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1929 england photography 1849 williamcrooke.jpg william crooke -lrb- photographer -rrb-
 william crooke
william crooke -lrb- photographer -rrb-

william crooke -lrb- 1849 -- 1928 -rrb- was a professional photographer with a studio in edinburgh .
two of the best-known portrait photographers in england -lsb- `` sic '' britain -rsb- , william crooke of edinburgh and walter barnett of london sailed on december 17 for a six weeks ' tour of the united states , during which they plan to visit some of the leading professionals of new york , philadelphia , baltimore , washington , pittsburg , st louis , chicago , milwaukee , niagara falls , buffalo , rochester , boston , and other places .
these gentlemen were asked by some of their american friends to bring collections of their portrait work .
accordingly , mr crooke will have with him about sixty of his large pictures , made within the last few years , many of which have been shown at the exhibitions of the royal photographic society and the salon .
one of his subjects , maude hellman , commented , `` he worked quickly and seemed interested in getting simple results in a striking way , however .
he has a trick of uttering half stifled exclamations of approval when he gets a pose that pleases him . ''
crooke was an active member of the photographic convention of the united kingdom -lrb- pcuk -rrb- and was elected its president for 1899 .
