Jessie Tarbox Beals

Jessie Tarbox Beals

Jessie Tarbox Beals (December 23, 1870 – May 30, 1942) was an American photographer, the first published female photojournalist in the United States and the first female night photographer. She is best known for her freelance news photographs, particularly of the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair, and portraits of places such as Bohemian Greenwich Village. Her trademarks were her self-described "ability to hustle" and her tenacity in overcoming gender barriers in her profession.

Birth and Death Data: Born Hamilton (city in Ontario, Canada), Died May 30, 1942 (New York City (most populous city in the United States) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1929

Roles Represented in DAHR: author

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Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role	Audio
Columbia	W148186	10-in.	4/5/1929	Doreen	Anna Case	Soprano vocal solo, with piano	author
Brunswick	LTR179	10-in.	6/12/1929	Doreen	Kevin Ahearn	Male vocal solo	author

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Beals, Jessie Tarbox," accessed December 25, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102194.

Beals, Jessie Tarbox. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 25, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102194.

"Beals, Jessie Tarbox." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 25 December 2025.

Getty ULAN: Beals, Jessie Tarbox - https://vocab.getty.edu/ulan/500007393

Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/23087 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/23087

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