Background
Adams was born in Washington, District of Columbia
Adams was born in Washington, District of Columbia
He taught at Cornell University from 1914 to 1945. Adams also founded the Stanford Chaparral, the oldest humor magazine in the west, in 1899. Adams created at least two scarce large photolithographed rowing posters between 1900 and 1910, one representing Harvard and one Cornell, both copyrighted by The Potomac Press, Washington District of Columbia and printed by Andrew B. Graham of Washington.