Elizabeth Buehrmann

[2] Per Ancestry.com Elizabeth Buehrmann was born in Missouri to her parents, Otto and Mary (Williams), who had 5 children, only of which two were living in the 1910 census.

She had a sister, Mary, that was 12 years older (and at the age of 35 was still single and living at home with her parents though had her occupation listed as "reader").

"[4] Leading businessmen and diplomats commissioned her as well as prominent society women, and she was well known for both her artistry and her ability to capture "some of the soul along with the physical features of her sitters.

[5] In 1906–07, she spent a year living in London and Paris in order to learn the latest techniques and styles of European photographers.

[3] When she returned, the Art Institute of Chicago gave her a large exhibition of 61 prints, including portraits, landscapes, and still lifes.

Included among her portraits were photographs of Alvin Langdon Coburn, Robert Demachy, Russell Thorndike, Fannie Zeisler, Sydney Greenstreet and Helena Modjeska.

She sailed from Villefranche France on December 27, arriving in the Port of New York on January 3, 1935, listing her address as "Galen Hall, Atlantic City, NJ" and was still single.