Leslie Jorud

Born: Helena, Montana, September, 19, 1899. Died: Helena, Montana, August 21, 1977. Leslie Jorud took his first picture with a pin-hole camera at age 8. In 1930, Jorud left the employ of the O'Connor Drug Store and opened his own photo shop and studio, which he operated until 1969. During his career he photographed numerous celebrities, including Teddy Roosevelt, Gary Cooper, Charles Lindberg, and Myrna Loy.

Sources at Lewis & Clark Library

1. "Jorud Photo Shop Purchased by Ward and Brown". Helena Independent Record 31 December 1946. p5 col 4.
2. Larimer, Dorothy. "Forty-One Years of Helena History Recorded by Jorud." 26 October 1955. Sec 2 p 17.
3. Warren, Gordon. "Les Jorud: a Creative Man in the Dark.  09 March 1969. p21. 
4. "Leslie Jorud dies 22 August 1977. p5 Col 2.
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Sources at the Montana Historical Society Research Center

1. Photographer's Index, Vertical File, Photo Archives.
2. Vertical File, Library.
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Online Resources

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