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t. m. schleier

theodore m. schleier -lrb- april 20 , 1832 -- december 13 , 1908 -rrb- was a prussian-born american photographer , inventor , and diplomat , active primarily in the southeastern united states in the latter half of the 19th century .
while operating from a studio in nashville , tennessee , he helped document life in the city during the civil war .
he later moved to knoxville , tennessee , where he captured some of the city 's earliest photographs .
his inventions include an early artificial lighting system for photography studios .
schleier was a delegate to the 1872 republican national convention , and served as u.s. consul to amsterdam from 1890 to 1893 .
