School teacher and photographer of 1906 San Francisco earthquake. http://lib.byu.edu/digital/irvine/biography.php
Lizzie Edith Irvine (1884 – 1949) born Calaveras County, Ca, moved to Mokelume Hill in 1900. Her family was involved in mining and real estate that became the namesake of the town, Irvine. She was famous for photographing the 1906 earthquake when she was just 22. Her collection was never discovered during her life as she was only known as a teacher. She had a collection of 275 glass plate negatives of which 60 are of the SF earthquake.
Her parents were Thomas Hanna Irvine and Mary Irene (Hills) Irvine. Edith’s great uncle was James Irvine (1827–1886) who was born in Ireland and came to California in 1849. He ended up owning 110,000 acres that stretched 23 miles (37 km) from the Pacific Ocean to the Santa Ana River, who's descendants founded the city of Irvine.
She never married and had health problems that led to pain killer addiction then alcoholism and would often combine the two.
Her photographs are spectacular and rate as some of the best of the earthquake. Jim Irvine, Edith’s nephew and son of her older brother Robert, donated her collection to BYU in 1988.
Lizzie Edith Irvine (1884 – 1949) born Calaveras County, Ca, moved to Mokelume Hill in 1900. Her family was involved in mining and real estate that became the namesake of the town, Irvine. She was famous for photographing the 1906 earthquake when she was just 22. Her collection was never discovered during her life as she was only known as a teacher. She had a collection of 275 glass plate negatives of which 60 are of the SF earthquake.
Her parents were Thomas Hanna Irvine and Mary Irene (Hills) Irvine. Edith’s great uncle was James Irvine (1827–1886) who was born in Ireland and came to California in 1849. He ended up owning 110,000 acres that stretched 23 miles (37 km) from the Pacific Ocean to the Santa Ana River, who's descendants founded the city of Irvine.
She never married and had health problems that led to pain killer addiction then alcoholism and would often combine the two.
Her photographs are spectacular and rate as some of the best of the earthquake. Jim Irvine, Edith’s nephew and son of her older brother Robert, donated her collection to BYU in 1988.
School teacher and photographer of 1906 San Francisco earthquake. http://lib.byu.edu/digital/irvine/biography.php
Lizzie Edith Irvine (1884 – 1949) born Calaveras County, Ca, moved to Mokelume Hill in 1900. Her family was involved in mining and real estate that became the namesake of the town, Irvine. She was famous for photographing the 1906 earthquake when she was just 22. Her collection was never discovered during her life as she was only known as a teacher. She had a collection of 275 glass plate negatives of which 60 are of the SF earthquake.
Her parents were Thomas Hanna Irvine and Mary Irene (Hills) Irvine. Edith’s great uncle was James Irvine (1827–1886) who was born in Ireland and came to California in 1849. He ended up owning 110,000 acres that stretched 23 miles (37 km) from the Pacific Ocean to the Santa Ana River, who's descendants founded the city of Irvine.
She never married and had health problems that led to pain killer addiction then alcoholism and would often combine the two.
Her photographs are spectacular and rate as some of the best of the earthquake. Jim Irvine, Edith’s nephew and son of her older brother Robert, donated her collection to BYU in 1988.
Lizzie Edith Irvine (1884 – 1949) born Calaveras County, Ca, moved to Mokelume Hill in 1900. Her family was involved in mining and real estate that became the namesake of the town, Irvine. She was famous for photographing the 1906 earthquake when she was just 22. Her collection was never discovered during her life as she was only known as a teacher. She had a collection of 275 glass plate negatives of which 60 are of the SF earthquake.
Her parents were Thomas Hanna Irvine and Mary Irene (Hills) Irvine. Edith’s great uncle was James Irvine (1827–1886) who was born in Ireland and came to California in 1849. He ended up owning 110,000 acres that stretched 23 miles (37 km) from the Pacific Ocean to the Santa Ana River, who's descendants founded the city of Irvine.
She never married and had health problems that led to pain killer addiction then alcoholism and would often combine the two.
Her photographs are spectacular and rate as some of the best of the earthquake. Jim Irvine, Edith’s nephew and son of her older brother Robert, donated her collection to BYU in 1988.
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