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Vincent Joseph Dunker (December 6, 1878 – March 11, 1974) was a photographer, inventor and camera manufacturer who began his career in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri in the late 1890s. Dunker built a wide variety of cameras, contact printers, photo enlargers, and photo booths over a period of thirty-seven years. In 1924 he began production of his specialty, long roll film cameras intended for taking photos of high school students for yearbooks and individual sale. By the time Dunker built his last camera in 1961 such annual school photography had become routine in high schools throughout the U.S. ==Biography== Vincent was born on December 6, 1878 in Highland, Missouri, to Mary Rosella Guyot who had immigrated from France to the United States. Vincent’s father was Henry Dunker Jr. who had been born in Germany. Vincent was baptized at the St. Boniface Church in Perrville, Missouri where his parents resided. After finishing high school, Vincent worked as a blacksmith and carpenter. He then studied photography, obtaining a master’s degree from the Illinois College of Photography in Effingham, Illinois.〔Missouri Cultural Heritage Center, Graduate School and Office of Research, University of Missouri-Columbia. Flyer, May 22, 1983, Vincent Dunker exhibition, ‘’Vincent J. Dunker Views Ste. Genevieve.’’〕 In the late 1890s Vincent moved to Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, and opened a photography studio. He soon became well known as outstanding in portrait photography and photographer of historical buildings. In addition to operating a portrait studio, Vincent took many photos of the city of Ste. Genevieve and in 1900 published a small booklet of photos titled ‘’Souvenir Letter, Ste. Genevieve, Mo.’’〔Missouri History Museum, call number: MO 9.10 Sa2g.http://www.worldcat.org/title/souvenir-letter-ste-genevieve-mo/oclc/243854087〕 On Oct 28, 1902, Vincent married Ottie May Boyer, also of Ste. Genevieve. On April 8, 1911, Vincent opened a new studio at 203 Broadway in the Grissom (Calhoon) building in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.〔Southeast Missourian, Out of the past, 4/8/11, 100 years ago: April 8, 1911.http://www.semissourian.com/story/1717044.html〕 On April 19, 191l, Vincent’s wife Ottie arrived from Ste. Genevieve with their daughter Majella and they moved into a home on North Fountain Street in Cape Girardeu.〔Southeast Missourian, Out of the past, April 19, 2011,100 years ago: April 19, 1911.http://www.semissourian.com/story/1719874.html〕 In 1937, Vincent leased his photography studio in order to devote his time fully to the construction of cameras.〔Southeast Missourian, City Briefs, April 12, 1937.http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1893&dat=19370412&id=BNgoAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vtIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3639,5302270〕 In 1955, Vincent sold his studio portrait business to Betty Schwent Donze of Ste. Genevieve.〔573 Magazine, Negatvie Attitude, April 6, 2011. http://insider573.com/2011/04/negative-attitude/〕 After thirty-seven years of camera production at the age of 82, Vincent built his last camera in 1961, a 70 mm model made for his friend Clem Donze of Ste. Genvieve. Vincent Dunker died in 1974 at the age of 96 in Ste. Genevieve.〔 He was buried with his wife Otte in the Valle Spring Cemetery, Ste. Genevieve, Missouri.〔Graveside photo, Vincent and Ottie Dunker, Valle Spring Cemetery, Ste. Genevieve, Missouri. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=67095656〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Vincent Joseph Dunker」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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