Richard Twine (photographer)

[1][2] It is thought that he learned his photography skills in New York City.

[2] In 1988 a collection of glass plate negatives was found in boxes in the attic of a house under demolition that had been Twine’s home.

[4][5] He photographed residents of Lincolnville commemorating Emancipation Day at the annual parade in 1920.

[6] He photographed an Excelsior School teacher and students at Florida Normal and Industrial Institute.

[2][8] One of his relatives, Henry L. Twine (1923-1994) was a leader of the civil rights movement in St. Augustine that led directly to the passage of the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964 and a moving force behind the acquisition of Fort Mose by the state of Florida.