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James Whitcomb Riley
Name
James
Whitcomb
Riley
Birth/Death Dates
1841
-
1916
Where in Indiana
Hancock
County
--
Greenfield
;
Marion
County
--
Indianapolis
When in Indiana
1841
-
1916
Notable For
Riley
was
born
in
Greenfield
,
Indiana
, and
later
lived
on
Lockerbie
Street
in
Indianapolis
. He
worked
as an
artist
and a
newspaper
reporter
before
becoming
nationally
known
for his
poetry
. He
spent
a
significant
portion
of his
time
traveling
across
the
country
reading
his
poetry
. He
is
also
known
as "The
Hoosier
Poet
."
Two
of his
most
famous
poems
are "
Little
Orphant
Annie
" and "The
Raggedy
Man
."
Description
Riley
is
shown
wearing
a
three
-
piece
business
suit
and
bow
tie
. He
is
leaning
on an
umbrella
.
Subject
Riley, James Whitcomb, 1849-1916
Poets
Poetry
Neckties
Suits (Clothing)
Men
Item ID
M0660
_
BOX33
_
FOLDER3
[
1
].
tiff
Source of Image
Indianapolis
-
Marion
County
Public
Library
Riley
Collection
,
1835
-
1960
(
M
0660
).
Indiana
Historical
Society
Digital Collection
Notable
Hoosiers
(
DC
010
)
Bibliography/Notes
Information
taken
from the
Indianapolis
-
Marion
County
Public
Library
Riley
Collection
,
1835
-
1960
at the
Indiana
Historical
Society
Copyright Notice
Digital
image
©
2005
Indiana
Historical
Society
.
All
Rights
Reserved
.
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