Especially
fine is her rendition OF the
lovely Make the Man Love
Me-" in which she integrates
a chorus Of Il Got It Bad"
(Emarcy MG-36011.)
Roger WiIliams--Pianist has
a topnotch discing with the
hauntingly beautiful Autumn
Leaves" and the lovely ballad
Take Care" String orchestra
Evening star., 1955-09-04
NEWS OF MUSIC
Season to Offer D. c.
100 Events q Month

SOI dlI &aAASAys tAAC 8 1A1 <AkANAA-
can Union, and elsewhere. The
regular Sunday evening music
at the National Gallery is hy-
brid In form. Orchestra con-
certs under the direction Of
Richard Bales and o variety
Of solo and choral recitals cul-
inmate at the end OF the sea-
son in Mr.. Bales American
music festival, In which much
contemporary music is heard
for the first time.
Church music accounts for
at least half Of all Washing
ton concerts. Naturally this
varies greatly in quality, de-.
pending not only on the A.
nancial resources Of the
church, but even more on the
resourcefulness Of the director
Of music.
Two large concert bureaus
each put on Q series. The
Snow series is predominately
IL not entirely made Up Of
visiting orchestras-the Phila-
delphia and the Boston. Pat
rick Hayes brings orchestras
this season the London
Philharmonica and the Mo-
zarteum OrcheStra-and also
many big-name attractions
such as Gieseking and the Vi
emma Choir Boys.
Service Musicians
From the Government come
not only the many service
bands that present q long
series Of good concerts. but
also many musicians Of great
talent who give recitals and
chamber music concerts Of
more than usual interest. Un-
fortunately, these recitals are
not sponsored by the Govern
ment, and unadyertised and
often given in poor and un-
familiar halls. they can easily
be overlooked by the music
lover. Some Of the best music
In Washington Is presented by
these service musicians.
The Washington and Cathe-
dral Choral Societies present
three concerts a year at the
Cathedral with the National
Symphony tnot playing nomi-
nally as the symphony and
good vocal soloists. In addi-
ton. this group. q consolida-
ton Of two previous singing
societies. sometimes is heard
in an extra concert with the
symphony in the regular Con.
stitution Hall series. It has
been announced that this year,
the organization will do the C
minor Mass and the D minor
Requiem Of Mozart. the Stabat
Mater Of Rossini. the 3 minor
Mass Of Bach, the King
David" Of Honegger. and the
new Kierkegaard cantata Of
Barber.
Focal Point Is symphony
The focal point OF Wash
ington musical life Is Of course
the National Symphony. under
DR.. Howard Mitchell. We'd
nesday is traditionally sym
phony night"
The symphony has not Of
ficially announced Its programs
for the coming season as yet
but one can reasonably ex-
pect both the usual collection
of popular soloists and the very
successful children's concert
series. Don Giovanni" is
coming in January. and Orff's
"Carmina Burana," one Of the
sensations Of last season. will
be repeated. There is talk
of another Messiah" and
Beethoven ninth symphony.
The winning compositions in
the Symphony's 25th Anniver-
sary Contest will be heard.
This summary is by no means
a forecast of everything good
that can be expected this sea-
son. It is only a guide to what
the seasoned Washington con-
certgoer can anticipate. based
on past experience.
Evening star., 1955-09-04
.TURNTABLE TALK
~ JAMES q. DEANE

Jan TomasoW. for some
yeArs ooncertmaster Of the
National Symphony Orches-
ira, has been making some
recordings. The newest one
IL o pairing Of sonatas by
FAurs and Debussy on . VAN
9uard long-playing disc.
Mr.. Tomasow, who now
occupies the first chair with
the Little Oschestra Society
In New York. is an unusually
capable violinist with q ca
pacity for giving q singing
quality TO his playing. This
stands him in good stead in
these sonatas by two highly
vocally conscious composers.
The Faure sonata. the one in
A major. IL q lyrical work with
Q noticeable kinship to the
famous Franck sonata. which
was written considerably later.
Besides Debussy's sonata
the disc includes three other
brisf Dabussy pieces. including
the composers violin arrange
xaant Of his piano prelude
''AUnstrels." Franz Holetschek
provides able accompani-
msnts. and the two instru-
ments have been nicely
balanced by vanguard's en-
gineers and reproduced in q
spacious. resonant fashion.
Evening star., 1955-09-04
MOMPoU, EFT AL

ings one Of the most interest
ing is . collection of II pieces
by the Spanish composer
Federico Mompou.
Mompou. who Is now 50. has
created much piano music Of
Q particularly persuasive sort.
sometimes reminiscent Of Ra-
vel and Debussy. but with q
subtle character Of Its own.
It 10 music extraordinarily
gentle and casual in feeling.
The composer ID his own In
terpreter in this Angel collec-
ton. which is efficiently repro
duced.
1t is odd that some music
mot really nld In years sounds
more old-fashioned than much
that Is genuinely antique. Two
Of Weber's piano sonatas.
played on q London L 'Oiseau
Lyre record by Annie n'Arco.
fall in this category. Next to
earlier works by Mozart or
contemporaneous ones oy Bee
thoven they seem relatively
superficial. The second of the
two on this disc, which are in
c and A fiat respectively. Is the
more interesting.
Alfred Cortot has made
many q recording. but lie is
no longer young and HMV
seems to have taken him at q
disadvantage in q recent re-
cording OF Schumann's Gar.
Evening star., 1955-09-04

Other Groups Contribute
There are smaller series
given at American University.
Catholic University, the Cor
Evening star., 1955-06-01
Rites Friday
ForCoI. Coers

Funeral services for 1t. Col
Burt Nelson Coers. SO. who died
March Is, 1851. in a North Ko-
rean prisoner-of-war camp. will
be held at 2 pm. Friday in Fort
Myer Chapel. Burial win be in
Arlington Cemetery.
Col. Coers Of Meridian, Miss,
was stationed in the Pentagon
in the Surgeon Generals Office
from the end of World War II
until the spring Of 1949.
He died after he chose to re-
main behind in North Korea in
December. 1850. to organize the
evacuation Of wounded American
servicemen.
He was surgeon for the 9th
Regiment Of the I'd Infantry
Division and was captured near
Kuno-ri. During World War II
he served IS months in the
Pacific.
He went to the University OF
Tennessee Medical School.
Survivors are his widow. Mrs,
Jayne Roi Davis Coers. oxford.
Miss; two daughters. Janice, O.;
Kathy. 6. and o brother. Carl,
also of Oxford.
Evening star., 1955-06-01

photograph in color the stained
glass windows in the Cathedral
of Chartres, France. Another OF
his notable series was an Italian
one in color covering the area
from Rome to the Dolomites. His
European groups were judged to
be among "The Ten Best Of the
Year" in an international contest
sponsored by the Amateur Gin
ema League through its maya
zine, Movie Makers" Mr.. Han
sen had served as a director and
vice president of the league.
He and his wife. Anne, who
survived him. were the only white
persons permitted to take pic
lures Of ceremonies Of many OF
the Indian tribes in this country
Mr.. Hansen gave annual winter
travelogue lectures with illustra-
tions for the National Park Serv-
ice. His pictures had been shown
before the Chicago Geographic
Society. Museum of National His
tory and the Royal Photographic
Society Of Great Britain.
He was a member of the XII
wants Club Of Washington.
The body will be sent to Phila-
delphia for burial.
Evening star., 1955-06-01
Luckenboch Trust FiQht
Settled After II Years

NEW YORK. June (R.-A
17-year court battle over a trust
fund set UP by the late Lewis
Luckenbach, founder of the
Luckenbach Steamship Co., has
been ended by surrogate's de-
cree of settlement.
The settlement revealed that
the fund, originally worth $780,
600, had been greatly increased
by Mr.. Luckenbach's son Edgar.
at whose death in 1g43 the fund
was valued at $4,442, 900.
However, in signing the decree
yesterday, Kings County Brook
lynn Surrogate Maximilian Moss
said there would be little left by
the time borrowings Of the heirs
and heavy legal fees had been
deducted.
Those who will share the fund
Evening star., 1955-06-01
Porter W. Dent, ~;
Retired Federal
Chief Counsel

Porter w Dent, 10, former
chief counsel and assistant COM
missioner of the Bureau of Rec
lamation, Interior Department,
died last night of heart at
tack in st. Petersburg, Fla.
A former resident Of 2935 Ca
thedral avenue NV, Mr.. Dent
had been living in st. Petersburg
since he retired from the Interior
Department in 1945. He joined
Interior in 1925 as a field attor-
ney after getting his law degree
at Columbia University. He was
a native of Sharon, Tenn.
Mr.. Dent was a former men,
ber of Kenwood Country Club
and had played in various anna
teur golf tournaments here.
Survivors are his widow, Nora
R.: a daughter, Mrs. Kathleen
Patricia Trammell, 1926 Forty
fifth street NV, wife of Army
1t. Col. Charles M. Trammell,
jr., and a grandson, Charles
Trammell, III.
Services will be held in st.
Petersburg.
Evening star., 1955-06-01
Benedict Morgan,
Ex-D. c. NeWsmun

Benedict M. Morgan, A, for
mer Washington newsman, died
Friday in Arcadia, Calf, at the
home of cousin, Benjamin Lee
Mattingly, 16 hours after arriv-
ing from the East for a visit.
His death was attributed to q
respiratory failure.
Mr.. Morgan was a copy reader
on the Times Herald in 1858 and
for a short time in 1850 on The
Star.
He was born in Atlanta, Ca,
and was graduated from Western
High School and Catholic Uni
versity here. During World War
II he was a lieutenant in Air
Force public relations.
Afterward he worked on news
papers and in public relations
here and in Florida, Arizona and
California.
His father, the late Cole E.
Morgan, was with the Washing
ton Bureau of the Hearst news
papers.
Private prayer services were
held Monday. Burial will be in
Arlington Cemetery.
Evening star., 1955-06-01
Campbell,
Area Mayor

James A. Campbell. 7l-year-
old Mayor Of the nearby Mary
land municipality Of Paramount
Heights. died Sunday. just two
days before beginning his sew
enth two-year term of Office.
Mr.. Campbell, the community's
Mayor since 1943. died at his
home. 709 Sixty-first avenue,
after a long illness.
A native of Wayside. Md. he
had lived in Fairmount Heights
for some 20 years. He retired
from. the Post once Department
in 1943 after more than 80 years
service. At the time Of his re-
tirement, he was q clerk In the
Washington Post ONCE.
In addition, he also operated q
printing business at his home
for the past 80 years.
He was active in Masonic cir
cles, in civic affairs, and >the
Grace Methodist Church. Fair
mount Heights. He was super
intendent of the church,s Sun
day school and was a lay dele
gate to the Methodist Confer
ence. He also was active In the
community's recreation program
for children. He was the fourth
Mayor Of Fairmount Heights. a
colored subdivision just over the
District line in Prince Georges
County.
Mr.. Campbell's wife, May
Emma Campbell, died two
months ago. His only survivor
is an adopted son, Phillip Lloyd.
Funeral services will be held
tomorrow at Grace Methodist
Church. Burial viii be next to
the grave OF his wife at Wayside.
Evening star., 1955-06-01
Dr.. Christensen,
Founder of Choir

NORTHFIELD, Mimi, June
(B.-Dr. F. Melius Christensen.
"a, founder and retired director
of the world-famed st. Olaf
Lutheran Choir, died today.
DR.. Christensen had been i'll
for more than a year after suf-
fering a stroke.
His death came one day be-
fore the choir which he nodded
into one of the Nations out
standing musical groups was due
to leave on a tour of the United
States and Europe.
DR.. ChriStiansen's choirs gave
command performances before
European royalty. He was
knighted by his native Norway.
He was widely known as a
composer and was regarded as
mainly responsible for the intro
duction Of a cappella music in
the United States.
DR.. Christensen was music di-
rector at st. Olaf College tsre
for Al years, retiring in 1914.
The choir is now directed by his
son, Olaf Christensen.
Evening star., 1955-06-01
Mrs. J.C. MCGUIRE;
Lono DC. Resident

Mrs. j. Charles Mcclure. q
lifelong Washington resident
died today of a heart condition
at her home, 1904 Nineteenth
street NV.
The former Blanche Fifield,
she was the daughter of the late
Joseph and Lii Cottrell Fifield.
Her husband, a businessman and
Agriculture Department en-
ploye, died in 1898.
Survivors are two sons. VIII
liam j. and Leo N. MCGUIRE,
both of the Nineteenth street
address; a sister, Mrs. Mae NAL
let, Trenton. N. j.; nine grand
children and three great grand
children.
Requiem mass will be said at
9 am. Friday at Sacred Heart
Catholic Church, Sixteenth and
Park road NV. Burial will be
in Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Evening star., 1955-06-01
George W. MoIcomson, 81,
Represented ChrysIer Here

George w. Malcomson, 81,
Washington representative for
Chrysler Corp, died yesterday of
a heart attack on arrival at
Emergency Hospital. He coll
lapsed while meeting friends for
lunch at a restaurant in the 1700
block Of De Sales street NV.
Mr.. Malcomson came to Wash
ington in 1851 as representative
for Chrysler with Government
agencies. He lived at 3l91 North
Eighteenth street, Arlington, Va.
Born in Detroit, Mich. he be-
gan working for Chrysler Corp.
there in 1880. He was the SON
of Alexander Y. Malcomson, one
OF the cofounders of the Ford
Motor Co.
MIR. Malcomson worked in the
sales division of Dodge Truck in
Chicago and Atlanta. ( He was
director of Used Vehicles Mer-
chandising of Dodge Division
until he came to Washington.
Survivors include his widow,
Constance; three daughters, Mrs.
Edwin r. Stroh. jr., Detroit;
Mrs. N. K. Van OSdol, jr. North
Evening star., 1955-06-01
Eagle Freshwoter
Editor, Publisher

YAKIMA, Wash, June / Or
Eagle Freshwater, ga. editor and
publisher Of the Columbia Basin
News of Pasco, died in a hospital
here yesterday. He had been In
newspaper work since 1910, when
he was graduated from Ohio
Wesleyan University.
He started with the st. Paul
Pioneer Press and was publisher
Of the Washington Standard at
Olympia. WASH. from 1918 to
1919. He was with the New York
erald-American, the Detroit
Times and the Seattle Post
Intelligencer
Mr.. Freshwater went to Pasco
in 1852 as business manager Of
the Columbia Basin News and
BECAME editor and publisher in
February, 1858.
Evening star., 1955-06-01
Col. Leon H. Richmond, 81,
Former Signal Corps Officer

He became Regular Army
colonel in 1948 and was retired
the same year. Since then he
had lived in MaryvilIe.
During his 81 years of active
duty Col. Richmond was awarded
the Legion of Merit and Com
mendation Ribbon.
Survivors are his widow, the
former Clara Lewis of West
minister. Md. whose father. the
late Thomas Hamilton Lewis was
president of Western Maryland
College; q son, Walker l., EN-.
ployed by General Electric in
Youngstown. Ohio, and two
daughters. Mrs. Catherine Nor.
gan, wife Of Air Force Maj. T. w
Morgan, Alamogordo, N. Mex.
and Mrs. Miriam Steward, wife oi
Capt. c. r. Steward, who is sta
toned in South Bend, Ind.
Evening star., 1955-06-01
Mrs. Philip c. Edwards, so,
Wife Of Methodist OfficiuI

Mrs. Philip C. Edwards. 50.
wife Of DR.. Edwards. Methodist
Church ofiicial in the Baltimore
conference. died yesterday ct
George washington Hospital.
She lived at 1910 Dale drive.
Silver Spring. Md.
The former Virginia Fleming,
Mrs. Edwards was born In We
netia. Pa. A graduate Of Ohio
Wesleyan In Delaware, Ohio. in
1926. she was married IS years
ago last August. Her husband
has served pastorates in Mount
Airy, Washington Grove, Balti-
more and Woodside Methodist
Church. Silver Spring. He Is
district superintendent Of the
Washington East district Of the
Baltimore Annual Conference Of
the Methodist Church.
Evening star., 1955-06-01
VsevoIod Zhukov,
Russian General

MOSCOW, June / (P. - The
Soviet armed forces newspaper
Red Star announced today the
sudden death Of Maj. Gen. Vse-
volod ". zhukov. a communica-
tions expert. He was the third
Soviet army general whose
death was announced this week.
Gen. zhukov joined the Red
Army in 1919 and the CommI-
mist party in 1882. He held the
Order of Lenin. the top Soviet
decoration. and had four times
been. awarded the Order of the
Red Banner.
Evening star., 1955-06-01

Col. Leon H. Richmond, 81,
who was stationed in Washington
in the Office Of the Chief Signal
Officer from 1921 to 1925, died
Monday at his home in Mary
vile, Tenn.
He will be buried at 2 pm.
tomorrow in Arlington Cemetery.
Col. Richmond was born in
Pascoag, r. l., and was graduated
from Dickinson College, Carlisle,
Pa, in 1911. He got his M. A,
from Columbia University.
He was commissioned a first
lieutenant in the Signal Corps
in 1917 and served overseas.
During World War II he was
deputy commander of the mobile
air depot and air communications
officer for the air materiel COM
mand at Wright Field. Dayton,
Ohio.
Evening star., 1955-06-01

Mrs. Edwards was O membei
Of the Monnett Club Of Ohie
Wesleyan in Washington, thu
PEG. Delta zeta sorority. Wood.
side .Woman's Club in Silvei
Spring and Mount Vernon Placl
Methodist Church.
Besides her husband, she q
survived by q daughter. Misi
Jean Ann Edwards, who win ba
graduated Monday from Ohio
Wesleyan; q son, John Fleming
Edwards, an Ohio Wesleyan stu.
dent, and q brother. DR.. George
II. Fleming, professor Of chem.
istry at Penn State University.
Services will be held at 3 pm
tomorrow at Mount Vernon
Place Methodist Church, Ninth
and Massachusetts, avenue NV.
Burial win be In Fort Lincoln
Cemetery.
Evening star., 1955-06-01
ChorIes H. Burros,
Chicuoo Executive

PHOENIX, Ariz.. June (P.-
Charles Hayes Burras, 80. mil
lionaire Chicago executive, died
in his sleep at a resort hotel here
Monday night.
Mr.. Burras. a resident Of Chi
cago for So years, was a retired
insurance man, chairman Of the
board of Joyce g. Co.. Chicago
bonding firm. and a member Of
the Board of Directors of Drinks,
Inc, arnored car service.
Evening star., 1955-06-01
John v. Hansen Dies at rs:
Won Fame as Photographer

John v. Hansen, rs, outstand-
ing amateur photographer. who
was said to have made the first
motion picture films of the tombs
in Egypt. died Monday in Aarhus,
Denmark, according to word re-
ceived here by friends.
Mr.. Hansen lived at 2400 Six
teenth street NV, but had been
visiting his native Denmark since
spring.
In 1896 he made the first
full-length color motion picture
of Denmark. It was awarded
the prize for the best cultural
film presented at the Paris
Exposition in 1887.
In 1948 he received the Knight
hood of the Order of Dannebrog,
the second honor conferred on
him by his native land In recog-
milton of his work In. familiar
izing Americans with Denmark
through still and motion pictures
and illustrated lectures. Earlier
he had been awarded the Danish
Medal Of Liberation.
Mr.. Hansen retired from the
investment business and began
devoting his full time to his
Photographic hobby. A world
traveller, he was a member of
the Explorers Club and an as
sociate member of the Oval
Table Society of New York,
an exclusive still photography
group.
Mr.. Hansen had made annual
trips to national parks in the
United States, trying to cover
every national park and monu-
ment in color photography. His
pictures were used In national
park and monument films in
publications of the National Park
Service.
A United States citizen, MIR.
Hansen Travelled more than 300,-
600 miles taking pictures around
the world. His collection Of films
included more than 100000 In
black and white and about the
same number in color.
Besides being the first to make
motion pictures Of the Egyptian
tombs, he was the first person to