✅ SOLVED Help with Identification

[male_2952]

This picture was gave to my mother and she was told it was done by a famous photographer. But I can't find anything out about him. Any help will be greatly appreciated.

 

[Deftone]

John E. Gable's History of Cambria County, V.II, p.920

 

[DCMatt]

More info

[FONT=&quot]Rare Duchess of Windsor original sepia tone photograph, C. 1940, from the personal collection of the Windsors, which was Lot 1796 of the Sept. 11-19, 1997 Windsor sale at Sotheby's, New York. Half pose portrait of the Duchess, wearing dress designed by Schiaparelli, with necklace and earrings of diamonds and rubies, acquired from Van Cleef and Arpel by the Duke in Oct. 1936. The photograph is mounted on cream paste board, and signed by well known Washington, DC society photographer Frank Turgeon, and retains its original framing.[/FONT]

 

[DCMatt]

 

[Anduril]

Also this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ormond_Hotel

A bit of history on the Ormond Hotel.

 

[DCMatt]

From "Popular Science" march 1943

 

[DCMatt]

Pretty famous... back in his day.

 

[Icewing]

Frank A. Turgeon, Jr., is a veteran of the World war and a well known young business man of Johnstown. He was born at Lanfair, Cambria County, Nov. 30, 1898, and is the son of Frank and Celeste (Davis) Turgeon.
Frank A. Turgeon, Jr., attended the public schools of Braddock and Beaverdale, Pa., and was graduated from the New York Institute of Photography and the White School of Artistic Photography, of New York City, and studied photography under Fitz Clarence Slee, a noted English artist of New York City. He enlisted for service in the World war in 1917 and was assigned to the Signal Corps. He was stationed at various camps for 18 months, during which time he was engaged in the photographic line. Upon his return to Johnstown he opened a studio here in 1921. In 1925 the Turgeon-Costlow Studios were established at 416 Lincoln Street.
On Jan. 14, 1922, Mr. Turgeon was united in marriage with Miss Margaret Costlow, the daughter of Edward and Mary (Walsh) Costlow, residents of Lovett, Pa.

John E. Gable's History of Cambria County, V.II, p.920