What is Ed Westcott?
[[File:Ed Westcott Manhattan Project Photogragher in Oak Ridge Tennessee 2004.jpg|thumb|Westcott in 2004]] '''James Edward Westcott''' (January 20, 1922 – March 29, 2019) was an [[Americans|American]] [[photographer]]. He is best known for working with the [[United States government|U.S. government]] during the [[Manhattan Project]] and the [[Cold War]]. He was one of the few people allowed to have a [[camera]] in the [[Oak Ridge, Tennessee|Oak Ridge]], [[Tennessee]] area during the Manhattan Project. He took the main photos that showed the [[construction]] and [[operation]] of Oak Ridge, and of non-military life in the secret [[community]] of Oak Ridge. The photos he took during the Manhattan Project were not allowed to be published until after the program ended. Westcott was born in [[Chattanooga, Tennessee]]. He grew up in [[Nashville, Tennessee]]. He was married to Esther Seigenthaler for 56 years until her death. The couple had five children. Westcott died on March 29, 2019 in Oak Ridge, at the age of 97.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.oakridger.com/news/20190329/manhattan-project-photographer-ed-westcott-dies-at-97|title=Manhattan Project photographer Ed Westcott dies at 97|date=March 29, 2019|access-date=March 29, 2019|work=The Oak Ridger|first1=Donna|last1=Smith|first2=D. Ray|last2=Smith|archive-date=March 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190329170637/https://www.oakridger.com/news/20190329/manhattan-project-photographer-ed-westcott-dies-at-97|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== {{Commons category}} * [https://www.osti.gov/opennet/manhattan-project-history/Resources/photo_gallery/westcott.htm Ed Westcott] at OSTI.gov {{DEFAULTSORT:Westcott, Ed}} [[Category:1922 births]] [[Category:2019 deaths]] [[Category:American photographers]] [[Category:People from Chattanooga, Tennessee]] [[Category:People from Nashville, Tennessee]] {{US-bio-stub}}