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Willis A. Leiter opened his photography studio at 310 Broadway in Lorain in 1901. For the next 15 years, he provided the citizens and businesses of Lorain and surrounding areas with high-quality photographs and real-photo postcards. Much of his work still exists today and is highly prized by collectors and historians alike. Within these pages, one will see views of the Amherst Quarries, the magnificent buildings of Oberlin College, Avon's Beach Park, maritime activities in Lorain, Camp 103rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry in Sheffield Lake, and much more. Also included are examples of Leiter's highly prized portraits and cabinet cards. Here, everyday life in Lorain County comes alive--all through the lens of Willis Leiter.

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Historian Dennis Lamont and Leiter's great-grandson, James D. MacMillan, have joined with the authors of Arcadia Publishing's Real Photo Postcards of Willis Leiter in the creation of a new book. Bill Jackson and Paula Brosky-Shorf are fervent collectors of Leiter real-photo postcards and portraiture. Together with Lorain historians Matthew J. Weisman and Bruce L. Waterhouse Jr., another great-grandson of the esteemed photographer, they collaborated on this Lorain County book about Leiter's work. The author team was assisted by Lorain Historical Society founder Albert C. Doane.

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