Swift, W. Arthur
(1877-1956)



Birth: August 17, 1877, Metamora, Franklin County, IN
Death: 1956
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Spouse: Clara Bonnie Highlands, married 1923
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Individual Number: 3097


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1918*- Delaware Engraving Co. Muncie, Delaware County, IN
1918-1919 W. A. Swift, post photographer Indianapolis, Marion County, IN
1919 W. A. Swift Studio owner Indianapolis, Marion County, IN Pennsylvania St., When Building
1923*-1945* W. A. Swift Studio owner Muncie, Delaware County, IN
1923 W. A. Swift Studio owner Muncie, Delaware County, IN 217 W. Main St.


















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OriginalNotes: Magic Middletown, by Dwight Hoover (IU Press, Bloomington, 1986), introduction: Roger Pelham, then living in Muncie (late 1960s or 1970s) came into possession of about 1,600 of Swift's glass and film negatives. He moved and took them to Trotwood, OH. Most of Pelham's negatives are now owned by the Center for Middletown Studies and date from 1922 to 1930.

Ball State University Archives and Special Collections
http://www.bsu.edu/libraries/collections/archives/photograph_collections.html
W.A. Swift Collection
W.A. Swift was born in Metamora, Indiana, on August 17, 1877. He moved to Muncie in 1918 and was working for the Delaware Engraving Company as a photographer by 1923. He was a commercial photographer in Muncie through the 1940s. The Swift collection documents both the ordinary and extraordinary events of daily life in Muncie, primarily in the 1920s. In these images, we have a visual history of Muncie during the time period when the Lynds first came to study "Middletown." There are over 1000 photographs in the collection. The photographs in this collection are available for viewing on the Middletown Digital Archives web page.
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OriginalSource: Magic Middletown, by Dwight Hoover (IU Press, Bloomington, 1986), introduction: He was born in Metamora in 1877. He moved to Muncie in 1918 to continue his photographic efforts for the Delaware Engraving Co. He married in 1923 and started his business shortly thereafter.

Ball State University Archives and Special Collections
http://www.bsu.edu/libraries/collections/archives/photograph_collections.html
W.A. Swift Collection
He moved to Muncie in 1918 and was working for the Delaware Engraving Company as a photographer by 1923. He was a commercial photographer in Muncie through the 1940s.
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OriginalSource: Nov. 2, 1918 cirkut photo of Ft. Benjamin Harrison by W. A. Swift, post photographer
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Address1: Pennsylvania St., When Building
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City: Indianapolis
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OriginalSource: The Indianapolis Star, 8 May 1919
Every Feature Recorded: Official photographers recorded every aspect of the Welcome Home celebration yesterday for Hoosier posterity, form the arrival of the artillery trains in the morning to their departure in the afternoon. The Coburn Photo and Film Company had six camera men at work taking motion pictures of the parade from start to finish, and more than 12,000 feet of film were taken. W. A. Swift, with a studio in the When Building, took large numbers of panoramic views, some of which are reproduced in The Star today. The Coburn films will be preserved under the direction of the Indiana Historical Commission for future exhibitions.
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OriginalSource: Magic Middletown, by Dwight Hoover (IU Press, Bloomington, 1986), introduction: Swift married Clara Bonnie Highlands in 1923 and shortly thereafter went into business with her as a commercial photographer. They took assignments from a variety of clients, including individuals, groups, businesses, industries, and newspapers. In 1945 they closed their business.
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OriginalSource: Fiery Cross, 5 January 1923, p. 3 - Ad
Swift, Photographer, Sells Klan Pictures. W. A. Swift, a Muncie photographer, is right on the job at every Klan parade, etc. and takes some splendid photographs. He now has latest views of Anderson (the 28th), one at Hagerstown, three at Muncie. Size 8x10. Price, 50c by mail, prepaid. "Satisfaction guaranteed or money refunded." W. A. Swift, 217 W. Main St., Muncie, Ind.
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