| Resource Type: |
Image (DCMI Type Vocabulary)
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| Rights: |
Shirley Burman, Sacramento, California |
| Coverage: |
Spatial, Carson City, Nevada; Temporal, 1983 |
| Depicted Railroad: |
Nevada State Railroad Museum
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Creator Description:
Shirley Burman, a photographer and photo-historian, dropped out of high school in 1952 to join the Women Marines, where she found romance, was married, and ultimately became the mother of five children. In 1972, she earned a bachelor's degree in art from the University of California, David, and began a career as a photographer and illustrator. She collaborated on the book Whistle Across the Land (1983), has created two traveling exhibits about women in railroading, and is widely published. |
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| Collection: |
Shirley Burman Collection |
