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Type of entity
Person
Authorized form of name
Langton-Adams, John Edward (Ted)
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- Ted Langton-Adams
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Description area
Dates of existence
Circa 1915 - 2002
History
Ted Langton-Adams was a Canadian photo journalist based in Vancouver, BC. He was born in the United States and came to Canada to enlist in the military, having been unable to join in the US. He served as a reconnaissance rider during WWII. After the war, he was employed in the commercial airline industry by Trans-Canada Airlines (later Air Canada) and Western Airlines (later acquired by Delta Airlines). Ted Langton-Adams was the president of Trail North Foundation in 1978 and was part of a historical motorboat trip on the Athabasca River from the Town of Athabasca northeast to the Grand Rapids. Others on the trip included Town of Athabasca Mayor Herman Leicht, County of Athabasca Reeve Lee Melsness, several town and county councilors, and representatives from Athabasca and District Chamber of Commerce. Ted Langton-Adams was widely traveled and enjoyed a number of interests including photography, vintage motorcycles and automobiles, and breeding Boxer dogs. A book of his motor sport photographs, The Photographic Art of Ted Langton-Adams: Europe 1962, was published posthumously in 2009 by Thomas E. Johnston Ventures Inc.
Places
Alberta
British Columbia
Legal status
Deceased
Functions, occupations and activities
Photography, travel
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General context
Ted Langton-Adams was employed in the airline industry and was an amateur photographer turned professional.
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ATH
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RAD
Status
Final
Level of detail
Partial
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
June 29, 2021
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Sources
https://www.amazon.com/Photographic-Art-Ted-Langton-Adams/dp/B005D2ZG0O
https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/edmontonjournal/obituary.aspx?n=john-langton-adams&pid=157422403
Biographical details provided by donor Eric Faulks
Athabasca Echo, June 7, 1978.
Maintenance notes
Margaret Anderson