In 2020, PMM received a collection of photos by world renown Life Magazine photographer, Eliot Elisofon.  Nearly 2,000 slides and negatives shot by Elisofon between 1940-1970, on or around Vinalhaven were donated by his daughter Elin. This collection has since been digitized and cataloged and ready to be explored. If you are not familiar with Elisofon by name, you are probably familiar with his photographs. His 1941 cover photo of General Patten was the first color cover photo used by Life Magazine. In addition, his work in Africa is housed at the National Museum of African Art. PMM Photo Archivist Kevin Johnson will give an overview of the collection and share some of its highlights.

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Caption: Vinalhaven Waterfront, circa 1948. Eliot Elisofon Collection, LB2020.19.238.