Bertha Maude Shambaugh, born February 12, 1871 and died August 30, 1953), was an American writer and photographer.
Shambaugh was born in Belle Plaine, Iowa on February 12, 1871, later moving in 1880 to Iowa City with her parents and two younger brothers. She became interested in art and music because of her father while she learned of classic literature from her mother. From 1890 to 1891, she took more than 100 pictures of the Amana Colonies. Shambaugh was a student of Thomas Macbride, the State University of Iowa’s historian. She married Benjamin Shambaugh on August 11, 1897, after first meeting him at one of his lectures about the history of Iowa City.
As part of the 1901 Ninth Biennial Report of the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the State of Iowa, she completed a study about the industrial phases of the Amana society. In 1896, her essay about the Amanas appeared in the Midland Monthly. She published an article about the same subject in October 1902 for World Today, featuring her photographs. In 1908, her book Amana: Community of True Inspiration was published by the State Historical Society of Iowa. Shambaugh has been named “the chief historian of Amana”.
Bertha Maude Shambaugh, born February 12, 1871 and died August 30, 1953), was an American writer and photographer.
Table of Contents
- 1 Early life
- 2 Career
- 3 References
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Early life
Shambaugh was born in Belle Plaine, Iowa on February 12, 1871, later moving in 1880 to Iowa City with her parents and two younger brothers. Her father inspired her interest in music and art, while her mother taught her about classic literature. She took over 100 photographs of the Amana Colonies between 1890 and 1891. Shambaugh was a student of Thomas Macbride, the State University of Iowa’s historian. After meeting Thomas Macbride at a lecture about the history and development of Iowa City, she married Benjamin Shambaugh in August 1897.
Career
As part of the 1901 Ninth Biennial Report of the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the State of Iowa, she completed a study about the industrial phases of the Amana society. Her essay on the Amanas was published in the Midland Monthly in 1896. She published an article about the same subject in October 1902 for World Today, featuring her photographs. The State Historical Society of Iowa published her book Amana – Community of True Inspiration in 1908. Shambaugh has been named “the chief historian of Amana”.
References
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