A striking portrait in bromoil of a woman wearing a hijab. (1.)

Harry Richardson Cremer, (1878-1942) a gifted amateur photographer, was the son of Wilmington photographer Frank R. Cremer (1853-1905) and grandson of Philadelphia photographer James Cremer. (1821-1893)

Shortly after high school graduation, he attended the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts for two years. H. R. Cremer made his living as a business diagnostician specializing in the import and export of products. Photography was a serious hobby, and he began exhibiting his work in 1924. He was a charter member of the Photographic Society of America and president of the Brooklyn Institute of Arts, Photography Department (now the Brooklyn Museum). (2., 2.a) 

Timeline: H.R. Cremer 1878-1942

• 1878: Born on December 11. 
• 1913: Marriage to Agnes H. Child on Nov. 4.
• 1918: WWI Draft: occupation: Import Manager
• 1920: Census: Occupation: Office Manager
• 1925-1936: participated in more than 100 (photographic) salons (2.)
• 1930 Census: occupation: Manager, Photo Gallery
• Living with wife Agnes HC Cremer (46) (died 1955) and son Willard G. Cremer (13)
• 1940 Census: occupation: General Laborer, Road Construction Project (WPA?)
• Died: April 21, 1942 (indicated on back of photo) or Dec. 4, 1942 (GEDCOM data-FamilySearch)
• 1. This archive has no additional information on the photograph other than provenance on right column.
• 2. Antiques and Auction News, Early Photography And Civil War-Era U.S. Flags Among Stars At Dotta Auction On Oct. 12 Estate Sale To Be Held In Nazareth, Pa.
• 2a. Nineteenth Century New Jersey Photographers Revision of illustrated article in New Jersey History, Fall/Winter 2004 by Gary D. Saretzky