Background
William Stinson Soule was born on August 28, 1836, in Turner, Maine, United States. He was the son of John Soule and of Mary, née True. Little is known about his early years.
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Arapaho Camp
1870
Arapaho Woman
1870
Two Wichita girls in summer dress
1870
Portrait of Chief Setangya (Sitting Bear), Called Satank, Wearing Buffalo Robe
1870
Satanta
Arapaho camp1
Sergeant John Harris, 10th United States Cavalry Regiment
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William Stinson Soule
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On the outbreak of the American Civil War William Soule enlisted with the 13th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry serving the Union Army. He was wounded at the Battle of Antietam on September 17, 1862, and served out the remainder of the war with the Veteran Reserve Corps.
Career
In 1865 William Soule opened a photography studio and gallery in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. When his business was destroyed in a fire in early 1867 he moved west to Fort Dodge (United States Army Post) in Kansas where he found work as a clerk in the sutler's store and the following year moved on to Fort Supply in Indian Territory. In 1869 William Soule became the post photographer at Fort Sill where he would remain for six years. He documented the construction of the fort but is primarily known for his high-quality portraits and photographs of Native American subjects.
William Soule left Fort Sill in 1875 returning to the east. That year he was married to Ella Augusta Blackman, resided for a time in Philadelphia, then moved to Vermont and finally in 1882 to Boston where he took over the business of his older brother, John P. Soule, The Soule Art Company while the latter was moving to Seattle. William Soule remained in business until his retirement in 1900. Will Soule died in Boston on August 12, 1908.
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His works provide invaluable documentation and "deserve very serious attention by photographers, historians, and ethnologists," say Belous and Weinstein in Will Soule.
Connections
William Soule was married to Ella Augusta Blackman.
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American
Career
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1902
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1865 - 1867
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1867
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1869 - 1875
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1882 - 1900