J. Robert Taylor: Milwaukee's First Photojournalist

J. Robert Taylor: Milwaukee's First Photojournalist at the WHS. "...'It might be fun to make pictures.' Those were the initial thoughts of John Robert Taylor (1876-1959), the first photographer for the Milwaukee Journal, upon taking the job in 1909. Although he had no formal training in newspaper photography, Taylor had a successful 37-year career at the Journal. He documented events ranging from catastrophic fires to lazy summer days on the shores of Lake Michigan. Taylor's one-man photo department helped to shape modern photojournalism."