Edgar S. Thomson: Capturing the Soul of a City The name Edgar S. Thomson might not immediately conjure images of iconic photographic landmarks, yet his work stands as a quietly profound contribution to early American photojournalism and urban landscape documentation. Born in the United States around 1870 (the exact date remains shrouded in some obscurity), Thomson’s career unfolded primarily during the vibrant and transformative decades of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, a period marked by rapid industrialization, burgeoning cityscapes, and a nascent fascination with capturing realit…