O’Leary, Martin, Eddie, & William – Photograph Collection
(1922–1988)
Description
Eddie Martin was born on March 26, 1922, the youngest child of Louis and Elizabeth (Schoen) Martin. The Martins, who had two other children, Robert (October 12, 1917-November 24, 1982) and Gertrude (June 11, 1915-August 17, 2006), lived in North Wheeling and were active parishioners at the Sacred Heart Church on North Main Street. All three children attended Sacred Heart School. Martin expressed an early affinity for photography and, in 1944, began an apprenticeship under Wheeling photographer George Kossuth, whose studio was located at 807 N. Main Street. While working with Kossuth, Martin befriended the famed opera singer Eleanor Steber and quickly became her favorite colorist. Eddie was born with a physical disability a spinal disfigurement that caused a hunched back and shortened stature. Upon the death of his mentor, Martin went on to work with another noted Wheeling photographer, Charles F. Gruber. While working with Gruber and then later under his own imprint.
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