Monday, August 31, 2015

Table of Contents - A. A. Forbes

A. A. Forbes Web Portal
Please Read! Click on a topic link below. Read that topic. Click on the last link at the bottom "Go to A. A. Forbes home" to return to this TABLE OF CONTENTS page and repeat the process until you have read everything on this site about A. A. Forbes. 
Above: Unpublished mid-life photo by Forbes. Date unknown. Photo courtesy of Bailly / Tureson.

Why Should You Care? If you are new to this website and asking yourself, "Who was Andrew Alexander Forbes, and why should I care?", then you want to click on the "Welcome" link below for a brief introduction, then come back to the home page and pick another Forbes topic of interest to explore further. 

Our research into the prolific photographic life of A. A. is ongoing, and we solicit your input and help in this endeaver. We encourage you to make comments on any given Forbes topic, as it helps us in our research and the quality of the site. Thank-you!

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Introduction:

Individual  Works of A. A. Forbes
     New: June 2015! Matlock Lake, Calif.
     New: August 2015! Oklahoma Land Rush of 1889

Forbes Younger Days (Birth in 1862 to 1902)

"Forbes Studio" Bishop, Calif. (1902 to 1916)

Forbes Post Studio to Passing (1916-1921)

Forbes Post Studio to Passing (1921-1955?)
     Wife Mary runs the Studio

Forbes Research Documents

Misc. Forbes

Presentations
Above: A. A. Forbes first became famous for his images captured as a cowboy photographer in the 1880's. The above photo was taken by Forbes on April 22, 1889 at the Oklahoma Land Rush. About 50,000 land seekers raced off to grab their share of the 2,000,000 acres being given away.