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Roy E. "Ted" Marble (1883
- 1938) Ted Marble grew up in Big Rapids, Michigan. In 1913 he was hired by the Great Northern Railway. Marble made his
home just outside the west entrance of Glacier. His first studio
was a tent, but he was later given a cabin next to the Lewis
Hotel at Lake McDonald to use for processing his photographs.
Marble, 5' 3" and 110 pounds, carried a large format camera
weighing over 30 pounds everywhere he went. The intrepid
photographer trekked across precipitous mountain trails and
through rough terrain in order to capture the
essence of the Park. During World War I, Marble
enlisted at Fort Wright, Spokane. He was
transferred to Rochester, New York where he
spent several months studying at the Eastman
Kodak School. In October 1918, he was sent to
France to serve in the photographic department
of the Army Air Services. After his discharge
the following June, Marble returned to work for
the Great Northern Railway, and at last began to
receive recognition for his photographs. On July
22, 1938, 55 year-old Ted Marble died from heart complications
caused by tuberculosis. In 1963, his estate donated 500 of his
negatives to Glacier National Park.
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