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Tuesday, July 5, 2022

Buren Ladner


Buren Ladner (1924-2015) was a World War II veteran from Mississippi who took up photography after the war to help deal with PTSD.  His obituary mentions his developing his own pictures, but does not go into detail about what sort of photography.  A practicing attorney for over 40 years in Gulfport, he never married.  I suspect that he dropped his first name (Oscar) and used an address in nearby Alabama to mask his identity.  This 1957 photo, alas, it the only image that either Bryan B. or I could find.
Again, my deepest thanks to Brian B. for his remarkable generosity.

 

4 comments:

  1. Another excellent series featuring less well known photographers and models. Thanks again to Bryan B for sharing these with you and us.

    Peter

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    1. There are a lot more to come in future series, too. Bryan has been exceptionally kind to share.

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  2. Ladner's real backstory would be very interesting. There were a lot of gay and lesbian people on the Gulf Coast but most, up until the 1980s and 90s, were closeted.

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  3. http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/vhp/story/loc.natlib.afc2001001.30453/mv0001001.stream

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