Notes
Trained as a photographer. Founded his own studio in 1894. Made lantern slides for institutions such as the American Museum of Natural History and Audobon Society. Joined forces with colorist John Duer Scott in 1904-1919. They both continued working individually after their collaboration.
1910 - 1919? -- Scott and Van Altena, 59 Pearl Street, New York City
unknown dates -- 6 East 39th St., N.Y.C. unknown dates -- 29 West 38th St., N.Y.C
unknown dates -- 75 W. 45th St.
unknown dates (maybe 1894?) -- 71-79 W 45th St, New York City
References
Nancy A. Bergh and Margaret L. Bergh, ‘The live model illustrated song American style’ in NMLJ 2.3 (January 1983), pp. 2-8
Carlson, Elizabeth. 2017. “Five Cent Fantasies: Photographic Experimentation in Illustrated Song Slides.” History of Photography 41 (2): 188–203
David Robinson, Stephen Herbert and Richard Crangle (editors), Encyclopaedia of the magic lantern (London: Magic Lantern Society, 2001), p. 274, 315.
