Rolf Armstrong
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Birth Name: John Scott Armstrong
Born: 21 April 1889 Died: 22 February 1960
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Rolf Armstrong was born in Bay City, Michigan on April 21, 1889, to Richard and Harriet (Scott) Armstrong. His father owned the Boy-Line Fire Boat Company, which included a line of passenger ships. Some were deployed in Chicago for use at the Chicago World's Fair there in 1893. However, the father's business and family were struggling, and the family homestead was lost to foreclosure. In 1899, the family moved to Detroit, Michigan.
Rolf's father died in 1903, and a year later he and his mother moved to Seattle, Washington, following the footsteps of his oldest brother, William, who had moved there a year earlier. By now Rolf'
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Tags: Artist (1), Illustrator (1), Born 1889 (1), Died 1960 (1), Pin Up Artist (1), Pin-up Art (1)
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