Background
Otis A. Aultman was born in 1874 in Holden, Missouri, United States.
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Otis A. Aultman
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He received his education in Trinidad, Colorado, and learned photography from his brother, O. E. Aultman.
Career
Aultman worked on architectural, archeological and historical finds from 1923 until the end of his career. He was a pioneer in motion picture work under contract with Pancho Villa and Obregon from 1916 to 1917. He worked with the International News Service and later Pathé News during the Mexican Revolution. Aultman was the official photographer of the Juárez Race Track. In 1909 he worked in partnership with Homer Scott in El Paso. Aultman co-founded the Adventurer's Club in El Paso.
During his years as a commercial photographer and news cameraman, Aultman covered extensively the events of the Mexican Revolution, including Pancho Villa's 1916 raid in Columbus, New Mexico. In addition to Villa, he photographed such notables as President William Howard Taft and Mexican President Porfirio Díaz. His work also includes the social life and architecture of El Paso in the early 1900s.
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March 5, 1943 (aged 68) -
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American
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1909
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1916 - 1917