R. J. Waters

Raper James Waters (September 24, 1856 – November 5, 1937) was an American commercial photographer in California and Nevada.[1]

For the California businessman and legislator, see Russell J. Waters.
R. J. Waters
Born
Raper James Waters

(1856-09-24)September 24, 1856
Sacramento, California, US
DiedNovember 5, 1937(1937-11-05) (aged 81)
French Camp, US
NationalityAmerican
Known forPhotography
StyleMonochrome photography

Early life

Raper James Waters was born on September 24, 1856, in Sacramento, California. His father was George Gilbert Waters (1822-) and his mother was Lydia Mary Milner (1817-1881). He had two sons with Anna M. Waters between 1892 and 1895.[2]

Career

In 1892, Waters opened, R. J. Waters & Co., a commercial photography studio at 1945 California Street, in San Francisco.[1] Photographs by Waters are held at the J. Paul Getty Museum,[3] the Metropolitan Museum of Art,[4] the Library of Congress,[5] the Online Archive of California,[6] and the University of Nevada, Reno library.[7]

The Library of Congress has two of his panoramic photographs from 1909, three years after the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake.[5]

From 1910 to 1917, R. J. Waters & Co., photographed plays for the Forest Theater in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California.[8]

Death

Waters died on November 5, 1937, in French Camp, San Joaquin County, California, at the age of 81. According to the California Department of Public Health death certificate, he was cremated on November 8, at the Casa Bonita Funeral Home in Stockton, California.[2] Private services were held from the chapel of Frisbie & Warren, Miner Avenue at American Street, Stockton on November 8.[9]

References
  1. "Waters, Raper James, 1856- - Social Networks and Archival Context". Snaccooperstive.org.
  2. "Historical Information for Roper James Waters". FamilySearch. Retrieved 2022-08-03.
  3. "R.J. Waters (American, ?, active Northern California about 1870) (Getty Museum)". Getty.edu.
  4. "Unknown | San Francisco Earthquake and Fire - 1906 | the Met". Archived from the original on 2019-12-22. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
  5. "Search results from Panoramic Photographs, Available Online, San Francisco, R.J. Waters Aerial Photograph Co, California". Library of Congress.
  6. "Views of Donner Lake, California. Photographed by R.J. Waters and Co., ca. 1915". Oac.cdlib.org.
  7. "Waters, R. J". Unrspecoll.pastperfectonline.com.
  8. "Forest Theater Plays". Harrison Memorial Library. Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. 1910. Retrieved 2022-08-03.
  9. "Waters". Stockton Evening and Sunday Record. Stockton, California. 6 Nov 1937. p. 19. Retrieved 2022-08-03.
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