Posted here (see below) are photos and portraits of Theodore Dreiser as well as numerous photos of Dreiser’s relatives and acquaintances.
There is some overlap with photos which I have already posted on this site. See
https://dreiseronlinecom.wordpress.com/?s=photographs
Notable among the persons included in these photos, besides Dreiser, are the following:
Esther A. (Schnepp) Dickerson, Theodore Dreiser’s aunt
Dreiser’s siblings Paul, Rome, Emma, Theresa, and Claire
Dreiser’s first wife Sara White Dreiser
Dreiser’s second wife Helen (Patges Richardson) Dreiser and several of her ancestors and relatives
Dreiser’s sister-in-law Mai Skelly Dreiser
Dreiser’s favorite niece Gertrude A. Hopkins
Dreiser’s niece Dr. Vera Dreiser
Harold James Dies, who was related to Helen (Patges Richardson) Dreiser and, more distantly, to Theodore Dreiser, and who served for many years as Trustee of the Dreiser Trust
Thanks are due to the following persons and institutions for permission to post photos:
Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Pennsylvania
Vigo County Historical Society Museum, Terre Haute, IN
the late Harold J. Dies
Gloria N. Vevante (a Dreiser family descendant)
Joann Crouch (a Dreiser family descendant)
Thomas P. Riggio
Please note: if you left click on a photo of interest, a descriptive caption for that photo will appear. If you right click on the photo, you will have the option of downloading (saving) it.
— Roger W. Smith
May 2017