The animal magic of Harry Whittier Frees (1879-1953): A tribute

by Harry Whittier Frees

32 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 1977

About the author

Harry Whittier Frees (1879 - 1953) was an American photographer who created novelty postcards and children's books based on his photographs of animals. He dressed the animals and posed them in human situations with props. The books and postcards are both highly collectible today.

Frees was born in Reading, Pennsylvania, in 1879, after which his family moved to Oaks, Pennsylvania, where he did his famous works. In the 1940s, he moved to Florida, where he died in 1953.