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E. F. Joseph

1900–1979

United States

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Emmanuel Francis Joseph, commonly known as E. F. Joseph (November 8, 1900 – September 27, 1979) was a Saint Lucian-born American photographer and photojournalist. He worked for the Pittsburgh Courier, The Chicago Defender, and the San Francisco Chronicle. Joseph was the first African American commercial photographer in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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