This group of old photographs was found together, yellowed and curled, in one envelope. There's 25 shots, probably a full roll of 35mm film. The yellow has been drained away and some shots leveled but no other corrections have been made.

The location is Scotland. it seems. It appears it was a guided tour of Mauchline, East Ayrshire, the area where Robert Burns lived.

What are your thoughts?

What are your thoughts?

If you can further identify anything in these shots, leave a comment or send a note to phase65 at Yahoo dot com.

Mackie's Edinburgh Shortbread at 108 Princes street, Edinbugh, Scotland

The original order of the shots is unknown so these have been grouped roughly by subject.

For other interesting albums of photographs, found all together in a group try
Dee and the Business School
The Poole Twins
Kentucky
Cleo and the Jodhpur Gang

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Bassingbourn 1944 Long lost negatives taken during the winter of 1944-45 at Bassingbourn AAF base in England.

Area 51 and a Half You are probably not authorized to see these.

Don't take my picture! Oh! You DID didn't you! This is a collection of photographs that usually disappeared on the way home from the photo processing shop.

And don't missCabinet Card GallerySquare AmericaTattered and LostVernacular PhotographyThe bestFOUND PHOTOGRAPHsites on the web. And for postcards try POSTCARDY Go see what's going on over at Sepia Saturday!

All images are the property of Lost Gallery and the author. Permission must be granted for their use. All rights reserved.

THE KIDSIt is always a mystery how a photograph of any of these precious children could end up lost or abandoned. Here are a few. You will probably say "Ooh..." at least once.

Dee and the Business SchoolThe beautiful Dee. A curious story; What do you see?

What's going on HERE?"What are they doing?"

While collecting photographs for the
HATS FOR EVERYONE page,
where everyone in the picture is wearing a hat, it occurred there is a good category also for just portraits with
BIG HATS!
Here is a collection of photographs where at least one person is wearing a hat that is just too big ... or too something ...

Can't get enough?
Check
Back Page - Big Hats - Page One
Back Page - Big Hats - Page two
Back Page - Page Three (This One)

Go back to THE MAIN INDEX PAGE

The most popular photographs An album of the most requested photographs in the Lost Gallery.

Area 51 and a Half You are probably not authorized to see these.

Don't take my picture! Oh! You DID didn't you! This is a collection of photographs that disappear on the way home from the photo processing shop.

And don't missCabinet Card GalleryOne Man's TreasurePenny TalesSquare AmericaTattered and LostVernacular PhotographyThe bestFOUND PHOTOGRAPHsites on the web. And for postcards try THE DAILY POSTCARD.POSTCARDY

All images are the property of Lost Gallery and the author. Permission must be granted for their use. All rights reserved.

THE KIDS It is always a mystery how a photograph of any of these precious children could end up lost or abandoned. Here are a few. You will probably say "Ooh..." at least once.

Dee and the Business SchoolThe beautiful Dee. A curious story; What do you see?

WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?"What are they doing?"

Here is a page of Hats. From the
LOST GALLERY
archives, these are pictures where everyone in the frame is wearing a hat.
Starting off with a couple of the oldest.

Can't get enough?
Go back to the
Back Page - Big Hats

Go back to THE MAIN INDEX PAGE

The most popular photographs An album of the most requested photographs in the Lost Gallery.

Area 51 and a Half You are probably not authorized to see these.

Don't take my picture! Oh! You DID didn't you! This is a collection of photographs that disappear on the way home from the photo processing shop.

And don't missCabinet Card GalleryOne Man's TreasurePenny TalesSquare AmericaTattered and LostVernacular PhotographyThe bestFOUND PHOTOGRAPHsites on the web. And for postcards try THE DAILY POSTCARD.POSTCARDY

All images are the property of Lost Gallery and the author. Permission must be granted for their use. All rights reserved.

THE KIDS It is always a mystery how a photograph of any of these precious children could end up lost or abandoned. Here are a few. You will probably say "Ooh..." at least once.

Dee and the Business SchoolThe beautiful Dee. A curious story; What do you see?

WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?"What are they doing?"

For some, an old photograph loses its charm when "restored" to modern day clarity with the yellowing and fading corrected. Some photographs however, benefit greatly from just a nudge of enhancement.

An improved contrast or the reversal of the yellowing brings out details that otherwise would have been missed and lost forever.

To please both camps of those who rescue old photographs, here are both the originals and the enhanced of just a few of the latest additions to Lost Gallery.

Again, there are some really good examples this month, where a little boost made a great difference. As always, little or nothing has been "repaired" but just enhanced a bit.

Can't get enough?
Look back at these other pages on
ENHANCEMENT

(Or click on "enhancement" under labels just below to the left.)

And there's more coming!

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Bassingbourn 1944 Long lost negatives taken during the winter of 1944-45 at Bassingbourn AAF base in England.

Area 51 and a Half You are probably not authorized to see these.

Don't take my picture! Oh! You DID didn't you! This is a collection of photographs that usually disappeared on the way home from the photo processing shop.

And don't missCabinet Card GallerySquare AmericaTattered and LostVernacular PhotographyThe bestFOUND PHOTOGRAPHsites on the web. And for postcards try POSTCARDY Go see what's going on over at Sepia Saturday!

All images are the property of Lost Gallery and the author. Permission must be granted for their use. All rights reserved.

THE KIDSIt is always a mystery how a photograph of any of these precious children could end up lost or abandoned. Here are a few. You will probably say "Ooh..." at least once.

Dee and the Business SchoolThe beautiful Dee. A curious story; What do you see?

What's going on HERE?"What are they doing?"

There's a LOST GALLERY page called
OUR MAN AT THE FRONT.
It is for those photographs of a person in a uniform, posing alone probably in a back yard or on a porch at home.

There is another page called
A GIRL AND HER GUY IN UNIFORM.
That page is for a couple posing together, one of them in an armed services uniform.

This is the second LOST GALLERY page called
C'EST LA GUERRE
with all war related found photographs.

Throughout the Lost Gallery there is an occasional snapshot that is about one of the wars, sometimes just a soldier posing in a uniform. Some are taken at war fronts; others at training bases. Sometimes they seem unrelated to the rest in their album or set. Usually they are unidentified in any way.

C'EST LA GUERRE is a category just for those photographs.

Perhaps you will see something familiar here.

Can't get enough?
For more rescued photographs related to war and military matters,
click
SHOW ME MORE!
Then click "OLDER POSTS" for even more.

Other war related BACK PAGES include:
BACK PAGE - C'est la Guerre - Page Five (This One)
BACK PAGE - C'est la Guerre - Page Four
BACK PAGE - C'est la Guerre - Page Three
BACK PAGE - C'est la Guerre - Page Two
BACK PAGE - C'est la Guerre - Page One
Bassingbourn from a Window, 1944
Album Page - From one abandoned album
Album Page - Five Lost Photographs

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Bassingbourn 1944 Long lost negatives taken during the winter of 1944-45 at Bassingbourn AAF base in England.

Area 51 and a Half You are probably not authorized to see these.

Don't take my picture! Oh! You DID didn't you! This is a collection of photographs that disappear on the way home from the photo processing shop.

And don't missCabinet Card GallerySquare AmericaTattered and LostVernacular PhotographyThe bestFOUND PHOTOGRAPHsites on the web. And for postcards try POSTCARDY And see what's going on over at Sepia Saturday!

All images are the property of Lost Gallery and the author. Permission must be granted for their use. All rights reserved.

THE KIDSIt is always a mystery how a photograph of any of these precious children could end up lost or abandoned. Here are a few. You will probably say "Ooh..." at least once.

Dee and the Business SchoolThe beautiful Dee. A curious story; What do you see?

WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?"What are they doing?"

Here they are, the favorite subject: Our Best Girl. They are nearly always happy to pose and the photographs are just a bit flirty, maybe even risque. These are the sometimes wallet worn personal pinups of that favorite girl, that someone very special.
If you missed the other pages of this collection, here is where to find them:
Personal Pinups - Page One.
Personal Pinups - Page Two
Personal Pinups - Page Three
Personal Pinups - Page Four (This One)

Can't get enough?
If you missed the other pages of this collection, here is where to find them:
Personal Pinups - Page One.
Personal Pinups - Page Two
Personal Pinups - Page Three
Personal Pinups - Page Four (This One)

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The most popular photographs An album of the most requested photographs in the Lost Gallery.

Area 51 and a Half You are probably not authorized to see these.

Don't take my picture! Oh! You DID didn't you! This is a collection of photographs that disappear on the way home from the photo processing shop.

And don't missCabinet Card GalleryOne Man's TreasurePenny TalesSquare AmericaTattered and LostVernacular PhotographyThe bestFOUND PHOTOGRAPHsites on the web. And for postcards try THE DAILY POSTCARD.POSTCARDY

All images are the property of Lost Gallery and the author. Permission must be granted for their use. All rights reserved.

THE KIDS It is always a mystery how a photograph of any of these precious children could end up lost or abandoned. Here are a few. You will probably say "Ooh..." at least once.

Dee and the Business School
The beautiful Dee. A curious story; What do you see?

WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?"What are they doing?"

Here is a category of found photograph sought by collectors.

It is called "The Lurker."

They are fairly ordinary pictures except there is always at least one person in the background or off to one side caught in the frame. They are often aware of the picture being taken but often unaware that they are in it.

Here are a few examples. See if you can spot the lurker in each snap.

Can't get enough? There are other Lurkers...well,...lurking on previous pages.
Back Page - The Lurker - Page One
Back Page - The Lurker - Page Two (This One)

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The most popular photographs An album of the most requested photographs in the Lost Gallery.

Area 51 and a Half You are probably not authorized to see these.

Don't take my picture! Oh! You DID didn't you! This is a collection of photographs that disappear on the way home from the photo processing shop.

And don't missCabinet Card GalleryOne Man's TreasurePenny TalesSquare AmericaTattered and LostVernacular PhotographyThe bestFOUND PHOTOGRAPHsites on the web. And for postcards try THE DAILY POSTCARD.POSTCARDY

All images are the property of Lost Gallery and the author. Permission must be granted for their use. All rights reserved.

THE KIDS It is always a mystery how a photograph of any of these precious children could end up lost or abandoned. Here are a few. You will probably say "Ooh..." at least once.

Dee and the Business SchoolThe beautiful Dee. A curious story; What do you see?

WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?"What are they doing?"

Very often, notations on the reverse of these found photographs are obscure or too brief or illegible. Most often there is nothing at all.

But now and then there is a message from the past that sparkles.

Back in March of 2009 LOST GALLERY had a full page of photographs and their very interesting reverse sides. There have been many new additions to the collection since then.

Here is a new group of those photographs with mysterious, funny and sometimes puzzling reverse sides; tiny bits of history, reaching out to us over the decades, sometimes a century.

On the reverse:
Please leave the lock of
hair out of the neck
and side of the head.
PS
Please leave the b----
off the dress and ---
watch cha ---

On the reverse (greatly enhanced)
-- -- -- --
--- Ave H
Houston
Texas
?get off at?
Two at Fam--- & Cap---
-06 Street

on the reverse:
Cora Dorsey's
New Hotel
Clarksville

photographer
Crockett Studio
Clarksville, Texas

On the reverse
Kansas City, MO
8-3-37

on the reverse
James Larry Davis

Howse & Son
Jan 1950
Commerce, Texas

reverse:
Linda Marie Sanerbrei - "Mitzie"
(possibly Sauerbrei)
age 3

on the reverse
Billy Weed
Aug. 1948

Reverse:
Robert Earl Newcomer
4 trs old Cleveland O
Born oct 4, 1920
Alliance, Ohio

Reverse:
This is Mildred taken last summer
Her dress wasn't that short the
wind was blowing and made
it look that way it was taken
in our front yard

On reverse
To Daddy from
Jr.
This is a picture
of my cloths
I made these
pictures

On the reverse:
Park Lane Hotel
Kansas City. MO.
Out apt. X

On the Reverse
Harry & Clark's
Grand Mother


Photographer
E. H. Porter
Sterling, Kans

On reverse
Paris Pardon Palmer

Photographer L. D. Judkikns
Bismark, DT
(Dacota Territory)

on the reverse:
Mrs John Helm 1895
third wife

Photographer
Alfred Baer
Baraboo, Wis

Cant get enough? There's more!
Click Here:
TURN IT OVER! THERE'S SOMETHING ON THE BACK
Then click "OLDER POSTS" at the bottom right of each page.

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Bassingbourn 1944 Long lost negatives taken during the winter of 1944-45 at Bassingbourn AAF base in England.

Area 51 and a Half You are probably not authorized to see these.

Don't take my picture! Oh! You DID didn't you! This is a collection of photographs that usually disappeared on the way home from the photo processing shop.

And don't missCabinet Card GallerySquare AmericaTattered and LostVernacular PhotographyThe bestFOUND PHOTOGRAPHsites on the web. And for postcards try POSTCARDY Go see what's going on over at Sepia Saturday!

All images are the property of Lost Gallery and the author. Permission must be granted for their use. All rights reserved.

THE KIDSIt is always a mystery how a photograph of any of these precious children could end up lost or abandoned. Here are a few. You will probably say "Ooh..." at least once.

Dee and the Business SchoolThe beautiful Dee. A curious story; What do you see?

What's going on HERE?"What are they doing?"

Browsing pictures the other day looking at the variety of studio props, these Fringed Chairs were recurring often. Here, from the back pages of LOST GALLERY are all that could be found, collected on one page.

There are now more than 4,000 photographs in the Lost Gallery.

The Head and Shoulder Portrait.

These are studio portraits that don't fall into the photo-booth category or the Cabinet Card and Cart de Viste category, where the photographer is identified. They have their own pages.

The Photo-booth portraits start HERE.
The Cabinet Cards start HERE.
The Cart de Viste pages start HERE.

For this page then, here are the odd format portraits old and recent. Black and white or sepia or color. All of these were done in a studio setting.

What decides if a portrait is full length or head and shoulders?

If you can see the elbows, it's not a "head and shoulder" portrait.

Can't get enough?
There's more on
Head and Shoulders Portraits - Page One
Head and Shoulders Portraits - Page Two
Head and Shoulders Portraits - Page Three (This One)

Go back to THE MAIN INDEX PAGE

The most popular photographs An album of the most requested photographs in the Lost Gallery.

Area 51 and a Half You are probably not authorized to see these.

Don't take my picture! Oh! You DID didn't you! This is a collection of photographs that disappear on the way home from the photo processing shop.

And don't missCabinet Card GalleryOne Man's TreasurePenny TalesSquare AmericaTattered and LostVernacular PhotographyThe bestFOUND PHOTOGRAPHsites on the web. And for postcards try THE DAILY POSTCARD.POSTCARDY

All images are the property of Lost Gallery and the author. Permission must be granted for their use. All rights reserved.

THE KIDS It is always a mystery how a photograph of any of these precious children could end up lost or abandoned. Here are a few. You will probably say "Ooh..." at least once.

Dee and the Business SchoolThe beautiful Dee. A curious story; What do you see?

WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?"What are they doing?"

Most often a found photograph is of unknown people by an unknown photographer. Occasionally the names of the people in a photograph are written on it later. But, very seldom do we ever learn the name of the photographer.

In the case of the Cabinet Card and the Carte de Viste (CDV) the photographer's

name or studio name is often included as part of the mounting. It is sometimes at the narrow end of the mounting board on the front and sometimes it is given in an elaborate fashion on the reverse of the card.

These pages of the LOST GALLERY will present all of the CABINET CARDS in the collection where the photographer is known.

The name of the photographer will be repeated in the text so that it can be included in internet searches by Google and Bing and the rest.

As more information about the photographer emerges it will be added here.

This is a project in progress. If you don't find something here on a photographer you are researching, check back again.

Edward David Zellner
(Dec 1867 - 12 Oct 1936)

E. D. Zellner engaged in several businesses over his lifetime. He seemed to maintain his photography business most of the time from 1890 to about 1920. He was at the same time a cigar maker and a Billiards Parlor operator. He raised pigeons, chickens and rabbits and still maintained a photograph business and Post Cards. It is difficult to tell which business was his side business. His photography business was most often just for the sale of postcards which were called “Views”, taken of the surrounding area, mostly at Fort Riley, KS.

He partnered with J. J. Pennell for about two years, 1890-1891. Then he partnered with Williams for most of the other ventures lasting up to 1900. No mention of Williams was found after 1900 except ads for the Fort Riley “Views”.

The grocery business, including pigeons, rabbits and chickens seems to dominate his business life after 1910 although he still gives his profession as photographer on the Kansas census of 1915 and the US census of 1910 and 1920.

Except for the short period of the partnership with J. J. Pennell, it will be difficult to date any photographs from E. D. Zellner. The generic photographs of Fort Riley sold as “Views” were apparently reprinted several times.

1867
Born in Junction City, KS
1884
in Atchison, KS working at 409 Commercial, profession not given
1890
marries Elenora C. Roth (1870-1963)
1890
begins partnership with J J Pennell (probably sometime late in the year)
1891 Mar 07
news item Zellner opens studio over Post Office in Junction City, KS
1893
news item Pennell buys out E. D. Zellner
1893
Nov 25 news item Zellner opens a “Holiday and Variety” store called “The Fair”
1998
news items Williams & Zellner cigar makers
1899 May 12
news item 12 cab cards prize at school field day. Cigars and Views ads on same page
1899 July - Nov
news ad weekly Williams and Zellner, photo gallery at Ft. Riley, Ks, and as cigar makers

1900
US census as photographer Junction City, KS
1900
Jul - Aug ad for photograph made at 25 cents, Junction City, KS
1900 Aug 03
news item Williams & Zellner take over studio in Junction City, KS
1905
Kansas census as photographer at Junction City, KS
1910
US census as photographer at 201 e 14th, Junction City, KS
1915
Kansas census as photographer in Junction City, KS
1919
Junction City census, shows ten in his family and no other details
1920
US census as photographer at 201 E 14th, Junction City, KS
1925-1930
Kansas and US census as grocery merchant 201 E 14th Junction City, KS
1930
US census as grocery merchant 201 E 14th, Junction City, KS
1936
death at 68 in Junction City, KS

Card stock
1866–1880: square, lightweight mount
1880–1890: square, heavy weight card stock
1890s: scalloped edges

Card colors
1866–1880:
thin, light weight card stock in white, off white or light cream; white and light colours were used in later years, but generally on heavier card stock

1880–1890:
different colors for face and back of mounts

1882–1888:
matte-finish front, with a creamy-yellow, glossy back

(From Wiki)

Borders
1866–1880: red or gold rules, single and double lines
1884–1885: wide gold borders
1885–1892: gold beveled edges
1889–1896: rounded corner rule of single line
1890s on: Embossed borders and/or lettering
(From Wiki)

For more information on dating Cabinet Cards see PHOTOTREE

Lettering
1866–1879 Photographer name and address often printed small and neatly just below the image, and/or studio name printed small on back.

1880s on: Large, ornate text for photographer name and address, especially in cursive style. Studio name often takes up the entire back of the card.

Late 1880s–90s Gold text on black card stock

1890s on: embossed studio name or other embossed designs

(From Wiki)

There are MANY photographs on each page so they might load slowly.

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Most often a found photograph is of unknown people by an unknown photographer. Occasionally the names of the people in a photograph are written on it later. But, very seldom do we ever learn the name of the photographer.

In the case of the Cabinet Card and the Carte de Viste (CDV) the photographer's

name or studio name is often included as part of the mounting. It is sometimes at the narrow end of the mounting board on the front and sometimes it is given in an elaborate fashion on the reverse of the card.

These pages of the LOST GALLERY will present all of the CABINET CARDS in the collection where the photographer is known.

The name of the photographer will be repeated in the text so that it can be included in internet searches by Google and Bing and the rest.

As more information about the photographer emerges it will be added here.

This is a project in progress. If you don't find something here on a photographer you are researching, check back again.

Thomas Leonard Wales
(14 Jan 1852 - 2 Aug 1935)

1852
born in Columbus, Indiana
1853
brought by parents to Centerville, IA
1871
studies carpentry, quits, travels through Iowa
1872
at Centerville, IA, employed by G. C. Goodenough and RF Lyman (photography)until 1874
1874
succeeds Lyman and establishes own gallery at Centerville
1875
Opens millenary shop managed by wife Marieta
1875 Nov 17
marries Marietta Weaver
1890
moves family from Centerville, IA, to Keokuk, IA

1900
moves family from Keokuk, IA, to Davenport, IA
1900-1913
as photographer at 121 1/2 e 3rd
1911 Aug 05
wife Marietta dies
1912 May 11
Ottumwa Tri-Weekly Courier news item Thomas Wales on committee
1913
Sells studio and moves back to Centerville, IA
1920
US census as no occupation
1930
US census as no occupation
1935
Dies in Centerville, IA at age 83


It appears that Wales Studio was in Keokuk, IA only a few months in 1890. The cabinet card here must have been finished then.

There appears to be more than twenty Walkers living in Marlin, Texas, around a time that would be possible for the photographer in question. Unfortunately, these are only Public Record Indexes so no other information is available on them. And there are seven city directory mentions of Walkers that are photographers about the right era, living in the southern Texas area but none of them in Marlin. No connections have been made so far to any photographer named Clay. (See Clay)

Sisters Clara and Geneva Clay were well known photographers on the east coast of the US. So far, there is not much evidence to tie them to Marlin, a small town just north of Houston, Texas.

No city directory listings or census enumerations have been found for a Photographer Clay in or around Marlin, Texas, which suggests at best, that the partnership of Clay and Walker might have been short.

Joseph. E. Walton
(2 Sep 1847 - 8 Nov 1916)

It appears the J. E. Walton spent his entire life in Vevay, Indiana. The earliest record of his photography is the 1880 US census when he was 32 but he probably started in his 20’s. He is then documented to be a photographer on his death certificate in 1916 at age 69.

Since there is no address on this cabinet card, the time frame cannot be narrowed through his biography.

The physical characteristics of the card do indicate a range of 1889-1896. (See “additional ways to date cabinet cards” at end of this page.)

There were at least four photographers named Ward in the vicinity of Winterset, IA, in the late 1800’s. An Iowa gazetteer finds George A. Ward working as photographer in 1885. The 1880 US census finds George A. Ward, photographer, in the same town. The name appears in “The Photographic Times” Volume 13, page 427, as photographer in Iowa, 1887.

What he was doing and where he went before and after that is confused by the other photographers named George Ward. Are they the same? Did he move? Did he go out of the photography business?

One scenario suggests that George changed his profession to electrician and with wife Josephine moved to San Jose, CA. Age, wife's name, and birthplace match. The 1900 US Census hints this but the birthplaces of George’s mother and father don’t match with the 1880 census. It could be a mistake on the enumerator’s part or just the wrong George Ward.

Based on what information that does seem accurate and connected, George Ward was an active photographer in Winterset, IA, at least from 1880 to 1887.

George Robert Ward was born 23 Feb 1858 in Retherford Obion, TN. There is some evidence that he opened a studio in about 1880.

The earliest record of his presence in Oklahoma Territory is 12 Oct 1889, when his daughter Violet M. Ward is born.

There was no city directory for Tecumseh, OK, so it is impossible to tell what years his studio was operating in Oklahoma, but according to the US census of 1910 he is still a photographer in Tecumseh.

A page by page search of the 1920 US census of Pottawatomie County, OK, did not find George Robert Ward but found wife Nina and son George E. Ward. George may have been traveling with his camera to neighboring towns.

1930 finds George Robert widowed, in Shamrock, OK, a small town north of Tecumseh, closer to Tulsa, OK.

George was not found in the 1940 US census. So far, there is no evidence of when he partnered with James J. Robar. Only one US census has found Robar, living in Stillwater, OK in 1900.

The best scenario would put them together between 1899 and 1910.

Not a word found anywhere on S. E. Warrant. If anyone has any leads let LOST GALLERY know in a comment.

Not a word found anywhere on N. A. Watkins. If anyone has any leads let LOST GALLERY know in a comment.

Mrs. Esther A. Bowles (nee Buck) lived her entire life in Michigan. She was born in April 1853. She worked as a photographer In Wyandotte, Michigan, from 1892 to 1921. She married the Reverend George A. Bowles in 1869.

So far, no "Watson" photographer of that time period in Michigan, has been found.

John Way and Fred Fletcher

It appears Way and Fletcher operated together only in 1888 at 154 Claybourn in Chicago, IL. They appear in only in one Chicago city directory, 1888. They do not appear in the 1889 city directory together or separately. John Way appears with no occupation in the 1887 directory but not Fletcher. Where they were before and after is not known at this time.

George R. Wear
(15 Jan 1863 - 13 mar 1948)

All data from US census, city directories, death certificates and newspapers McKInney Democrat and Courier-Gazette
1863
Jan 15 George R Wear born in Savoy, TX; His father dies the following year
1880
living with brother in Fannin, TX
1883
Mother dies in Fannin, TX
1890 Mar 27
McKinney newspaper city directory as photographer
1891 Apr 23
newspaper mention of Wear’s Gallery in McKinney
1891 Dec 31
marriage to Sarah Thomas in McKinney

1896
as Wear and Thomas Art Gallery at 117 ½ W Houston, Denison, TX, (partnered with E. L. Thomas, a brother of his wife Sarah.)
1900-1903
as Wear’s Studio at 117 ½ W Houston, Sherman, TX
1910
as photographer at 149 Travis, Denison, TX
1912-1925
as photographer at 211 N Travis, Sherman, TX
1928-1940
as photographer, studio at 211N Travis as "THE WEARS";
1948
death at age 85

The cabinet card here must have been finished before he set up a studio in Sherman, TX, between about 1885 and 1895.

There were several photographers in the North West US in the late 1800’s named Webster but none of them have been put together as brothers as yet. A likely possibility was H. D. Webster of Greeley, CO, who was a photographer and florist.

Mary Weigel
(15 Oct 1859-20 Apr 1934)

1859 Oct 15
born in Wisconsin
1870 Aug 02
Father as photographer/Jeweler
1880 Jun 02
living at home as photographer
1881-1875
Dubuque city directory no occupation 30 W 14th
1885
as Maria (Mary A. probably) living at home as photographer
1886-1888
Dubuque city directory no occupation 30 W 14th
1899
Dubuque city directory no occupation 442 Windsor Ave
1895
Iowa census as Mary living at home, no occupation or address given

1902
purchases the Freyman Gallery in Dyersville
1903
Dubuque city directory no occupation 442 Windsor Ave
1905
Iowa census no occupation given at Dubuque IA
1908- 1909
Dubuque city directory no occupation 442 Windsor Ave
1911
NOT in Dubuque city directory
1913
Dubuque city directory as no occupation at Iowa Home for the Friendless
1916
Dubuque city directory as photographer no address given
1918
Dubuque city directory as photographer at Dubuque, IA
1920
US census as photographer on Main st, New Wine, IA

1921
NOT in Dubuque city directory
1923
NOT in Dubuque city directory
1925
Iowa census as no occupation at Dyersville, IA
1929
NOT in Dubuque city directory
1930
as no occupation at 224 W Main, New Wine, Dubuque, IA
1934
dies at age 74

The Dubuque city directory made a habit of not listing a business for single females apparently. The available documents make it only marginally clear that Mary Weigel was a photographer from 1880 to about 1920. This cabinet card was probably finished around 1902 when she purchased the Freyman Gallery. It also might have been made in that period from 1920 to 1929 when she was NOT in Dubuque.

William C. Wells
(1879- )

There are some ads from the Marengo, IL, newspaper that show W. C. Wells was working as a photographer in Marengo in 1885 and 1890. Then he is found again in ads from East Liverpool, OH, in 1903 and 1907. US census and East Liverpool city directories keep him there until at least 1921 when there seems a possibility he moved again to San Pedro, CA. There is no evidence he ever returned to Marengo.

This cabinet card must have been finished before the move to Ohio, between about 1890 and 1900

There are three Photographers named William Wells working in that era so there is plenty of confusion in following the trail.

Henry A. Wenzel
(11 Jan 1863 - 4 Dec 1925)

Data from US census and Ohio city directories and narrative from Shirley Ann Gher from Plain City Historical Society

1863 Jan 11
born in Columbus, OH
1879-1887
Columbus city directory as photographer apprentice w Urlin and Pfeifer
1887
marries Nellie Wilson
1889-1894
Columbus OH city directory studio at 262 ½ S High st Goble & Wenzel
1895
Columbus, OH, city directory brief partnership with Baker Gallery, High & State; making two day trips to Plain City, OH
1895
opens permanent studio on Plain City, OH

1900
US census as photographer in Jerome, OH (Plain City)
1906
finished new house on West Main St., Plain City, OH
1910
US census as photographer in Jerome, OH (Plain City)
1912
tornado hits Plain City, OH, Wenzel photographs damage
1913-1916
as photographer in Plain City, OH
1917-1924
US census & city directories moves to Springfield, OH, works for Robbins & Myers (Electric Motors)
1925
dies age 62 in Columbus. OH

This cabinet card would have been finished between 1895 and 1916

Ross Smith Wheeler
(3 Apr 1859 - 25 Sep 1902)

Sources; US census, Genealogical and Biographical History of Keokuk County, IA

1859
born in Sandy Creek, West Virginia
1872
moves to Iowa, age 13
1877
begins studying photography at West Liberty, IA and area
1878
opens first studio in West Liberty, IA

1880
US census as artist at West Branch, Cedar, IA
1881 Oct - 1898
operates studio in What Cheer, IA
1898
elected county auditor of Keokuk County, IA
1900
US census as county auditor, Sigourney, Keokuk, Iowa
1902
dies at age 43 in Sigourney, Iowa

This cabinet card would have been finished between about 1881 and 1898.

Nothing substantial has been found so far on S. G. White except that he apparently partnered with C. C. White for a short time in Arkansas.

An attempt to follow the career of C. C. White to find the connection, found only that White had studios in Little Rock, AR from 1880 to 1885, and then in Clarksville, AR, in 1886. Nothing else.

No data has been found on P. A. (or A. P.) Williams. Available Joplin, MO, city directories only go back to 1902.

Ed A. Williams seems to have moved around a lot. He was born in Indiana and moved west early on. It was confirmed however, through city directories, that he was active at 1140 Market Street in San Francisco, CA, from 1889 to 1891.


He seems to have moved back east after that with records possibly putting him in Chicago a few years and then a small town in Kansas.

Henry Carlton Wilber
(13 Dec 1854 - 11 Jan 1921)

1854 Dec 13
born in Newbury, OH
1870
US census as no occupation shown at Noble, IN
1880
US census as farm laborer at Burton, OH
1900
US census as no occupation given at Chardon, OH
1910
US census as hardware salesman at Chardon, OH
1920
US census as deputy sheriff, Chardon, OH
1921 Jan 11
death at age 66 in Chardon, OH

There are no city directories available for these small towns in northern Ohio so about the only records found for Wilber were five US census reports. There is no mention of him being a photographer.

The cabinet cards here are imprinted with Chardon, OH, so it can at least be assumed that the photography work was done after about 1900.

Miles S. Wilson
(Jun 1863 -)

There are not many city directories available for Parkersburg, WV. Available directories show him as photographer in Parkersburg from 1900 to 1921 with a brief stay in Marietta, OH in 1910. The stay must have been brief because on 14 Apr 1910, the US census places him in Parkersburg, WV, and a city directory for the same year places him with his wife, in Marietta, OH. Then by 1914 he is again in Parkersburg.

1863
born in Ohio
1891
marriage to Grace
1900
as photographer at 917 Market st Parkersburg, WV
1905
as photographer at 315 Fifth, Parkersburg, WV
1907
as photographer at 315 Fifth, Parkersburg, WV

1910 Apr 14
US census as photographer in Parkersburg, WV
1910
as photographer at 202½ Front, Marietta, OH
1914
as photographer at 529½ Market, Parkersburg, WV
1916
as photographer at 607½ Market, Parkersburg, WV
1919
as photographer at 607½ Market, Parkersburg, WV
1921
as photographer at 501½ Juliana, Parkersburg, WV
1924
NOT in Parkesburg, OH, city directory

Based on this meager evidence, this cabinet card could have been done between 1900 and 1921.

Edwin Russell Winans
(20 Jul 1861 - 6 Mar 1917)

1861 Jul 20
born in Westford, Otsego, NY
1880
US census at 18 working as farm labor at Roseboom, NY
1886
marries Emelyn Buckley in Oneonta, NY
1899
Genealogy of Cleveland Families as photographer in Oneonta, NY
1900
US census at 38 as Artist at 757 Main, Oneonta, NY
1901
Winsted, CN, city directory as Portrait Artist at 19 High; wife Emalyn B. Winans listed as Chiropodist at same address
1907
Winsted, CN, city directory Edwin Winans listed but no occupation. Wife Emelyn shown as “removed to New York State.”
1909
Cleveland, OH, city directory as salesman
1910
US census as salesman of motors in Cleveland, OH; wife Emelyn and daughter Grace listed at same address
1917
death at 55 in Oneonta, NY

An Edwin Winans was also an engineer in New York, NY, from about 1876 to 1884 but this is probably not the photographer as in 1876 the photographer was only 14 years old. From 1888 to 1889 an Edwin Winans worked “treadles” in New York, NY.

The only two mentions of photography is in an 1899 genealogy narrative of Cleveland, OH, families and the 1900 US census where he is listed as “Artist”.

From 1909 on to his death in 1917, Edwin Winans is listed as salesman in Cleveland, OH.

Was there more than one Edwin Winans? Possibly. It Is the Superman/Clark Kent example again. While Salesman Edwin is found, where was Photographer Edwin?

The only available documents make it look fairly certain that Edwin was a photographer from 1899 through about 1907.

Some cabinet cards are imprinted from the studio of Mereness and Winans. Mereness was a photographer from about 1871 to 1900. The partnership with William H. Mereness was probably early on as Mereness died around 1900.

This cabinet card was probably done around 1900 but before 1907.

Though John H. Windisch, the photographer, was found in data mostly in Toledo, it is not hard to imagine he worked the small towns within 20 miles of Toledo. Oak Harbor, OH, just 23 miles from Toledo, could be one of them. Oak Harbor is on a rail line directly from Toledo, OH.

And it could be work done just before he moved into Toledo, OH, but no records have been found to support that.

There was another person by the name of John Windisch in Ohio, about the same age, so his location in the early years is a bit uncertain. The years after 1900 tie together with occupations and addresses.

John H. Windisch
(Sep 1852-07 Oct 1931)

1852
born in Ohio
1881
marries Margarite
1897-1899
NOT in Toledo, OH city directory

1900
US census as photographer at 1602 Wisconsin st
1901
Toledo, OH, city directory as photographer at 1535 Dorr
1903-1911
Toledo, OH, city directory as photographer at 1619 Dorr
1912-1913
Toledo, OH, city directory as truss manufacturer at 1619 Dorr
1914-1918
Toledo, OH, city directory as truss manufacturer at 715 Fernwood
1920
US census as laborer at 715 Fernwood
1928
Toledo, OH, city directory as photographer at 715 Fernwood (age 76)
1930 Apr 03
US census as no occupation at 715 Fernwood
1931 Oct 07
dies at age 79 in Lucas, OH

Note that after years of making Trusses, he returns in 1930 to photography.

There were several photographers named Wright in Texas in the late 19th century. No positive connections have been made to this J. L. (or "S") Wright. Sipe Springs is now considered a ghost town.

LOST GALLERY is researching only US photographers at this time. Photographers from other countries is a future project.

Card stock
1866–1880: square, lightweight mount
1880–1890: square, heavy weight card stock
1890s: scalloped edges

Card colors
1866–1880:
thin, light weight card stock in white, off white or light cream; white and light colours were used in later years, but generally on heavier card stock

1880–1890:
different colors for face and back of mounts

1882–1888:
matte-finish front, with a creamy-yellow, glossy back

(From WIki)

Borders
1866–1880: red or gold rules, single and double lines
1884–1885: wide gold borders
1885–1892: gold beveled edges
1889–1896: rounded corner rule of single line
1890s on: Embossed borders and/or lettering

(From Wiki)

Lettering
1866–1879 Photographer name and address often printed small and neatly just below the image, and/or studio name printed small on back.

1880s on: Large, ornate text for photographer name and address, especially in cursive style. Studio name often takes up the entire back of the card.

Late 1880s–90s Gold text on black card stock

1890s on: embossed studio name or other embossed designs

(From Wiki)
For more information on dating Cabinet Cards see PHOTOTREE

There are MANY photographs on each page so they might load slowly.

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Most often a found photograph is of unknown people by an unknown photographer. Occasionally the names of the people in a photograph are written on it later. But, very seldom do we ever learn the name of the photographer.

In the case of the Cabinet Card and the Carte de Viste (CDV) the photographer's

name or studio name is often included as part of the mounting. It is sometimes at the narrow end of the mounting board on the front and sometimes it is given in an elaborate fashion on the reverse of the card.

These pages of the LOST GALLERY will present all of the CABINET CARDS in the collection where the photographer is known.

The name of the photographer will be repeated in the text so that it can be included in internet searches by Google and Bing and the rest.

As more information about the photographer emerges it will be added here.

This is a project in progress. If you don't find something here on a photographer you are researching, check back again.

Zacbaryoez K Urbanowicz had his name rearranged a few times in his lifetime. Whether by intent or misspelling is unknown but the shifting does make his history a bit difficult to follow. He was also ten years younger than most photographers of the cabinet card era.

Waldyslaw, Zacbaryoez, Zacharias, Zachary, Zachery, Urban, Urbanowies, Urbanowicz was a photographer and later in life, a shoe salesman. In many listings, his occupation, his address or the names of his wife and daughter are all that shows it is the same person.

Chicago, IL, city directories, for many of the years 1916 through 1930, covered only established business categories and mid-town buildings, while residential areas were omitted. Since Urbanowics apparently worked out of his home or for another studio, he does not appear in city directories for most of those years. He was a photographer without a studio most of his career.

In 1913, 1914, 1915 and 1917 city directories and the 1920 US census, he is listed at 4852 South Ashland which was apparently his residence too. In 1928, a rare street by street Chicago city directory shows another photographer is listed at that address.

Zacharyoes K. Urbanowicz
(1873 - 28 Feb 1964)

1873
born in Poland
1880 or 1890
arrival in US (depending on source)
1904
as photographer at 4833 s Ashland, Chicago, IL
1910
at 4841 s Ashland, Chicago, IL
1911
as photographer at 4841 S Ashland
1911
daughter Leone born in Chicago, IL

1912
NOT in Chicago city directory
1913-1915
as photographer at 4852 s Ashland
1916
NOT in Chicago city directory
1917
as photographer at 4852 S Ashland; also wife Veronica listed as photographer at 8907 Commercial st.
1918-1919
NOT in Chicago city directory
1920
(US census) at 4852 s Ashland
1921-1927
NOT in Chicago city directory
1928
another photographer is at 4852: Michl and Martha Jelgiwics
1929
no directory available
1930
as photographer at 8907 Commercial, Chicago, IL
1935
at 8907 Commercial, Chicago, IL
1940
as shoe salesman at 8907 Commercial, Chicago, IL
1964
dies in Chicago, IL at age 91

The cabinet card here must have been done between about 1913 and 1920, and certainly before 1928.

James C. Verner
(7 Jun 1868 - 1 Nov 1912)
1868
born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1875
arrival in US from Montreal, Canada
1877
age 19 partners with Harman at 212 Water, Bay City, MI
1882
marries Amelia Verner
1883-1884
Harman & Verner at 910 N Water
1886-1887
Harman & Verner at 914 N Water
1889-1911
Harman & Verner at 4th & Washington or 924 N Washington
1912
Verner dies at age 54 in Bay City, MI

This cabinet card would have been finished sometime between 1889 and 1911.

Card stock
1866–1880: square, lightweight mount
1880–1890: square, heavy weight card stock
1890s: scalloped edges

Card colors
1866–1880:
thin, light weight card stock in white, off white or light cream; white and light colours were used in later years, but generally on heavier card stock

1880–1890:
different colors for face and back of mounts

1882–1888:
matte-finish front, with a creamy-yellow, glossy back

(From WIki)

Borders
1866–1880: red or gold rules, single and double lines
1884–1885: wide gold borders
1885–1892: gold beveled edges
1889–1896: rounded corner rule of single line
1890s on: Embossed borders and/or lettering

(From Wiki)

Lettering
1866–1879 Photographer name and address often printed small and neatly just below the image, and/or studio name printed small on back.

1880s on: Large, ornate text for photographer name and address, especially in cursive style. Studio name often takes up the entire back of the card.

Late 1880s–90s Gold text on black card stock

1890s on: embossed studio name or other embossed designs

(From Wiki)
For more information on dating Cabinet Cards see PHOTOTREE

There are MANY photographs on each page so they might load slowly.

Most often a found photograph is of unknown people by an unknown photographer. Occasionally the names of the people in a photograph are written on it later. But, very seldom do we ever learn the name of the photographer.

In the case of the Cabinet Card and the Carte de Viste (CDV) the photographer's

name or studio name is often included as part of the mounting. It is sometimes at the narrow end of the mounting board on the front and sometimes it is given in an elaborate fashion on the reverse of the card.

These pages of the LOST GALLERY will present all of the CABINET CARDS in the collection where the photographer is known.

The name of the photographer will be repeated in the text so that it can be included in internet searches by Google and Bing and the rest.

As more information about the photographer emerges it will be added here.

This is a project in progress. If you don't find something here on a photographer you are researching, check back again.

Charles R. Taylor
(Apr 1855- )

Charles R. Taylor, photographer, was found in the US census of 1900 and 1910, living in Lamar, MO. and in the 1880 US census as photographer living in Louisville, IL. There were no city directory listings.

No documents have been found about his partner Swan. There were four photographers named Swan about that time, in Vermont, Iowa, Maine and New York. No connections have been made.

LOST GALLERY is researching only US photographers at this time. European photographers are a future project.

Note that photographer Thoms and J. Brown use the same address at 134 and 136 Grand Avenue, Milwaukee, Wi, but probably not at the same time.

And the studio is very close to Hugo Broich who was at 116-118 Spring (aka Grand) Avenue, Milwaukee, WI. All three were active between 1890-1900.

Only one photographer of the cabinet card era with the name Thoms was found. It was David Thoms of Milwaukee. WI.

Milwaukee, WI, and Grand Rapids, MI, are not far apart. In modern times only about four hours separates them.

Several listings in the Grand Rapids city directory were found for Thoms spanning 1887 to 1895. Then he appears in the Milwaukee directory for four years in a row 1896 to 1899 as photographer at 319 Third Street.

No listings have been found before 1887 or after 1900. Of course Thoms could have opened a studio in Milwaukee for a short duration anytime in his career. He may have even shared it with photographer J. Brown during his stay there from 1885 to 1888.

No biographical information has been found for Thoms.

David Thoms
( - )
All from city directory listings
1887-1889
as photographer at 126-128 Canal, Grand Rapids, MI
1890-1893
as photographer at 98 Monroe, Grand Rapids, MI
1894-1895
as photographer at 44 Canal, Grand Rapids, MI
1896-1899
as photographer at 319 3rd. Milwaukee, WI
1900
as photographer at 62 Canal, Grand Rapids, MI

Although nothing could be found that places Thoms at 134 and 136 Grand Avenue, Milwaukee, WI, as shown on this cabinet card, it can be assumed that it was probably not during the dates shown above. It would have to be either before or after this period unless he maintained two studios in two separate cities at the same time.

There were several photographers named Thompson in the area of Nevada, MO, in the cabinet card era. None of them have been placed IN Nevada, MO.

The photographer on this cabinet card remains unknown.

Although there were several people named Thompson living in and around Bonham, TX, around the right time, none of them have been documented as photographer.

David Presley (or Presly) Thomason
(17 Sep 1849 - 28 Jan 1933)

1849
Birth in Ray County, Missouri
1871
Marriage to Sophia
1873
Establishes a studio at 610 Main in Kansas City, MO
1879-1881
as photographer at 610-12 Main, with William I. Williams
1882-1883
as photographer at 610 Main
1884-1885
as photographer Thomson and Co at 612 Main & 613 Delaware
1886-1891
as photographer Thomson and Co at 610 Main
1892
as photographer at 610 Main AND 1000-1002 Walnut
1900-1906
as photographer at 1000-1002 Walnut
1907-1928
as photographer at 1118 Walnut

1929-1933
as photographer with other photographers at 1000-1002 Walnut 3rd floor
1933
dies at age 83 in Kansas City, MO

The cabinet card here must have been done between 1892 and 1906 of after 1929.

This one is a little confusing: It seems to credit two photographers and has two identifications of the portrait.
Photographers (imprinted front and reverse)
W. G. & A. J. Thuss
Practical Photographers
No. 230 1/2 N. Cherry Street
McGavock Block
Nashville, Tennessee
and stamped on reverse:
F. E. Turner
Portraits and Frames
3043 Lake Park Ave.

Written on reverse:
Susie A Howard (Caligaiphy)
and in pen
Mrs P M Bell
1025 Ohio
Wichita Kansas

William Gustav Thuss
(1854-1943)
Andrew Joseph Thuss
(1866-1956)

The story of WG & AJ Thuss is well documented on the website CivicScope Your City Your Insite
in an article written by Dave Price.

There is also a brief accounting at Cabinet Card Gallery

The partnership of the brothers lasted from 1889 to 1917 outlining when this cabinet card was made.

The reason for the rubber stamp identifying F. E. Turner, Portraits and Frames, 3043 Lake Park Ave. is unknown. It may have been a photographer who sold old photographs and frames as a sideline.

John Blue Tooley
(02 May 1840 - 1914)

J. B. Tooley appears to have based his operations in Concordia, KS, for many years but travelled a lot to smaller towns in the area, staying in hotels for months at a time and then moving on.

The records show him as farmer in 1880 and then as “artist” in 1885, possibly indicating when he began his photography career. The following timeline may help to show where Tooley was working and help date cabinet cards that are imprinted with that town.

Timeline - All data from US census, newspaper blurbs and city directories
1840 May 02
born in Chariton, MO
1860 Aug 24
As farmer in Chariton, MO
1862
marriage to Susan Marian Henderson
1863 - 1875
birth of 5 children in Salt Springs, MO

1876
death of son in Silver Creek, MO
1880 Jun 18
US census as farmer in Silver Creek, MO
1881
birth of son in Silver Creek, MO
1885 Mar 01
Kansas census as artist in Lyndon, KS
1887 May 13
newspaper item in Concordia, KS
1888
death of daughter in Concordia, KS
1888 May 01
newspaper item as photographer in Concordia, KS
1889 May 24
newspaper item as photographer in Glasco, KS and Concordia, KS
1891 Mar 26
newspaper item as photographer in Concordia KS
1892 Apr 08
newspaper item as photographer in Concordia, KS
1895 Mar 01
Kansas Census as photographer in Concordia, KS

1896 Feb 25
newspaper item as photographer in Leavenworth, KS
1896 May 01
newspaper item as photographer in Potter, KS
1898 June 24
newspaper item as photographer in Teboo, KS (unknown town)
1900 Jun 05
US census as photographer in Rock Creek, KS
1901 Nov 04
newspaper item as photographer in Atchison, KS, moving that week to Potter, KS
1904
death of son in Center, KS
1910 Apr 15
US census as no occupation in Greenleaf, KS
1914
death in Greenleaf, KS at age 74

No clues turned up when Tooley was in Easton, KS. Easton is a very small community even today. He probably visited there during his stay in Leavenworth, KS, as it is very near by.

There seems to be at least three photographers named Townsend that might have done this cabinet card. The most probable is T. W. Townsend of Iowa City, IA. Iowa City is only about fifteen miles from West Liberty, IA. Photographers of the day were known to travel to nearby towns to find additional business.

Also the three were related: T. W. Townsend and his two sons Alva C. and Charles F. Townsend. To make it even more complicated, T. W. Townsend’s father James Townsend , who was living in Muscatine, IA, just a few miles east, was also a photographer.

According to the historical volume “Leading Events in Johnson County Iowa History, 1913 “, Timothy Wesley Townsend “was 20 years of age when he first engaged in the photographic business at West Liberty, Iowa. “ This would work out to be 1864.

The newspaper account at the far right, dated 24 Apr 1904, about C. F. Townsend, says that his father (T. W. Townsend) was located in Iowa City for 30 years. That would mean he was in Iowa City, IA, since 1874. The US Census places him there in 1870.

Timothy Wesley Townsend
(11 Apr 1844 - 01 Jul 1912)

1844 Apr 11
born in Frederick Grove, Kings County, Ohio
1864
establishes first studio in West Liberty, IA
1866
marriage to Sarah Emeline Coover in Muscatine, IA
1870 Aug 21
US census - as photo artist in Iowa City, IA

1872
son Alva Cooper Townsend born in Iowa City, IA
1874
son Charles Fremont Townsend born in Iowa City, IA
1874
newspaper item - establishes studio in Iowa City, IA
1880 Jun 05
US census - as photographer, Iowa City, IA
1900 Jun 04
US census - as photographer, Iowa City, IA
1905
Iowa State census in Iowa City, IA
1910 Apr 23
US census - as photographer, Des Moines, IA
1912 Jul 01
dies at age 68 (location unknown)

T. W. Townsend is the only one of the three that can be documented as being in West Liberty, IA. His son Alva moved to Lincoln, NE, about 1894. His son Charles moved to California and returned Muscatine, IA, and then to Des Moines, IA, in 1904.

So, in reality, any one of the other three, his father James, or either of his two sons, Alva or Charles, could have hopped the few miles over to West Liberty, IA, for a day or a week and accomplished a series of photographs.

The cabinet card here could have been done any time from about 1840 to 1910 by any one of the Townsends. In all likelihood however, considering the scalloped edges and the clarity of the photograph, it was probably done by T. W. Townsend, around 1890.

No research on F. A. Trader yet.

The timeline on the right shows that G. W. Tromater can be placed in Hot Springs, AR, between 1903 and 1908. More precise dates are unknown. The cabinet card shown here must have been finished around 1905.

George Washington Tromater
(32 Dec 1863 - 17 Nov 1933)

Data from US census, city directories and draft card.
1863
born in Indiana
1892
married to Dora Merrill in Springdale, AR
1893
birth of son Luther in Tennessee
1896
birth of son Raymond in Springdale, AR
1900
as photographer in Springdale, AR
1903
NOT in Hot Springs, AR, directory
1905
as photographer in Hot Springs, AR
1908
NOT in Hot Springs. AR, city directory
1909
wife Dora dies in Benona, MI
1918
Sep 12 (from son Albert’s draft card) now living in Prescott, AR
1921-1928
as photographer w Hinkley Studio in Lakeland, FL
1933
death at age 70 in Lakeland, FL

Card stock
1866–1880: square, lightweight mount
1880–1890: square, heavy weight card stock
1890s: scalloped edges

Card colors
1866–1880:
thin, light weight card stock in white, off white or light cream; white and light colours were used in later years, but generally on heavier card stock

1880–1890:
different colors for face and back of mounts

1882–1888:
matte-finish front, with a creamy-yellow, glossy back

(From WIki)


For more information on dating Cabinet Cards see PHOTOTREE

Borders
1866–1880: red or gold rules, single and double lines
1884–1885: wide gold borders
1885–1892: gold beveled edges
1889–1896: rounded corner rule of single line
1890s on: Embossed borders and/or lettering

(From Wiki)

Lettering
1866–1879 Photographer name and address often printed small and neatly just below the image, and/or studio name printed small on back.

1880s on: Large, ornate text for photographer name and address, especially in cursive style. Studio name often takes up the entire back of the card.

Late 1880s–90s Gold text on black card stock

1890s on: embossed studio name or other embossed designs

(From Wiki)

There are MANY photographs on each page so they might load slowly.

Most often a found photograph is of unknown people by an unknown photographer. Occasionally the names of the people in a photograph are written on it later. But, very seldom do we ever learn the name of the photographer.

In the case of the Cabinet Card and the Carte de Viste (CDV) the photographer's name or studio name is often included as

part of the mounting. It is sometimes at the narrow end of the mounting board on the front and sometimes it is given in an elaborate fashion on the reverse of the card.

These pages of the LOST GALLERY will present all of the CABINET CARDS in the collection where the photographer is known.

The name of the photographer will be

repeated in the text so that it can be included in internet searches by Google and Bing and the rest.

As more information about the photographer emerges it will be added here.

This is a project in progress. If you don't find something here on a photographer you are researching, check back again.

Philip A. Schoenung
(Jun 1862 - 1912)

Following an unusual name like Schoenung in Milwaukee, WI, was not difficult. Unfortunately, no document, US Census or City Directory, connected him to being a photographer. According to records he was a teacher, a printer and an insurance salesman.

1862
born in Lindenberg Rhein, Germany
1881
immigrated to US
1891
married to Christine Schoenung
1892
son Alois born in Sheboygan, WI
1893
not in city directory for Milwaukee (no Sheboygan directory available before 1904
1984
son Peter born in South Milwaukee, WI; not in city directory for Milwaukee
1895
not in city directory for Milwaukee

1896
son Philip born in Wisconsin
1899
daughter Maricher born in Illinois
1900
US Census as teacher in New Ulm, MN
1902
daughter Harlandis born in Minnesota
1907
as insurance agent in Madison, WI
1909
as teacher at University of WI
1910
US Census as teacher in Indianapolis, IN
1911
not in city directories for Milwaukee or Madison, WI, or Indianapolis, IN
1912
death in Milwaukee, WI

The only document found that states “South” Milwaukee, WI. is the birth of his son Peter in 1894. It is just a guess that the photograph was made around then.

John B. Scholl
(11 Aug 1857 - 3 Oct 1924)

John B. Scholl was a photographer in Chicago most of his career. He partnered with B. A. Mink only a short time ending in 1885. Between 1885 and 1924 he had a studio in Chicago, IL, at various locations.

1957
born in Chicago, IL
1882
as photographer boarding at 20 Brown st
1882
Dec 06 (Allentown Democrat news item) B A Mink moves to Chicago
1884
approximately, partners with B. A. Mink, studio at 715 Halsted
1885
as photographer at 715 Halsted (Mink and Scholl)
1886
dissolved partnership with B A Mink

1887 - 1889
as photographer at 447 Halsted
1890
May-Jun newspaper ads shows address as 210 State and Halsted at 14th; hires George Hana from England as chief operator
1896
George Hanna leaves partnership, returns to England; Scholl closes State Street Studio and opens offices at 553 Halsted and 1167 Milwaukee.
1900 - 1904
as photographer at 553 Halsted and 1167 Milwaukee
1906
as photographer unknown address
1910
as photographer unknown address
1924
death in Chicago, IL

All data is taken from Theatrical Photography website, newspaper articles, US Census and city directories.

The cabinet card here must have been finished between about 1884 and 1886.

James S. Shaff
(Jun 1850 - 19 Jan 1934)

1850
born in Washington, IA
1870
NOT in Blue Rapids, KS; whereabouts unknown
1875
birth of daughter, living in Blue Rapids, KS
1880
US Census - as photographer in Blue Rapids, KS
1885
KS Census - as photographer in Seneca Ks
1895
KS Census - as photographer in Seneca KS
1900
US Census - as band teacher in Blackwell, OK
1910
US Census - as farmer in Rudolph, NM

1920
US Census - as farmer in Tucumcari, NM
1926
death of wife Charlotte A. in NM
1934
Jan 19 - death of James Shaff in NM

The cabinet card at the far left was probably done at the time J. A. Shaff was living in Seneca, KS, between 1885 and 1895.

The other cabinet card, near left, is more difficult to place. There were no records found placing Shaff in Maryville, MO, at any time. It can be shown that he was not yet in Blue Rapids, KS, in 1870 and unfortunately, the 1870 US Census for Maryville, MO, is not available. It remains just a good guess then that about 1870 was the period he was in Maryville, Mo.

John Boucher Shane
(05 Dec 1840 - 28 Dec 1913)

1840
born in Dover, KY
1878
began operations as a photographer in a railroad car in Lawrence, KS
1885
first record of his own studio at 615 Massachusetts, Lawrence, KS
1902 - 1912
incarcerated for murder in Lansing Prison; daughter Juno Belle operates the business in his absence until...
1907
Juno marries and the studio name is changed to Thompson Studio, same address
1913
J. B. Shane released and pardoned
1913
J. B. Shane death in Lawrence, KS

All data above collected from US Census, city directories and the short biography at the University of Kansas Library

These cabinet cards were probably finished between1885 and 1907. The scalloped edges , heavy card stock and the script printing indicate a date closer to 1900.

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George G. Shellabarger
(01 Nov 1848 - 22 Jul 1933)
1848 Nov 1
born in Mad River, OH
1850
US census at age 2 in Mad River, OH
1860
US census at age 12 in Mad River, OH
1875-1877
news item says Shellabarger was in Topeka for two years
1876
city directory as photographer in Topeka, KS, Adine and Shellabarger
1877
city directory as photographer in Emporia, KS
1877 May
news item opens gallery in Valley Falls, KS, in May
1880
US census as photographer at Valley Falls, KS
1880 Oct 9
news item gallery in Valley Falls, KS
1882 Feb 8
news item father’s obituary says Shellabarger lives in Valley Falls

1890 Aug 2
news item gallery in Valley Falls, KS
1896 Jan 17
news item working in Horton, KS
1900 Sep 28
news item residence in Horton, KS
1901 Jan 4
news item residence at Horton, KS
1905 Nov 10
news item residence in Horton, KS
1907
Sells out studio in Horton, KS to Wesley Blackmore
1907-1911
news item studio at Marion, IN
1910
US census as photographer Marion, IL
1911-1912
studio at Winona, MN
1912 Apr 18
news item return to Horton, KS
1920
US census as photographer in Horton, KS
1933 Jul 22
dies in Glen Ellyn, IL at age 84

This cabinet card could have been finished between 1896 and 1905 or when he returned to Horton, KS, in 1912. The design of the card indicates 1889-1896.

Charles Henry Sherraden
(26 Aug 1845 - 7 Jun 1908)

1845
born in Illinois
1870
as photographer in Osceola, Clarke, IA
1880
as photographer in Council Bluffs, IA, working with C. A. Riley
1892 - 1893
as photographer at 43-45 s Main, Council Bluffs, IA
1893 - 1894
as photographer as Riley & Sherraden at 45 s Main, Council Bluffs, IA
1895 - 1901
as photographer at 43-45 s Main, Council Bluffs, IA
1906
death in Salt Lake City, UT at age 62

Although C. A. Riley and C. H. Sherraden worked together twice, the cabinet card at the left was probably done during their later 1893 - 1894 collaboration.

John Clark Shinkle
(29 Aug 1854 - 29 Jan 1938)

He was married and began his photography career about the same time, 1884. According to his obituary, J. C. Shinkle built his own camera and ground his own lens.

Some of his most well-known photographs were of the town square in Harrisonville, MO, in 1896. They appear in
“Images of America: Harrisonville”
by Carol Bohl and David R. Atkinson.

He worked in Missouri until about 1910 when he moved to Woodland, CA.

He closed his studio in Woodland, CA, about 1920 and operated studios in Colusa, Oakland and Stockton, CA. He died in 1938.

O. M. Shira (Miss)

(no biographical information found)

1889
regional directory as photographer in St. John, KS

Miss O. M. Shira has been documented only once. She appears in a Regional Directory for towns along the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe rail line in northern Kansas. The book is dated 1889. Although there are a few photographs on genealogical sites credited to her, no other references to this photographer have been found.

Elmer Shoemaker
(Aug 1862 - 29 May 1925)

Elmer Shoemaker can be documented as a photographer from 1900 to 1921. He worked and lived in Ashland, OH, just 32 miles from Mount Vernon, OH.

Elmer Shoemaker is the likely photographer for the cabinet card at the left.

But there is also this possibility:
George M. Shoemaker
(1857 - )

Cincinnati, OH, city directories place G. M. Shoemaker as photographer from 1877 to 1888. Then he either leaves the state or dies for there are no confirmed documents after that. There is no indication that he ever was in Mt. Vernon, OH.

Lorenzo Short
(24 Nov 1847 - Jul 1928)

All data from US Census and city directories.

1847
born in New York
1870
as farmer
1873
as photographer at Division in Kingston
1875
as photographer in Kingston
1877
as photographer at 18 Union
1878 - 1879
as photographer for D. J. Auchmoody
1880
as photographer on Union ave
1883
as photographer at 160 ½ Strand, Rondout, Kingston, NY
1889 - 1892
as photographer at 161 Strand, Rondout, Kingston, NY
1894 - 1900
as photographer at 9 Strand, Rondout, Kingston, NY

1900
daughter Isabella (Belle) begins working at studio
1901 - 1913
as photographer at 9 e Strand and 329 wall, Rondout, Kingston, NY
1916 - 1927
as photographer at 9 e Strand, Rondout, Kingston, NY
1928 death in NY
1918 - 1951
Isabelle carries on the studio at 9 e Strand until she retires in 1952

After her father's death, Isabelle Short carried on the studio under the name Short's Studio.

So the cabinet card at the left could have been done any time between 1873 and 1927 but probably before his daughter Isabella started work in the studio in 1900. That would be about the time the studio name changed to Short's Studio. Their studio was always somewhere in Rondout, a suburb of Kingston, NY.

John Sigvaldson
(Dec 1860 - 9Jun 1936)

J. Sigvaldson immigrated to the US in 1891 at age 31. He worked as a laborer and an elevator operator until about 1897. After marrying in 1897 he took up photography until about 1900, possibly as late as 1904. In 1905 he was a day laborer again and then took up farming for the rest of his life. He died in 1936.

This cabinet card must have been finished between about 1897 and 1904.

Fred C. Silver
(14 Aug 1848 - 18 Jul 1913)

All data from US Census and city directories.

1848
born in Ohio
1877 - 1913
as photographer-artist at 102-104 Ludington av
1913
death by meningitis in Ludington, MI

This cabinet card could have been done anytime between 1877 and 1913. Style of printing and weight of card would indicate it was around 1900.

Daniel Philip Sink
(26 Sep 1846 - 31 Jan 1931)

1846
born in Davidson, NC
1978
moved to Calvert, TX
1889 March
moved to Vernon, TX; opens photography studio in a tent in center town
1918 Jul 12
sells South Main studio to R. B. Clifton
1919
moves to California, apparently does not go into business again
1931
death in Los Angeles, CA

All data is from US Census, newspaper items. Find-A-Grave website and city directories

This cabinet card must have been finished between 1889 and 1918.

Benjamin Peters Skewis
(6 Feb 1860 - 1 Feb 1846)

B. J . Skewis and his wife Ammie travelled quite a bit after 1900 so their location will tell a lot about when a photograph was taken.

1860
Birth in Shullsburg, WI
1880
Apple River, IL as laborer (at 20)
1884
marriage to Ammie
1885 - 1910
as photographer in Windom, MN
1920
(US Census)as photographer in Salem, OR
1928 -1929
travels in Canada
1930
(US Census)as photographer in Albany, OR
1935 - 1936
no occupation in Salem, OR
1940
no occupation in Yuba City, CA
1946
death in Yuba City, CA

The cabinet card at the left would have been finished between about 1885 and 1910.