Aultman had initially granted Cook, a fellow newcomer to Trinidad, a $1500 loan to get a photography studio up and running.
Oliver set up his brother, Ira Everett Aultman (1873-1952), as the operator of Chase’s studio.
He also purchased the studio of Daniel Desmond (1853-1940) that same year and installed his other brother, Otis Aultman (1874-1943), as its head.
In 1907, Otis Aultman hopped a train bound for El Paso, Texas and left Trinidad, never to return.
[2] In El Paso, Otis Aultman found employment as a news photographer and became known for his images of the Mexican Revolution.
For instance, in 1901, Aultman was hired by a Denver entrepreneur, Frank H Summeril (1866-1923), to photograph a steamboat journey in Utah.
[8] Also, in 1901, Aultman hired a young woman, Susan Jane Rowland Snodgrass (1875-1961), known as “Jennie,” as a receptionist and hand-colorist.
Mitchell Western Art Museum with both collections sharing the historic Jamieson Building on East Main Street in Trinidad.