![]() ![]() The book is in the collection of the Concord Free Public Library. His grangerized additions to Salt's revised edition of the Life of Henry David Thoreau (1896) were vital in advancing Thoreau scholarship. Hosmer spent untold hours walking in Thoreau’s footsteps and photographing the places discussed in Thoreau’s writings. Because Hosmer was in Concord and Jones was in Michigan, Jones maintained contact with Concord through Hosmer, also relying on Hosmer’s native knowledge to enrich his understanding of Thoreau and Thoreau’s Concord. Also included among those working to create an awareness of the life and work of Thoreau were Daniel Ricketson, H.G.O. As a result, Hosmer formed a collaborative relationship with Dr. Hosmer's intimate knowledge of Concord's people and landscapes and his association with Thoreau, which included collecting Thoreauviana, allowed him to develop an in-depth knowledge of the man and his work. His images capture the people, houses, institutions, and landscape of the town, including many locations associated with Thoreau. Hosmer was one of Concord's most accomplished early photographers. ![]() He made his living as a clerk and later owner of a dry goods store, but also as a photographer. BIOGRAPHY: Alfred Winslow Hosmer (1851-1903) was a lifelong resident of Concord, Massachusetts and a member of one of Concord's oldest families. ![]()
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