James Van Der Zee

1886–1983 (age 97)

Photographer

About James Van Der Zee

James Van Der Zee (1886–1983) lived to age 97. They were a photographer. Born in Lenox, they died in Washington, D.C.. They are buried at Trinity Church Cemetery and Mausoleum.

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