He is totally unknown at present, except by historians. He is possibly the greatest unknown photographer.

We will leave that to historians.

Today his commercial work is probably his most interesting. Today his commercial work is considered urban industrial documentary. It foreshadows Walker Evans's documentary work of the 1930s.

There is almost always something to look for out of the ordinary. The quality of his work creates possibility and leaves room for the imagination.

What we now call modern photography was influenced by commercial photography. But not all (modern artists) were commercial photographers, and not many (commercial photographers) are recognized as fine artists.

He was active throughout Nevada and was considered to have the largest collection of Nevada stock photos. We only have some of them.