Hill, George H. Yankee Photographer by George H. Hill. Adventures of a News Photographer Over a Quarter of a Century.

Coward-McCann, 1953.  Hardcover, very good, two corners bumped, with good plus protected dust jacket that has wear at extremities. 184 pages.  Autobiography of the news photographer George H. Hill, who was a pioneer in photographing new events from airplanes, including what was probably the first football game photographed from the air in 1919. Hill worked for The New York Times-Wide World Photos and traveled extensively to cover news events, including the attempted rescue after the Robert E. Lee ran aground in Cape Cod, Massachusetts.  He also traveled on Navy submarines.  Illustrated with 17 photographs by Hill, including Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Calvin Coolidge. Summary:

Yankee Photographer is a memoir-style account by the American news photographer George H. Hill, recounting his adventures and experiences over more than twenty-five years in the field of photojournalism. The book spans roughly 184 pages and blends personal anecdote with vivid descriptions of the varied assignments he photographed. It covers episodes from his early career covering newsworthy events and human interest stories—some dramatic, some humorous—to more unusual stunts and challenges he encountered while chasing images for newspapers and syndicates in the early-to-mid-20th century.

Hill’s narrative illustrates not just the technical and artistic demands of working as a press photographer in his era but also the unpredictable, often colorful situations that defined the life of a “yankee” newsman behind the lens.