Keen, James N.

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: The subseries Negatives by Photographer consists of color or black and white 35mm film negatives in envelopes with original descriptions and dates, from the photographer. Some files also include the assignment sheet or other notes or attachments. These negatives may contain additional shots or views related to one that appeared in the newspaper. It is important to note that the date on the envelope may not be the same as the date that photographs ran in the newspaper....

Abstract James Keen was a newspaper photographer for a number of newspapers throughout the country, including the Dayton Journal-Herald. This collection consists of approximately 9,300 black and white negatives and black and white photographs. These photographs were taken from 1937 to 1946 in and around the Miami Valley, including Dayton, Wright and Patterson Fields and other nearby Ohio areas. As a newspaper photographer, many of these photographs were taken to accompany news in the Dayton Journal...