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.

Neuman Kanter
(6 Apr 1873 - 22 Dec 1934)

His DOB and immigration dates vary from document to document. The dates used here are from his immigration petition.

Neuman Kanter was apparently a very enterprising person. In 1904 he was operating a wholesale liquor business, a grocery and meat market and a photograph studio. This was all at 504 E Main, Edwardsville, PA, which was also where he lived.

1873
Birth in Minsk, Russia
1889 Sep 11
(Naturalization Card) immigration to US, occupation as photographer
1894
marriage to Rose Wolpow

1895
Naturalization papers as photographer
1900
(US Census) Edwardsville as liquor dealer
1901
(Wilkes-Barre city directory) not listed anywhere
1902
(Wilkes-Barre city directory) Edwardsville as photographer, whlsle liquor, 504 Main
1903
(Wilkes-Barre city directory) not listed in directory
1904
(Wilkes-Barre city directory) Edwardsville as photographer, whlsle liquor, meat mkt, 504 Main
1905
(Wilkes-Barre city directory) not listed in directory

1910 - 1920
(Wilkes-Barre city directory) as liquor wholesaler
1921 - 1925
(Wilkes-Barre city directory) as men’s clothing with Wasserstrom
1933
(Wilkes-Barre city directory) as “Confectioner” but still in clothing business with Wasserstrom
1934
death in Wilkes-Barre, PA

The cabinet card at the left must have been done in 1902 or 1904.

The single reference to an H. E. Kelley, cabinet card era photographer, was found in an 1899 Oakland, CA, city directory. The listing shows the photographer in Irvington, apparently a small community (at that time) 27 miles southeast of Oakland.

No other information has been found.

No research on Kendall yet.

A. J. Kenyon was found in three city directories that happened to include the small town of Port Leyden. They are 1868 (Booneville), 1871 and 1873 (Utica). After a page by page search of the 1870 US Census covering Port Leydon, NY, only one person with the name Kenyon was found; a Joseph Kenyon, with wife Julie. However, that Joseph Kenyon was a farmer, already 66 years old in 1870, probably too old to be a photographer in the cabinet card era.

It can only be documented so far, that A. J. Kenyon was an active photographer from 1868 to 1873.

Although the connections are a bit sketchy, it appears that the photographer at Newport, AR, was Felix John Kesler (1842-1910). There are no documents showing he was ever in Newport, AR, but at the time, there were no other photographers named Kesler any closer. F. J. Kesler lived in St. Louis, MO, from 1900 to his death in 1910. Saint Louis is just about 200 miles from Newport.

Although it is fairly certain that he moved to Saint Louis, MO, in 1900, between then and 1910 his appearances in the Saint Louis city directories is spotty, as if he may have moved around a bit.

Timeline facts
1842 Sep 14
born in Montgomery, TX
1865 Nov 30
marries Henrietta Louisa Kuhl in Beardstown, IL
1900
US census as photographer at s 4th st

1901 - 1903
NOT in the Saint Louis, MO, city directory
1904
Saint Louis, MO, city directory lists John Kesler as Insurance agent at 2730 Lucas (This is probably not the photographer)
1905 - 1907
NOT in Saint Louis, MO, business section, res section not available
1908
Saint Louis, MO, city directory as photographer at 6130 Clayton
1909
NOT in the Saint Louis, MO, city directory
1910 Apr 27
US census as photographer at 6013 Besthold st, Saint Louis, MO
1910 Oct 15
dies in Saint Louis, MO, at age 68

If these documents are correct, the cabinet card here was probably finished after the move to Saint Louis in 1910.

No research has been done on Kidder yet.

There were two photographers with the name George Killion. One worked in East Saint Louis, IL apparently all his life. The other was George KIllion Jr. who worked in Lancaster, PA, and was apparently never in East Saint Louis.

The George Killion from East Saint Louis, IL, worked as photographer from about 1889 to 1920 always apparently at 343 Collinsville.

Nothing has been found on William E, Kingsbury, Sturgeon, MO.

There were many photographers named Knight in the cabinet card era, three of them in the right geographical area.
Edgar B. Knight
Little Rock, AR

William S. Knight
New Orleans, LA

Thomas B. Knight
New Orleans, LA

No evidence so far on which, if any, might be the photographer here.

Isaac W. Kramer
(5 Mar 1869 - 1928)

Timeline:
1860
born in Russia
1883 or 1885
arrival in US
1888
as retoucher in Des Moines, IA
1889 - 1904
as photographer at 607 Walnut
1905
as photographer at 235 Utica
1906 - 1913
as photographer at 411 Walnut
1914 - 1927
as real estate agent (Except 1924, listed at photographer)
1928
death in Des Moines, IA

The cabinet card at the left would have been done between 1889 and 1894

No research has been done on Kunkle or Kidder yet.

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.

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.

William R. Ireland (Feb 1862 - 26 Mar 1945)

W. R. Ireland was photographer for 62 years, according to one obituary, beginning in 1883. His studio was apparently always on the west side of the square in downtown Holton, KS.

From this it is concluded that he was active between 1883 and 1945. Judging from the clothing, the photograph at the far left was made about 1885 and the photograph, near left was finished closed to 1910.

According to one example on eBay, the studio name at one time was Fitzgerald and Hoffman, Iron Cottage Studio, Gatesville, TX. Nothing further has been found.

EBay example below. Note the similarity in technique.

Harry A Jarrard was found in the US Census four times, 1880, 1900, 1910 and 1920. At each of these enumerations, he couldn’t seem to remember his own age exactly and in the 1920 count even the location of his birth moves from Indiana to Ohio. Those dates are correspondingly, 1858, 1851, 1852 and 1864. But all other facts match: family, location, occupation.

There are several items in Indiana newspapers about Harry Jarrard and his wife Emma.

His death still remains undocumented exactly. He was still alive for the 1920 US census which was enumerated January 05 of the year. He must be presumed deceased by Feb 05 1921 when his wife was advertising her own studio, which she had not done before. Although Jarrard’s last will and testament was written and witnessed 21 Aug 1919, it was not registered in probate record until 18 Mar 1924 three years after his death.

Note also when dating work by Jarrard studio, the imprinted name probably continued after his death while his wife Emma was running the studio. The changing studio addresses should probably pinpoint the date.

Harry A. Jarrard (Feb 1853 - 1920)

1853
born in Indiana
1880
(US Census) In Elwood, Madison County, IN
1885 Sep 13
(Newspaper item) new studio “over Eckart’s meat store”
1886
(Newspaper item) Fort Wayne Sentinel says opened gallery in Huntington
1888 Feb 14
marriage to Emma Short in Allen County
1889
(Fort Wayne city directory) photographer at 66 Calhoun St.
1890 - 1896
(Fort Wayne city directory) photographer at 86 Calhoun St.
1897
(Fort Wayne city directory) photographer at 2 E Columbia Street
1900
(US Census) photographer at 2 E Columbia St. (later number changed to 102 E Columbia St.)
1901
(Fort Wayne city directory) photographer at 2 E Columbia St.

1903 - 1907
(Fort Wayne city directory) photographer at 607 Calhoun St.
1907 Mar 28
(Newspaper item) opens additional gallery in Monroeville, IN, Saturdays only
1909
(Fort Wayne city directory) photographer at 102 E Columbia
1910
(US Census) photographer at 102 E Columbia
1918 May 02
(Newspaper item) working at “Swain Gallery”
1919 Aug 19
actual date the last will was written
1920 Jan 03
(US Census) as photographer at Brookville, Franklin County, IN
1921 Nov 10
(Newspaper item) Emma Jarrard advertises her own studio
1929 Feb 14
(Newspaper item) notice of death of wife Emma, Feb. 5 in Chicago

The cabinet card at the left was probably done in 1886 before his move to 88 Calhoun Street.

The first initial is incomplete on this cabinet card and unfortunately there were a lot of photographers named Johnson in the cabinet card era, so research on this photographer has little place to start.

According to an 1881 Gazetteer , there was a photographer named L. M. Johnson who worked in Columbus, MO, an unincorporated township that at the time had only about 2000 residents and is nowhere near Columbus, KS.

There was also an L. M. Johnson working as a photographer’s helper for S. J. Morrow in Yankton, Dakota Territory, in 1880.

There was a Frank M. Johnson working in Hutchinson, KS, in 1923.

There was an R. M. Johnson, photographer in Cherryvale, KS, in 1901.

The card is in poor condition but there is a deckle edge visible, so it is probably from around 1890 or after.

There were at least four photographers named Johnson in Minnesota during the cabinet card era. There is no evidence so far that any of them were related. It appears all of them were immigrants.

One of them, Jens P. Johnson married and had a son in Morris, MN, in 1892. This could be one of the “Brothers” but evidence of this has not been found.

Only one photographer has been found with the surname Jonas. A New York city directory for 1915 shows Louis Jonas as photographer but this is not likely to be the photographer working in Oklahoma Territory. Oklahoma did not become a state until 1907, so this cabinet card was made prior to that.

Henry Melville Judd (10 Sep 1848 - 20 May 1921)

H. M. Judd was born in Whately, MA. His mother died when he was 12 and his father died when he was 14. He never married and lived in boarding houses and rented rooms all his life.

From Whatley, MA, he moved to Middlebury, MA, at age 12.
He is found in Amherst, MA, in 1870 living next door to another photographer when he was 22.
Then in 1877 he is in Springfield, MA, age 29. He sets up his own studio there over a drug store.
Here is a timeline of his studio locations based on documents found.
1877 - 1882 studio over Knox Drug store
1883 studio at 42 Front
1889 - 1890 at 87 Front
1890 - 1892 at 87 Main (street name change)
1895 - 1912 at 13 Church. Chicopee Falls, MA
1913 - 1920 unknown
1921 at 71 Market.

Using these dates the card at the left imprinted with 87 Front Street, must have been finished between about 1884 and 1890. The other card from 87 Main Street would have been done between 1890 and 1895.

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.

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 Philip Haas
(06 Jul 1861 - 09 Mar 1936)
1889 Apr 14
(Congressional Record) Petitioned congress to reduce the duty on albumen photograph papers with other photographers J. O. Durgnan and R. Grob
1900 Jun 9
(US Census) as photographer in Fremont, OH
1909
(Coshocton Daily) Indicted for bribery at board of education in Fremont
1916
attends Dental Class reunion Michigan Alumnus Vol 47, page 506
1919 Jul 24
(Sandusky Star Journal) Item mentions Hass of Fremont was fire marshal visiting in Sandusky Ohio

1934
(Sandusky Register) Item mentions 50th anniversary and that Haas is State Highway Inspector
1936
Mar 09 Death in Fremont, OH

It appears that C. P. Haas was a professional photographer for only a short time. He was busy in politics and government jobs most of his life from 1910 on. The cabinet card on the left was probably done between 1889 and 1910.

John (Johann) Christian Hagendorn (30 May 1852 - 20 Jul 1915)
Timeline
1852
May 30 born at Wedel, near Hamburg, a province of Holstein, Germany
1865
(Bio from Old Settlers' History of Bates County, Mo) Begins photography studies
1870
(US Census of 1900) Arrival in US (age 18)
1878 - 1880
(Bio from Old Settlers' History of Bates County, Mo) two years in Germany
1882
Moves to Butler, MO, establishes studio
1890
Marriage to Mary (maiden name unknown at this time)

1900
(US Census) Living in Butler, Bates, MO, as photographer
1907 - 1912
(Independence, KS, city directory) Listed as photographer
1912
(Independence Reporter newspaper) Item H. S. Stivall has purchased the Hagendorn Galleries
1915 Jun 20
(Butler Weekly) Death at home in Independence, KS

The cabinet card at the left was probably made between 1882 and 1906.

See also CDV by Oscar Haines

At first, all that was found on Hale of Great Bend, KS, was a few items and ads in the Barton County Democrat from December of 1886 to April of 1890.

Small town newspapers back then were gossipy and the humor was often just silly. Some items are just ads and good only for the dates involved but others might tell a bit of a story.

The telling clue was this item from
Barton County Democrat
in Great Bend, KS
14 Jun 1888:


This gives the maiden name of our
Mrs. S. B. Hale.

After finally finding Sinah B. (Allison) Hale, a rough timeline of her life could be assembled.

Sinah B. (Allison) Hale
(8 Dec 1856 - 29 Apr 1943)
1856
(Multiple Sources) Birth in Clayton, IA
1860
(US Census) living in Clayton, IA
1970 - 1873
(US Census, death of father) living in Independence, KS
1880
(US Census) Indepedence, KS, as housekeeper with husband George F. Hale
1886 Dec - 1888 Aug
(Newspaper items) living in Great Bend, KS, as photographer
1890 Mar
(Newspaper item) living in Colorado Springs, CO

1900
(US Census) living with mother in Oklahoma City, OK, as boarding house manager. (Husband not there)
1920
(US Census) Owns a laundry with husband in Oatman, AZ.
1930
(US Census) living in Downey, CA, with husband, no occupation
1940
(Us Census) widow, living in Downey, CA
1943
(Findagrave) Death at 86 in Los Angles, CA

So it appears Sinah B. Hale was a photographer in Great Bend, KS, for only a couple years, 1886 through 1888. The cabinet card here would have to have been done then.

Albert H. Hall (10 Apr 1849 - 05 Feb 1888)

1849 Apr 10 Born in Parkman, ME and moved west with family to Chatsworth, IL.
1871 (History of Livingston) moved to Chicago, IL, to learn photography from Peterson Brothers.
1872 Mar 01 (History of Livingston) moved back to Chatsworth, IL, opens photograph and gem studio
1888 Feb 05 Death at Chatsworth, IL

Albert H. Hall was a photographer all his life. He began in Chatsworth, IL, in 1872 and was dead at 39 in 1888. The cabinet cards on the left would have been done between 1972 and 1888.

Henry Herbert Hardie
(Feb 1865 - 16 Sep 1935)

Charles E. Hardie
08 Sep 1870 - 13 Jan 1956)

Henry Hardie was born in Ellesmere, Shropshire, England. In 1867, when he was two, the family migrated to Canada. Charles Hardee was born in Middelsex, Ontario, Canada.

1885
(US Census) Henry Hardie moves from Ontario, Canada to Hamilton County TN
1888
(US Census) Henry Hardie and Sallie Belle Cooke Marry in Hamilton CountyTennessee.
1889
(US Census) Charles Hardie moves from Ontario, Canada to Hamilton County TN
1900
(US Census) In Hamilton, TN, Charles is living with his brother Henry and wife and three daughters. The 1900 US Census is the only document that actually lists them living in the same house. Henry Hardie is shown as photographer and Henry Hardie apparently unemployed. This is the only time photography is mentioned in any record of either brother.

1905
(Chattanooga, TN, City Directory) Charles operating restaurant, Henry not listed
1910
(US Census) Henry living in Hudson, MI, and no records show he ever returned to Tennessee. Charles has not been found in the 1910 Census.
1911
Charles and Daisy English marry in Hamilton, Ontario
1920
(US Census) Charles is listed as merchant, and in following documents listed in business as Hardie and Caudle clothing
1935
Henry Dies
1956
Charles Dies

Signal Mountain, Chattanooga and Lookout Mountain are all in Hamilton, County, TN.
The only time the Hardie brothers were together in Hamilton County, TN, is 1899 to 1905

Alden Wakefield Harden
(20 Apr 1838 - 13 Jun 1927)

Alden Harden grew up in Indiana. His first appearance in Wichita, KS, in any document is the 1886 city directory, as a photographer at 204 E Douglas. He remains listed as a photographer at the same studio address until he retires at about 82 in 1920.

His son, Homer Thomas Harden (1882-1939) continued in the profession of photography

His son, Homer Thomas Harden (1882-1939) continued in the profession of photography in his own studio at 327 Butts bldg. by 1927.

The photograph at the left would have been made between 1886 and about 1920.

George A. Harman
(1874- )

1874 born in England
1877-1881
partners with Verner at 212 Water, Bay City, MI
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 Aug 17 Harman dies at age 58 at Garrish, MI

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

It is interesting to note that Harman and Verner died just three moths apart.
See James A. Verner

Harper or “Harper and Co.” could have been any one of several photographers.

Dating a photograph by Harper or “Harper and Co.” will be difficult if not impossible. There is also the possibility that “Harper” is not the same photographer as “Harper and Co.”

Since the cabinet cards vary in the imprinted information perhaps there might be a way to discover which designs were used when. But quite likely the variations only designate WHERE they were produced.

Here are some variations of imprints on cabinet cards discovered thus far:
Harper - Corsicana, Texas
Harper - Corsicana, Bryan, Waxahachie, Temple and Ennis
Harper - Corsicana, Waxahachie, Calvert, Temple and Ennis
Harper - Ennis, Texas
Harper Galleries in Corsicana, Bryan, Temple, Navasota, Waxahachie,
        Calvert, & Ennis, Texas
Harper and Co. - Waco, Texas
Harper and Co. - Galveston and Austin
Harper and Co. - Houston, Texas
Harper and Co. - 507 1/2 Main Street. Houston, TX
Harper G. Co. - Galveston, Houston, & Dallas
Harper and Wisdom, Marshall, Texas
Harper, W. L. (see example below)

This card was sent to LOST GALLERY by a contributor in Ennis, Texas who says the gentleman in the photograph is as an (as yet) unknown member of the family.
This card also has an initial crest with the letters W. L. H..

Here are some additional possibilities from other sources:
William D. Harper Clarendon, TX. (Taming the Land, 1890’s)
Thomas J. Harper, Dallas, TX (husband/wife team US Census 1910)
W. L. Harper of Ennis, Texas (Newspaper item)
Emmet L. Harper of Ennis, Texas (US Census 1910)

The one unifying factor is they were all active about the same time, 1880 - 1910.

George Terrence Hart
(1867 - 30 Aug 1932)

George Hart was born in What Cheer, IA in 1867. Different records place him at Washington, Van Buren and then his marriage in 1887 at Sigorney, IA. These rural towns are just a few miles apart.

In 1895 he is found in Oskaloosa, IA, and then in 1910 in Ames, IA. None of the family can be found in the 1900 census so their whereabouts between 1895 and 1910 is not certain. Perhaps this is the period George Hart had a studio back in Good Cheer, IA.

He remains in Ames, IA, as a photographer until death in 1932.

His son Atlee Bearl Hart continues on in the field of photography mostly in Ames, IA, also.

Edward F. Hartley
(1849 - 10 Oct 1887)

Edward Hartley was born 1849 in Wadsworth, OH. The date he left Ohio is undetermined but, according to one obituary, had a photograph studio in Jacksonville, IL, before moving to Chicago in 1875.

It is safe to say that he was active as a photographer in Chicago from 1875 to 1887 and any cabinet cards imprinted with the 305 W Madison address would probably be from that era. However, under the management of his brother Charles Hartley, the photograph studio carried on some years after his death and it would certainly be possible that some photographs from the studio continued with the same imprint.

Not much is known about Charles Hartley except for the newspaper article shown here, which speaks for itself.

He apparently carried on the Chicago studio at least until 1897 when he "Eloped" with Mrs. Mudge to Utah.

The cabinet cards here could have been finished 1875 to 1894.

For more photographs by Hartley see also here:
Danish American Immigrant Photos
Rootsweb/Ancestry.com
Who Were They/Photographer Hartley
Who Were They/Like Mother, Like Baby
uneinsamkeiten.blogspot.com/unknown-woman

Blank spaces are for new additions.

Blank spaces are for new additions.

Franklin Ira Hawkins
(23 Apr 1849 - Aug 1930)

1849
Birth in New York
1969 - 1870
(Waldsmith Directory) as Marvin & Hawkins, Adrian, OH, 38 Maumee St E
1870
(Waldsmith Directory) as Marvin & Hawkins, Adrian, OH, 18 Maumee St E
1870
(Waldsmith Directory) as Marvin & Hawkins, Hudson, OH, opposite Comstock House
1872 - 1873
(Waldsmith Directory) as Hawkins & Cole PHOTOGRAPHERS Hillsdale, OH, on Howell st
1881
(city Directory) In Mansfield, OH, rooming with younger brother Albert John Hawkins also a photographer
1883
(1900 US Census, Ohio Photographers book) Marriage to Emma K. ; living in Medina, OH.
1887
(Ohio Photographers book) in Medina, OH

1900
(US Census) in Medina, OH
1891
(Ohio Photographers book) in Medina, OH
1910
(US Census) in Montville, OH
1916
(Medina city directory) in Medina, OH
1917
(Moline city directory) in Moline, IL with wife Emma
1920
(US Census) in Montville, OH
1920
(Waldsmith Directory) Medina, OH,
1930
(Find-a-Grave) Death in Medina, OH

This time line shows Franklin Hawkins was in Medina, OH, a good part of his career but not always. He apparently moved around a lot. So until more documents show up, he was in Medina, OH, from 1883 to 1891 and then back in 1916.

Interesting History on this one.

Austin Adams Healy
(17 Mar 1851 - 05 Nov 1928)

1851
(Browning Leader obit) Born in Wilton, IA
1851
(Healy family tree ancestry.com) Born in Cedar, IA
1870
(US Census) in Wilton, Muscatine, IA
1872
(Iowa Marriage rec) first marriage to Sara Isabel Wallace in Wilton, Muscatine, IA
1878
(US Census) son born in Afton. IA
1880
(US Census) as artist in Afton, IA
1881 - 1890
(US Census) four more children born in Afton, IA
1894
(FindAGrave website) first wife Sarah Isabelle Wallace dies in Lorimer, Union, IA

1895
(Iowa Census) no occupation given, in Lorimar, Union, IA
1900
(US Census) as photographer in Milan City, MO
1904
(Browning Leader obit) second marriage to Lou Lantry Lawrence (unknown location)
1910
(US Census) as Jeweler in Benton, Lynn, MO (2nd wife runs Photo Gallery)
1928
(Browning Leader obit) Death in Browning MO
1928
(Findagrave website, Iowa Cemetery Rec.) Death in Lorimor, Union, IA

This cabinet card, then came from a short period around 1900.

An investigation of the family names written on the reverse, points to 1898.

Here are two photographs of Austin A. Healy found on a genealogical web site; the above with his four daughters.

Frank Elmer Hewitt (14 Nov 1865 - 10 Apr 1946)

1865
Born at Dalton, Livingston, NY
1870
(US Census) age 5, living in Nunda, NY
1891
(1900 US Census) Marriage to Carrie Adeline Marshal (1871-1954) In Nunda, NY
1894-1896
(US Census) two sons born in Oakland, NY
1900
(US Census) as photographer in Nunda, NY
1903
(city directory) as photographer in Corning, NY
1910
(US Census) as photographer in Corning NY (60 miles from Nunda, NY)
1938
(City Directory) partnered with son Fred in Corning, NY
1939
(city directory) as photographer at 136 Pine, Corning, NY
1944
(city directory) as photographer at 136 Pine, Corning NY
1946
Death in Corning, NY

It may be important to note that Dalton, Portage, Nunda and Oakland, NY are all within a four mile radius, almost like one small, rural town.

This cabinet card must have been done before about 1902 and after about 1890.

Herman Heyland (23 Dec 1861 - 25 Apr 1936)

Herman Heyland was born in Cologne, Germany, in 1861 and migrated to the US in 1872 or 1882 or 1883, depending on which census you want to believe. His earliest US record found is his marriage in Fredericksburg, TX, to Louise Heimann 13 Jul 1892. He appears to have remained in Fredericksburg until the 1920 US Census where his address changes to Blanco, TX. He dies in 1936 in Converse, TX.

This cabinet card would have been made between about 1892 and 1910.

There are several more examples of work by Herman Heyland in the
USGW Archives
There are several pages.

No research on Miss Hildebrandt yet.

No research on Hinkel yet.

No research on Hinman yet.

No research on Hirst yet.

There appears to be at least three J. W. Hixsons in the right time frame, all born around 1860. Various documents place J. W. Hixson as a blacksmith, publisher, carpenter, farmer, bicycle repairman, mail carrier and photographer. And although some of them seem to connect, the profession of photographer occurs only twice. Worse, two of them had wives named Pearl. Their children’s names helped separate the John W. Hixsons in the records.

Since the cabinet card example here does not give a location, picking the correct Hixson is a bit speculative.
Following is the timeline of the best choice J. W. Hixson
1869
Birth in West Point, Indiana
1880
(US Census) age 11; living in Cedar, Iowa
1890
(US Census) age 21; marriage to Pearl E. Hood

1896
(US Census) son Birdie born in Oklahoma
1901-1905
(US Census) daughters Ethel E. and Laura M. born in Kansas
1908
(Arkansas City, KS, newspaper item)selling photographs in Newkirk, OK (See copy at right)
1910
(US Census) John W. Hixson, Newkirk, Oklahoma, photographer; Wife: Pearl
1915
(Des Moines, IA, city directory) John W. Hixson, Des Moines, IA, photographer; wife: None listed
1920
(US Census) as bicycle repairman in Center Grove, IA
1925
(Iowa State Census) in Des Moines, IA, with wife Pearl E. and daughter Thelma
1930
(US Census) as mail carrier in Center Grove, IA

1931
(Iowa death Reg.) death in Center Grove, Iowa

Although Hixson may have kept photography as a sideline while working as a bicycle repairman or mail carrier, it can only be documented he was mainly a photographer from 1910 to 1915.

No research on Houser yet.

Howard

There are at least six photographers, last name Howard, of the right era, around Kansas, who could be the one found in Ashland, KS, for this cabinet card. A bit more information is needed.

Alston E. Hotchkiss (4 May 1846 - 26 Nov 1907)

A. E. Hotchkiss was a little older that most of the cabinet card era photographers. Many were born within five years of 1860.

There is documentation to show Hotchkiss worked as a photographer in Norwich, NY from 1875 to 1880 Another source says he began his career in Norwich, NY in 1873.

He also sold stereo photographs.

An ESTIMATE of his working years, all in Norwich, NY, would be 1873 through about 1900. He died in 1902.

Byers Wylie Huey (13 Jan 1852 - 26 Mar 1902)

In 1880, B. W. Huey began the photography business in Windsor, MO, with partner Neale (according to the “1883 History of Henry County Missouri” P 589). It is not known exactly when this partnership dissolved leaving Huey on his own as no information has been found on “Neale” the partner. Keep in mind there are a couple other discrepancies in the "1883 History" account also, so it is not entirely reliable.

Based on information found so far, this card must have been made after 1880 and before Huey’s death in 1902.

Benjamin E. Hughes and Charles M. Bowman were both photographers in Omaha, NE. They worked together as Bowman Hughes only a short time between 1890 and 1892.

A sketchy timeline of their time in photography has been assembled from Omaha city directory listings. No biographical information on either has been assembled.
(All data from the Omaha city directory)
1884 - 1885
Bowman or Hughes not listed
1886
Hughes partnered with G Heyn
1887
Bowman as photographer partnered with J. E. North; Hughes as photographer
1888
Bowman as photographer at 205 N 16th; Hughes as photographer at 1509 Douglas

1889
Bowman as photographer 205 n 16th; Hughes partnered with Alvord
1890 - 1892
Working as Bowman Hughes at 205 N 16th
1893 - 1896
Hughes partnered with Sandberg; Bowman not listed
1897 - 1900
Hughes partnered with Sandberg; Bowman not listed
1902
Hughes partnered with Allen; Bowman not listed
1904
Hughes partnered with Sandberg; Bowman not listed
1905
as Hughes and Co. but not in Bus. Section; Bowman not listed
1906
Hughes not listed; Bowman not listed

Not much has been found for G. W. Hutchings working in St. Joseph, MO. Is it the same Hutchings that operated the Railroad Photo Car out of Neosho, KS?

There appears to have been a number of men named Hutchings, working in Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa and Missouri at about the same time. No connections have been made yet.

George W. Hutchings
(1848 - ) Indiana, School Teacher, photographer
George W. Hutchings
(1851 - ) IL, farmer, wife:Millie
George W. Hutchings
(1852 - ) MO, farmer, wife:Cinthia
George W. Hutchings
(1853 - ) IA, farm laborer, wife:Sarah

Following one up actually was no help at all. No connections turned up for either the St. Joseph, MO, photographer or the Hutchings that had the well known
Railroad Car Photo Studio.

George W. Hutchings
(1848 - ) Indiana

1848
(US Census) born in Perry,IN
1856
(Iowa Census) in Berry, IA at 6 yrs
1860
(US Census) in Liberty, IN at 12 yrs
1870
(US Census) as school teacher at 22 in Nodaway, IN
1880
(US Census) as photographer at Villisca, IA
1899
(Omaha city directory) not listed
1900
(Omaha city directory) as photographer with Mutzen at 1406 Farnam
1901
(Omaha city directory) as photographer at 1406 Farnam
1902
(Omaha city directory) not listed

Here is a photograph of a typical Railroad Car Photograph Studio and a cabinet card credited to the "Hutchings Brothers" photography.

And look at the blog
Forgotten Faces and Long Ago Places
for a couple more examples.

Here are two more examples of Hutchings Railroad Car

Another example on Who Were They?

Here is a photograph of
another Railroad Photo Car.

Here is a cabinet card imprinted Hutchings Railroad Photo Car.

The style of the imprint is quite different but that does not prove anything. Over the decades of the cabinet card era, the imprints changed often.

It is still uncertain whether the photographer with Hutchings rail road photo-car was the same as photographer G. W. Hutchings.

Another cabinet card with the imprint Rail Road Photo-Car. Note that the name is spelled differently, but it is probably the same photographer.

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.

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.

Documentation was found to show George F. Gale to be a photographer from 1865 to 1898.
Unfortunately this appears to be incomplete. No biographical information has been found. After 1896 no positive connections have been made.
1843
Birth according to Civil War Registration
1863
Civil War registration lists him as artist at 20 years old
1865
(Joliet, IL, city directory) listed as Gale and Curtis photographers
1884
(Joliet, IL, city directory) as Gale Brothers with John G. Gale
1888 - 1895
(Joliet, IL, city directory) as photographer at Barber Building, 114-116 Chicago St.

1896
(Joliet, IL, city directory) as photographer at Barber Building, residence Aurora, IL
1898
(Joliet, IL, city directory) as photographer at Barber Building, residence same building


Aurora, IL, is mentioned only once, in the 1896 Joliet, IL, city directory listing. It would be safe to say that the cabinet card at the left was done around that year.

Thomas Pugh Garrett
(10 Jul 1846 - 21 May 1933)
T. P. Garrett spent most of his photographic career in Bloomington, IL.

Timeline
1846
Born in Mill Creek, Delaware
1864
(Newspaper obit) Enlists in Pennsylvania Regiment for Civil War, learns photography
1866
(Newspaper obit) Moves to Ottawa, KS for about 6 months
1867-1872
(Newspaper obit) in photography business in Leavenworth, KS, for about five years
1872
Moves to Philadelphia, PA, briefly
1879
(1880 US Census) living in Bloomington, IL, to partner with A. H. Bell and a man named Mayes.

1880-1892
apparently ran ads almost daily in Bloomington Pantograph
1892-1913
(Bloomington, IL city directory, US Census) as photographer various addresses in Bloomington, IL
1915 March
(Newspaper item) Moves to Medalia, MN, to live with daughter and her husband
1922
(Newspaper Item) Moving to Minnesota to live with daughters
1932
(Newspaper Item) Back to Bloomington. IL, for a visit.
1933
(Newspaper item) Dies in Minnesota and is buried in Bloomington, IL

The Cabinet Card at left must have been done sometime between 1880 and 1913.

Frederick Gessner
(29 May 1861 - 1935)
Following the life of Frederick Gessner, photographer, was a bit difficult considering there were three Frederick Gessners, two in the same town at about the same age.

It appears that Gessner was a photographer from about 1892 to his death in 1935.

Chauncey Rykert
(Jul 1851 - Jun 1937)
did not vacate the premises at 297 Jefferson Street in Buffalo, NY, until after 1898.

Gessner was at 841 Michigan, Buffalo, NY in the 1900 US Census.

The cards at the left would probably have been finished before about 1900 and after 1898.

David Gilbert (Aug 1851 - )
According to records, Gilbert was a photographer in Frankfort, Indiana, from about 1880 to 1932.

In 1933 David and wife Anna are found in Columbus, Ohio, and he is working as a clerk. He is 82.

Since no other information is available at present, the cards at left must have been done between 1880 and 1932.

In the years around 1900, there was a large selection of photographers named Gillette and literally dozens of photographers named Parker. From the scant information given on this card, it is impossible to tell which two were partnered as “Traveling Photographers” here. Perhaps more information will surface in time so that this pair can be researched.

L. F. Gillette and Thomas Parker were active in Ohio at the same time (1877-1878) but there were many others who could have connected and traveled together.

James L. Goben (1861-1928) was active in Gainesville, Cook County, Texas, at least from 1887 until his death in 1928. It seems likely that his younger brother Edgar L. Goben started the Gainesville business with him but soon left town; later father Perry pitched in until James was able to manage the Gainesville studio on his own. (From Goben Family Photographers, Ancestry.com)

No research has been done on Goebel.

William J. Godwin (14 Apr 1849 - 26 Jul 1925)
William Godwin immigrated to the US in 1853 or 1859, depending on which US Census is correct. His occupation when he settled was Jeweler. City Directories list him mostly as photographer but sometimes Jeweler or Watchmaker. The US Census lists him as photographer, his son Harry as artist and his son Charles as Jeweler. His death certificate says he was an optician.

Based on all documents gathered, the photograph at the left was probably taken between 1900 and 1910. Of course he could have done portrait work as a sideline at any time.

Godwin died in 1925 of a diabetic coma according to his death certificate.

Ira Otis Goodenough (11 Aug 1873 - 28 Mar 1934)
Otis Goodenough carried on the photography business of his father, Gilbert C. Goodenough (1833-1916)
There is no indication that he was ever in any other business. Census and city directory records from 1900 to 1930 show him as photographer, but he probably started as early as 1893 when he married Ladella Freshwater.

His main studio was in Farmington, IA, but at one time he had studios in Kahoka and Cantril, IA.

George W. Gordon
(May 1855 - 10 Mar 1823)

Evidence is clear that George W. Gordon was a photographer from 1900 to 1910 in Montesano, WA, but the records are uncertain before that.

The 1920 US Census lists him as “No Occupation” at 65 and he dies three years later.

No information has been found about Grand Central Studio of Milwaukee, WI.

The cabinet card on the left was probably done around 1890 but it is just a guess.

The only clue found so far is this item in the Houston Post, 13 Feb 1897 about the sale of the studio to two other photographers. So the photograph here would have to have been made before that date.

There are several possible photographers from the South Central Texas area in the late 1800’s that could have teamed up for the “Court Studio” in Victoria, Texas.
J. J. Mullins
Robert Mullins
James Louis Gray
H. B. Gray
No connections have been made so far.

The newspaper clipping at the left does show that Mullins and Gray sold their studio to Tucker and Nichols in Feb of 1897

The cabinet Card at the far left would most likely have been done before February of 1897 when they went out of business.

To muddle things a bit more, the item below from the Victoria Advocate, 11 Mar 1899 shows a Robert Mullins selling HIS photography in Victoria, TX, to Mr. Rodman. (Perhaps the name on the clipping below is Robert Mailins.)

John M. Gregory was found in lots of Louisville, KY, city directory listings. Connecting biographical information to this timeline was difficult. Where he was born and where he grew up was unknown. But finally in the 1880 US Census there was a photographer at 105 4th street in Louisville, KY, but the enumerator had incorrectly listed his name as James Gregory.

Here is a timeline including street addresses which may aid in dating some cabinet cards. There are some, thus far, unexplained absences. Did he locate in a different city? Was he ill? When he returns to business in Louisville from these absences, he is at a new address.

Note also that in all city directory mentions, he is apparently living and working at the same address.

1845
(1870 & 1880 US Census) Born in Kentucky
1870
(1870 US Census) No address given, Living alone.
1871 and 1872
(Louisville, KY, city directory) at 78 Main
1873
(Louisville, KY, city directory) at 114 Market or 144 13th
1874
Louisville, KY, city directory not available

1875 - 1877
(Louisville, KY, city directory) Not in these directories
1878 - 1880
(Louisville, KY, city directory) at 105 4th street
1880 Jun 07
(US Census) at 105 4th street
1881
(Louisville, KY, city directory) at 105 4th street
1882
Louisville, KY, city directory not available
1883
(Louisville, KY, city directory) at 613 W Market
1884 and 1885
(Louisville, KY, city directory) Not in these directories
1886 thru 1892
(Louisville, KY, city directory) at 810 W Market
1893
(Louisville, KY, city directory) at 810 W Market and 904 W Market
1894 to 1900
not in these directories
And no mentions in any census after that.

There is an 1863-1865 Civil War draft registration for a Johnson Gregory, Artist, age 21, of Daviess County, KY (120 miles from Louisville). Name, location, age and occupation are close.

Another possible connection found was a listing in a Jefferson County (Louisville) death register. There was a JohnSON M. Gregory, of 1020 Market, Louisville, who died 15 Aug 1893. Cause of death was some kind of poisoning, from which he suffered 10 days.


The register also says he was buried at Cave Hill Cemetery, 17 Aug 1893. A Find-a-Grave listing agrees with all of that. The age given is 52, three or four years off the Census version which are often off by at least a year. JohnSON is also listed on the death register as married. No other document so far agrees with this.

Was he married? There is a record of a JohnSON M. Gregory and Fannie J. Harris marriage on 9 Feb 1881. This would coincide with one of John Gregory’s changes of address in Louisville. This possible marriage does not seem to last as in the next available city directory listing, John M. Gregory is single again. Or perhaps the marriage never happened at all.

The cabinet card at the left must have been done between 1886 and 1893 when he was at 810 Market Street in Louisville, KY.

Bror Gustaf Grondal (1855 - 1948) and William B. Praytor (1861 - 1942) worked together in Round Rock, Texas, from about 1887 to about 1891

Timeline
1855 Jan 11
birth of B. G. Grondal in Vesterous, Sweden
1861 Jun 02
birth of William B. Praytor in Mount Pleasant, TX
1869
Grondal immigrates to US at age 14
1877
Grondal and Sarah Noyd marry in Round Rock, TX and go into photography together
1886
approx to Lindsbor, KS (One biographical account probably not accurate)
1887
Marriage of Grondal to Sarah Noyd in Texas

1889
Birth of Son Bsor L. to Grondal in Texas (Still in Texas)
1891
Birth of Daughter Ruth to Grondal in Kansas (Now in Kansas)
1893-1898
Four more children to Grondal in Kansas
1900
(US Census) Grondal living in McPherson, KS
1942 Dec 20
Death of W. B. Praytor
1948 Sep 14
Death of B. G. Grondal at Lindsborg, KS

Praytor seems never to have left Texas but no documentation has been found showing when he was in Round Rock, TX. The 1900 US Census Is the earliest document. Available documents show him in Mount Pleasant, TX most of his life from 1900 on. Mount Pleasant, TX, is not close to Round Rock, TX.

From this it can be guessed that the partnership of Grondal and Praytor had to be briefly between 1887 and 1891.

(Excerpt from an article by A. J. Peluso, Jr.)
Theodore Gubelman, Photographer
by A.J. Peluso, Jr.
In 1995 Elizabeth Broun, director of the National Museum of American Art, wrote that "The path of American art now appears not only more complicated but also more interesting—a journey with detours and switchbacks, byways and alternate routes paralleling and intersecting the long-accepted `mainstream' pathways."

One of those routes, photography, "once considered marginal, `not really art,'...is now recognized as necessary for an understanding of our visual culture." Indeed! One switchback leads to the work of the little-known, and until now unheralded, Theodore Gubelman. - Born in Constance, Switzerland in 1844, he emigrated to America with his father and mother in 1854.

With immigrant pluck, his father worked as a coppersmith, his mother as a milliner, and Theodore worked three part-time jobs, at the cigar store, the barber shop, and the brush factory. Later, he worked as an apprentice lithographer, retoucher, and colorist. - In search of better work, his father took the family to Chicago and then to Memphis. While there, Theodore found a job with a photographer and discovered his life's work. The Civil War had begun, and advancing rebel forces sent northern sympathizers and the Gubelmans running. On the way to Louisville, the train was stopped by Confederate General Simon Bolivar Buckner.
Young Gubelman and, by his account, "several other young men.trying to get North left [their] baggage and during the excitement got away and footed it to." the Ohio River.

After an anxious wait we saw a river steamer approaching which we hailed, yelling like wild Indians.

"We all got aboard and were immediately surrounded by the other passengers anxious to get the news of General Buckner being so far North." - The steamer safely reached Cincinnati, and Gubelman would soon return to Jersey City. He found good-paying work there for a firm manufacturing tin for tintypes. (.) He took work in various New York photo galleries, and through a classified in Anthony's [Photographic] Bulletin got a job in Nashville, Tennessee. He took photographs of soldiers passing to and from forward positions. With a $400 loan from a family friend and a letter of introduction to Union General Grenville Dodge, he opened his own studio at an army post at Pulaski, Tennessee. In spite of delays in obtaining materials (from Anthony in New York City), he was able to take his first portrait in January 1864, which with others netted a first day's receipts of $37. By March he was able to pay back his loan and to send $300 to his parents.

He sent exhibits of his work to the American Institute of Photography Fair each year beginning in 1873. An occasional portrait after one of his photographs of a police chief or bishop would appear in Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper.

After serving a brief tour in the Civil War, in 1864 he opened his first portrait studio at Pulaski, TN, taking pictures of the soldiers. He soon returned to Jersey City, opened a studio there, and by 1873 was exhibiting his work at the American Institute of Photography's annual salons. By the 1880s, he had become a well-known and successful photographer whose catalog, "Gubelman's Instantaneous Photographs of Steamships" listed 18 pages of ship portraits and New York harbor views.

In 1881 he "took up the Dry Plate," and boasted that he "was the first to sell instantaneous photos of yachts, steamers, etc."

He had become an admired photographic artist featured in a December 1884 article in Photographic Times, "The Studios of America: Theodore Gubelman's Atelier." His success bought him trips to Europe and a fine Jersey City home.

Gubelman died in 1926.

Soon after, and for tragic and unfathomable reasons, his sister piled his paper negatives in the backyard and burned them all. His son sold his glass plates to the glass man for $8 per 1000. (A.J. Peluso, Jr. / 1998 by Maine Antique Digest

The two examples on the left are in bad shape. They were added here because of the historical significance of this photographer, Theodore Gubelman of Jersey City.

Here is one in much better condition on the CABINET CARD GALLERY

He became famous for his portraits of Civil War soldiers, politicians and other dignitaries,

Basic timeline
1841 - Born in Constance, Switzerland
1854 or 56 - Emigrated to US
1862 - Enlists in the American Civil War
1864 - Opened his first studio in Pulaski, Tennessee
1865 - Moves studio to Jersey City, New Jersey
1873 - First exhibit at American Institute of Photography
1876 - Citation from Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition
1881 - Begins work with “Gelatin Dry Plate” process
1884 - 1889 (City Directory) Studio at 79 Newark Ave., Union Hill, NJ
1890 - (Post Office Guide adv.) Partners with Hargrave
1910 - 1920 (US Census) lived in New Jersey
1920 - (US Census) Retired
1926 - Death in New Jersey

Bernard Guttenstein (Apr 1869 - 1935)
Since he used both Benjamin and Bernard as his first name, the records were hard to follow.
Timeline
1869 Apr
Birth In Wisconsin
1890-1895
(city directory) as photographer at 1618 Wells, probably working for another studio
1896
(1900 US Census, city directory) Marriage with Ida M.; listed as photographer probably working for a studio
1897
(city directory) as photographer, Guttenstein Co. 310 State
1898 to 1904
partners in Klein and Guttenstein
1902 Mar 13
(Janesville Wisc Gazette) B. C. Guttenstein, vice pres of Photography Association
1905 Jun 01
(Iowa census/ city directory) as photographer living at 194 Ogden

1906 - 1930
(city directory) now in his own studio at 326 Grand, 6th floor
1931 and 1932
(city directory) listed as photographer studio and West End Garage; res 924 Juneau
1933
(city directory) Listed as photographer studio 332 W Wisconsin; res 4226 W Wisconsin
1934
(city directory) listed at res 844 N 12th Guttenstein Studio being run by Marion C Lefy and Ray Uhi
1934
Death in Wisconsin
1935
(city directory) wife Ida listed as widow

Since this card says “Guttenstein Co.” it is a good bet that it was made during that short period that this photographer called his studio by that name: 1897. In 1896 Guttenstein apparently was working for other photographers and had no studio of his own. In 1898 he had partnered in the studio Klein and Guttenstein.

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.

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.

L. B. Feuerstein

This is a difficult search because there seems to be no place named Kensington, IL, today. Apparently, in the early 1800’s it was a small railway suburb of Chicago and was absorbed by three other suburbs over time. Today, only a major street, Kensington Avenue, is all that remains.

In that era, there are several listings for L. Feuerstein, L. B. Feuerstein, Louis Feuerstein and Leander B, Feuerstein. All were in the right area, one even addressed on Kensington Avenue. All were watch makers and jewelers except for Leander who was a saloon keeper. Any of these could have had a camera as a sideline but no claim of photographer has been found.

Pius Fey (27 Jan 1855 - 30 Jul 1943) and Henry Jacob Braunig (01 Apr 1861 - Dec 1945) were partners from 1878 to 1909.
A Google search of their names will give all the biography information needed.
An excellent biography of Braunig and account of the partnership is at TexasEscapes.com but see also
Lavaca County Photographers
Portal to Texas History

John J. Fitzgibbon ( 1817 - 15 Aug 1882)
Active years as a photographer 1839 - 1882, In Saint Louis, MO, about 1857 - 1882
A lengthy Obituary is Here
A short Biography is Here
A lengthy Biography is Here.

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.

There are two copies of this photograph in LOST GALLERY. Although the photograph is the same, the reverse sides are different designs but the same information.

No research has been done on Ford.

Rollin M. Foster (14 Feb 1858 - 26 Feb 1924)
All documents list him as a photographer beginning with the 1900 US Census.] but he was probably already established by 1880.
Documents show R. M. Foster was in Kansas from 1886 to 1897 then to Iowa for a couple years.

The US Census for 1900 says he was back in Kansas.

Then the 1910 US Census says he is back in Iowa at 52

The cabinet card at the left was probably finished between 1886 and 1897.

Wilson C. Fox (1845 - 1899)
When Wilson C. Fox was born about 1848, in Pennsylvania, his father, Henry, was 31 and his mother, Martha, was 32.

He had three sons and two daughters with wife Ellen Martha Eichelberger between 1869 and 1878. He died in 1899 in Pennsylvania, at the age of 51, and was buried in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania city directories show he was an active photographer at 16 N. 3rd in Harrisburg, PA, from 1886 through 1890. He was an insurance agent beyond that but could have done photograph work in addition to his main profession. There is some evidence that a son, Stewart W. Fox, worked with him at the studio and continued with photography after 1890

Ralph A. Fritz (1865-1946)

Ralph A. Fritz was found in the 1900 US Census listed as a photographer working in Waterloo, IA. In the 1880 US Census he was just 16 and still living at home. In the 1901 Waterloo city directory he is listed as photographer. He was 36 at that time.

By 1905 he had moved to South Dakota. In the US Census of 1910 he is listed as a carpenter in Oregon and no records after that indicate he ever returned to photography or Mount Carroll, IL. Roughly he was a photographer then from about 1885 to about 1905. Exactly when he was working in Mount Carroll, IL, is still unknown. Waterloo is less than 30 miles from Mount Carroll.

In 1900 Christian L. Eskelsen, his wife and three sons lived in Jackson, Iowa, less than 30 miles from Mount Carroll and Waterloo. Any one of them could have been that short term partner of Fritz.

This quote from the Find-A-Grave website may offer a clue:
“Henry C. Eskelsen, a young man came here about a week ago took suddenly ill at the home of Ralph Fritz on Gales Crest and died in a few hours Tuesday afternoon. Born July 25, 1887 in Iowa and came here from Portland. He leaves a brother Arnold Eskelson at Reedly, Calif.; and father, C. L. Eskelson, Sabula, Iowa. TB was the cause of death.

[Washington County News, 22 Jul 1909]
Coroner's inquest states Mr. Eskelsen died July 20, 1909 at the house of Ralph Fritz of Forest Grove of natural causes, suffering from tuberculosis. He was six foot tall, medium complexion, blue eyes, brown hair. The remains were delivered to V R Limber for burial. A brother, Arnold Eskelsen lives on a ranch at Mount Campbell, Ca. Testimony of Mr. Fritz states he knew the deceased at Mount Carroll, Ill. His mother died about three years ago at Sebula, Iowa of TB”

Lou May Fullerton (20 Jan 1869 - 21 Jan 1953)
Lou Fullerton never married and lived at home until her parents died and then she moved in with her married sister Eva Fullerton Warriner. They continued to live together after Eva’s husband died.

She is listed in the US Census of 1900 as a photographer. In all other years, 1880, 1910, 1920 and 1930 her occupation is blank. Even her death certificate in 1953 shows her as a “retired” Music Teacher.

The US Census of 1910 and 1920, have her name as Lula M. Fullerton. In 1930 and 1940 it is Lou M. Fullerton.

From these scant records it appears that any photography by Lou Fullerton would probably be from around 1900.

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.

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.

Manoah Henry Eberhart ( 1831 - 1910)

M. H. Eberhart was 30 years older than most of the other cabinet card era photographers.

M. H. Eberhart’s son Ira A. Eberhart (1859-1953) is listed as “photographer” in the 1880 US Census and the 1885 Iowa Census but beginning with the 1900 US Census, his profession is shown as physician for the rest of his life. Early on, he was probably only assisting his father.

According to many records M. H. Eberhart lived in Pennsylvania, Illinois and Iowa. The only challenge left is to calculate when he was in Texas for the photograph at the left. And, when was he there long enough to have cabinet card blanks printed with “Texas” in the lower right corner.

Oddly, he is not picked up in any city directory and only one Iowa Gazetteer. This could mean possibly that his residence was always outside of the city limits. No newspaper items or advertisements were found.

Timeline:
1831 Jan 17
Born in Hickory, Mercer, Pennsylvania
1856 Nov 06
Marriage to Mary Elizabeth Briscoe (1835-1920) in La Porte, Indiana
1860
(US Census) listed as farmer in Eldorado, Iowa
1863
(Civil War Draft Registration) listed as photographer in Eldorado, Iowa
1870
(US Census) listed as photographer in Mount Vernon, Iowa
1880
(US Census) listed as photographer in Mount Vernon, Iowa

1884
(Iowa Gazetteer) as photographer in Mount Vernon, Iowa
1885
(Iowa State Census) listed as photographer in Mount Vernon, Iowa
1900
(US Census) listed as photographer in Chicago, Illinois
1910 Feb 16
Died in Chicago, Illinois

After a good deal of research, nothing was found for Wm. Echelberry. It seemed a person by that name never existed. Then it was discovered that the name was rarely, if ever, spelled correctly on official documents. An 1882 land ownership map of the tiny town of Casey/Cumberland, Illinois, was found and a small portion of property was designated as owned by William P. Eckelbery. A sizeable family tree developed from that: The right town, the right era.

However, although Wm. Echelberry, in his various spellings, was found in the US Census six times, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930 and 1940, and in an Illinois Death Index, his occupation is always listed as farmer or farm laborer, never photographer.

The town is apparently too small (population probably less than 100) and rural to have had a city directory so there was no help there.

One must conclude that if Wm. Echelberry was ever a photographer, it was just a sideline to farming, or it was for a very short time between one census and the next.

Carl Samuel Edington (1876 - 1962)
Quite a lot can be found about C. S. Edington of Marysville, Kansas. However, it appears most of his career was spent as a farmer and egg producer. There is no occupation shown in the 1895 Kansas Census. Only once, in the 1900 US Census is he mentioned as a photographer. A small mention of him in the Ottawa (KS) Herald 22 May 1900, says he is contemplating returning to business near his old location with partner Tuman.

By 1905 according to the Kansas State census he has moved to Washington, Kansas, but no occupation is shown.

In the 1910 US Census, he is listed as Farmer.

The picture at the left must have been taken before he went out of business in 1900

Frans Johan Edman (20 MAR 1861 - 24 JAN 1901)

Frans Johan Edman was active in the photography business in Sweden around Karlstad, from about 1890 through 1900.

Samuel Anderson Edmiston
(Apr 1852 - ?)
1852
Samuel Anderson Edmiston born in New York, NY
1860
living in Washtenaw, Michigan
1870
living in Bushnell, IL with parents
1880
Living in Sedalia, MO. as photographer
1883
Marries Clara Janette Landauer (1859-1903) in Sedalia, MO
1888
Vera B Edmiston, daughter was born in Arkansas
1891
Raymond Earle Edmiston, son was born in Arkansas

1895
Landau Edmiston, son was born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas
1900
Living in Chicago, IL, as traveling salesman
1910
Living in Proviso, IL, as traveling salesman
Death date unknown

The photograph at the left must have been made around 1888 to 1895 while he was living in Arkansas.

The name Ehrlich occurs quite often in records from New York and the east coast of the US in the late 1800’s.

Support has been found in newspaper and magazine articles and ads to confirm that “Prof.” Ehrlich had a photograph studio at 160 E. 66th street in New York City, from 1892 to 1902. Only one article was found in the New York World, 01 March 1894 which shows him as Prof. D. Ehrlich at that address.

In the 1902 New York City, NY, city directory, there appears in the business section, a David Ehrlich, photographer, at 157 E. 75th and in the residential section Davie Ehrlich is an “artist” at 160 E 66th street.
1882
(City Directory) as artist at 184 E 76th
1884
(City Directory) as artist at 200 E 61st
1886
(City Directory) as artist at 200 E 61st
1888
(City Directory) as artist at 160 E 66th
1892
(City Directory) as artist at 160 E 66th
1892
(Photographic Times) Studio at 66th between Lexington and 3rd
1893 Jun 29
(Newspaper ad) photographer studio at 160 E 66th
1894 Feb 03
(classified ad) for “agent” for Prof. Ehrlich elite gallery at 160 E 66th
1894 Mar 01
(Newspaper Ad) studio at 160 E 66th
1895 Mar 04
(Newspaper ad) studio at 160 E 66th
1895 Mar 04
(classified ad) for retoucher for Prof. Ehrlich Gallery
1897 Jun 27
(Newspaper ad) studio at 160 E 66th
1902
(City Directory) David Ehrlich at 160 E 66th is listed as “artist” in the residential section
1902
(City Directory) (same issue as above) Davie Ehrlich listed in business section, photographers, at 175 E. 75th street

No biographical information has been confirmed as yet.

The cabinet card at the left was probably done between 1882 and 1902.

George Eichler (1839 - )
It will be difficult to date photographs from George Eichler of New York. He appears to have had the single profession, working and living at the same address his entire career. Documentation is found to show him working and living at 13 Avenue A, in New York City, from 1870 through 1886.

Although his birth date and place, Mar 1839 in Hesse-Darmstadt / Hessen-Darmstadt, Germany, seem fairly certain, his death date remains cloudy. There were four other people by that name living in and around New York about the same time, a baker and a broker, a tailor and a plumber.

Photographer George Eichler has not been found in the 1900 US Census.

Nothing conclusive has been found on the Elite, of New Tacoma, Washington Territory. The name "Elite" was used by many photographers for their studio and work in the era of the cabinet card.

James Madison Elliott
(1842-1899)

J. M. Elliott and his brother George Rodiman Elliott were both photographers. While George moved around a lot and often worked in studios of other photographers, James established his own studio on south High Street and didn’t move much. His first documented studio was at 101 then 107 then 95 and finally 111 ½, all on south High Street. He stayed at 111 ½ south High Street from 1888 until his death in 1899

James M. Madison’s widow Idell, held on to the studio at 111 ½ High and kept it running. In 1911 she remarried to Frank Myers, she was again widowed within a year. She kept the studio until 1924 when she apparently retired at 49 and moved to California.

Timeline
All news ads and items are from the Columbus, OH, Daily Ohio Statesman unless otherwise noted.
1842 Jan 31
James M Elliott born in Plymouth, MI
1860 (age 18)
living at home working as blacksmith
1863 Dec 03
news item list of photographers in Columbus, OH, who are making charitable donations
1864
Columbus, OH, city directory as photographer at 101 s High
1868 March through 1869 Jan
small newspaper ad, photographer at 107 High st, Columbus, OH
1869
Columbus, OH city directory as photographer at 107 s High
1875 - 1886
Columbus, OH city directory as photographer at 95 High
1886 Nov 25
ad in Cincinnati paper J. M. Elliott through with politics
1888
Columbus, OH, city directory, brother George R. is working at Elliott gallery
1888 - 1899
Columbus, OH, city directory as photographer at 111 ½ s High
1899 Sep 03
James dies at age 57 in Columbus, OH; reported by the Sandusky Star 1899 Sep 04

1900 - 1910
Columbus, OH, city directory Idell Elliott as Widow, proprietor of Elliott Gallery
1911 - 1912
Idell as Mrs Idell Myers proprietor of Elliott studio at 111 ½ s High
1912 - 1924
Mrs Idell Elliott as proprietor of Elliott studio at 111 ½ s High (changed name back)
1925 - 1926
Idell NOT in Columbus, OH, city directory residential or business section
1936 Sep 28
Idell Elliott is found on a passenger manifest for a ship sailing into New York. List includes place of birth as Nevada, OH. It also includes her 1936 address as 840 Serrano av which agrees with a city directory listing that year.
1936 Sep 13
Idell is now living in Las Angels, CA
1937 - 1938
Las Angles, CA, listings in city directory at 840 Ceranno
1940 - 1941
Las Angles, CA listings in city directory at 511 Cerrano
1941
Idell dies age 66 in Las Angles, CA (No more listings in the city directory)

This cabinet card must have been finished in that period when the studio was at 95 South High, 1875-1886.

Nothing has been found so far on the Enamel Photo and Portrait Co.

There were about a dozen photographers named Ernst in the cabinet card era. Worse, there were two and three men named George Ernst living in Quincy, IL between 1887 and 1900.

George J Ernst
(Mar 1867 - 1902 )

Timeline
1867
Mar born in IL
1870
US census in Quincy, IL
1871
birth of sister Anna
1872
Birth of brother Frederick
1880
US census at Quincy, IL
1884
city directory as Ernst and Co at 5th and Chestnut, Quincy, IL

1887
city directory as photographer; res 423 State
1889
NOT in city directory Quincy, IL
1891
NOT in city directory Quincy, IL
1892
marries Ellen B. Eddy
1896
city directory as photographer at 601 1/3 Hampshire
1900
US census and city directory as photographer at 419 State Quincy, IL
1902
city directory lists wife Emma B as widow, Quincy, IL

The only time an address similar to the one on the cabinet card here found was the one in 1896 at 601 Hampshire. 601 would be on the corner of sixth and Hampshire.

Ralph A. Fritz (1865-1946)

Ralph A. Fritz was found in the 1900 US Census listed as a photographer working in Waterloo, IA. In the 1880 US Census he was just 16 and still living at home. In the 1901 Waterloo city directory he is listed as photographer. He was 36 at that time.

By 1905 he had moved to South Dakota. In the US Census of 1910 he is listed as a carpenter in Oregon and no records after that indicate he ever returned to photography or Mount Carroll, IL. Roughly he was a photographer then from about 1885 to about 1905. Exactly when he was working in Mount Carroll, IL, is still unknown. Waterloo is less than 30 miles from Mount Carroll.

In 1900 Christian L. Eskelsen, his wife and three sons lived in Jackson, Iowa, less than 30 miles from Mount Carroll and Waterloo. Any one of them could have been that short term partner of Fritz.

This quote from the Find-A-Grave website may offer a clue:
“Henry C. Eskelsen, a young man came here about a week ago took suddenly ill at the home of Ralph Fritz on Gales Crest and died in a few hours Tuesday afternoon. Born July 25, 1887 in Iowa and came here from Portland. He leaves a brother Arnold Eskelson at Reedly, Calif.; and father, C. L. Eskelson, Sabula, Iowa. TB was the cause of death.

[Washington County News, 22 Jul 1909]
Coroner's inquest states Mr. Eskelsen died July 20, 1909 at the house of Ralph Fritz of Forest Grove of natural causes, suffering from tuberculosis. He was six foot tall, medium complexion, blue eyes, brown hair. The remains were delivered to V R Limber for burial. A brother, Arnold Eskelsen lives on a ranch at Mount Campbell, Ca. Testimony of Mr. Fritz states he knew the deceased at Mount Carroll, Ill. His mother died about three years ago at Sebula, Iowa of TB”

No research on this photographer yet.

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.

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.

These two cabinet cards could possibly be done by
James Vivien Dabb (1956 - 1918)
1856 (US Census) Born Prince Edward Island, Canada
1859 (US Census) Immigrates to US age 3
1860 (US Census) Living in New Jersey
1880 (US Census) as photographer in Mineral Point Iowa
1884 - 1885 (Iowa Gazetteer) as photographer in Le Mars, Iowa
1886 (US Census) Marriage to Alice Charles in Fort Scott, Kansas
1889 - 1911 (City Directory, US Census) as photographer in Fort Scott, Kansas
1918 Death at age 61
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Here is another example from Dabb's Studio circa 1906 (second picture down)

And another example from Dabb's Studio Le Mars, IA, circa 1899. (Second picture down)

Robert Irving Dabb (1862 - 1910)
Robert I. Dabb was probably the photographer for this cabinet card. He spent most of his photographic career in Le Mars, Iowa.
1862 - (US Census) Born in New Jersey
1879 - 1880 (Nebr State Census, US Census) living in Plattsmouth, Nebr.
1885 - 1910 (City Directory and US Census) As photographer in Le Mars, Iowa
1910 - Death at age 47

James and Robert were living briefly in the same house in Le Mars, Iowa, in 1884-85.
Were they brothers? No. Robert Irwin Dabb was the son of Thomas Seacombe Carveth Dabb who was the brother of James Vivian Dabb. Oddly, there was only six years difference in their age.
*********************
An example was also found by an R. I. Dabb of Le Mars, IA, from the "late 1800's".

Elbert Otis Daggett
(25 May 1869 - 26 Mar 1946)

It’s a bit of an assumption but there must have been only one person named E. O. Daggett living in the south-west corner of Missouri between 1860 and 1910. That stated, although several records were found for Elbert Otis Daggett, nothing ever confirms that he was a photographer. In the 1910 US census, he is recorded as being an insurance adjustor and all other records found say he was a farmer.

There was a family of Daggetts living in and around New York State but there is no indication that any of them travelled west. In the family was a “photographist” E. Daggett found in the 1870 Nunda, NY, city directory, but it is unlikely he might have traveled to Billings, MO, at any time. He is also noted in the 1875 New York state census as “Artist” with a son G. E. Daggett. No E. O. Daggett in their tree.

So if Elbert Otis Daggett is the right person, it must be concluded that he was a photographer for only a short time, probably around 1910, when he was open to being something other than a farmer. Caution: this is all speculative.

G. W. Davis is mentioned often for the hiring of James Conway, a prominent black photographer, at a time when that was unusual. He is also said to have fired other employees who objected. No biographical information has been found.

1875 - 1877 (City Directory) Photographer at 821 E Broad, Richmond, VA
1875 Hired James Conway Farley (August 10, 1854 - 1910?) as operator in Davis Gallery (Studio)
1877 - 1897 (City Directory) Photographer at 827 E Broad
1879 By this year, George O. Brown is working at the photographic gallery of George W. Davis.
1900 (City Directory) Davis Photography Gallery. 817 E Broad
No mention of G. W. Davis beyond 1900

This is a slightly enhanced version. To see the original, click on this picture and then in the resulting page, scroll down.

Robert Wolstenholme Dawson
(1833 - 1910)

1833 Nov 03
R. W. Dawson born in Nuttall Lane, Lancashire, England
1844
arrives in US at age 11
1860 Mar 22
marries Lucy M Freeman in Vienna, Wisconsin
1880 Mar 5
Daily Arkansas Gazette news item studio at 106 Main
1880 Jun 10
US census as photographer in Little Rock, AR, studio at 203 ½ s Main
1882 Oct 15
Daily Arkansas Gazette item Wm Cooper at Dawson studio 205 Main st
1883 May 26
Arkansas Democrat item new studio almost complete
1883 Jun 04
Arkansas Democrat news item open house at new studio at 424 ½ Main
1883 Jun 06
Arkansas Democrat news item opens new studio at 424 ½ Main
1883 Nov 29
Arkansas Gazette daughter Elva marries B W Butler in Little Rock, AR

1884 Jan 9, 12, 15, 18, 21
classified ad in Arkansas Democrat property for sale; studio at Main & 5th
1885 Jul 11,31
Daily Arkansas Gazette small ad for gallery
1885 Jul 23
Arkansas Democrat item Dawson present at death of U S Grant
1885 Aug 2
Daily Arkansas Gazette display ad for studio
1886
Little Rock, AR, city directory as photographer at 422 ½ Main; both sons Nelson and Charles works at gallery
1886 Mar 28
Daily Arkansas Gazette small ad Wm. Cooper artist at Dawson studio
1886 Jun 09, 10,
Daily Arkansas Gazette new item studio at Main and 5th
1887 Mar thru 1888 Feb
many small classified ads for studio at 424 ½ Main
1888 Nov 20
Daily Arkansas Gazette building owned by Dawson burns
1893
Little Rock, AR, city directory as photographer at 422 ½ Main; son Nelson working at studio; (Address is possibly a typo, probably 424.)

1893 Dec 9, 12, 19
Daily Arkansas Gazette small ad
1894 Feb 4
LA Times license to marry Sue V Neal in CA
1894
marries Sue V. Neal in Los Angeles, CA
1895 Aug 7
Los Angeles Times item R W Dawson now living in Glendora, CA
1896
city directory as rancher in Los Angeles, CA
1897 Apr 09
Los Angeles Times item R W Dawson now living in Alamitos, CA
1900 Jun 21
US census as farmer in Long Beach, CA
1910 Apr 26
no occupation shown in Long Beach, CA
1910 May 18
dies at age 76 in Long Beach CA

It appears that Robert W. Dawson was photographer in Little Rock, AR, from 1880 through 1893 mostly at 424 ½ Main. There is no address on this cabinet card so it could have been done at any time during that period.

From Historic Camera website:
E. (Edgar) Decker was born in New York to David and Hannah Van Aken Decker in 1833. His childhood was spent on the family farm and he attended public schools until age 13, when he became a mercantile clerk to help support his family. After seven years, he went into business for himself, enjoying some success as a merchandiser.

After relocating to Cleveland, Ohio, in 1856, Mr. Decker resumed his interest in photography, which began during his years as a teen merchant. He married Julia English in February 1857, and two years' later he felt sufficiently confident enough in his artistic abilities and business prowess to open his own photographic studio at 249 Superior Street, in a partnership with Thomas T. Sweeny.

Mr. Decker's Civil War portraits of Ohio's Western Reserve regiments cemented his reputation as an excellent portrait photographer. He would later photograph famed ornithologist and John James Audubon biographer

Francis Hobart Herrick, Union General Philip Sheridan and Presidents Ulysses S. Grant, James Garfield, Rutherford B. Hayes, and William McKinley.

By 1870, the successful business was selling 1800 dozen photographs and had expanded to include four assistants. As Mr. Decker's business grew, so too did his need for a larger studio.

After his partnership with Mr. Sweeny ended, he established another successful alliance with gifted retoucher and crayon artist Charles E. Wilber (or Wilbur). The Decker & Wilber Studio, which later moved to 143 Euclid Avenue, became one of the most illustrious portrait galleries in Ohio.

Following Mr. Wilber's retirement, Mr. Decker - whose establishment was renamed simply the Decker Studio - maintained the highest aesthetic and moral standards believing one could not be sacrificed without adversely affecting the other. He was one of the first photographers to infuse humanity into the often austere daguerreotypes and ambrotypes.

He later applied the same uncompromising expertise to his oil crayon and watercolor works, copying, and photographic enlargements. With Mr. Decker's success came increasing professional and civic responsibilities. He became a member, director, and later president of the National Photographic Association, and also served on the Cleveland city council. In 1889, Mr. Decker was awarded the Photographers' Association of America's prestigious Eastman cup for his impressive bromide enlargements.

In July of 1900, failing health forced Mr. Decker into retirement. Thankfully, he left his business in the capable hands of his latest partner George Mountain Edmondson, who was at the time Vice President of the Photographers' Association of America, and would become himself one of the Midwest's finest photographers. Pioneering photographic trailblazer E. Decker died on December 1, 1905.

No research on Lutz and DeVol yet.

Eugene A. Dillhoff (Sept 1866 - 4 Dec 1937)
Timeline
1866 Sept
Born
1898
(City Directory) First listing as a photographer
1900 - 1913
(City Directories) estimated partnership with Oxford
1902 May
Studio portrait photographs of American Indian performers in the Buffalo Bill Wild West Show created by the photographic studio of Oxford & Dillhoff in Brooklyn, New York.
1913 (
City Directory) Adds frames to business
1930
(US Census) still listed as photographer
1937
Dec 4 Death

The cabinet card to the left would have been done probably after 1913 or before 1900.

William H. Dinsmore can be found only once in historical records as a photographer. In the 1901 Waterloo, IA, city directory the name appears under the category “Photographers” as "Dinsmore, W H - Anita.” There are many entries in the US Census, family trees and some other records for W. H. Dinsmore as a “farmer” but nothing to tie them to “photographer” except proximity, age area and similar name. There are newspaper mentions of W. H. Dinsmore’s of the right age, active in the Iowa area as well as an assortment in every other state except Wyoming, as farmer, minister, sheriff or stock broker. The name is not as uncommon as it first seems.

So, at this time, it is fairly certain that W. H. Dinsmore was a photographer in Anita, Iowa, in 1901. This same one is PROBABLY the “Farmer” Dinsmore in US Census, Iowa Census and Iowa news items but it is only speculation.

Here is a timeline of
W. H. Dinsmore of Anita, IA:
1899 May 8
(Daily Iowa Capitol item) Noted taking photographs at Anita, IA
1901
(City Directory) as photographer in Anita, Iowa
1902 May 24 -
(Des Moines Leader item) as vice pres of Iowa Photographers
1903 April 16 -
(Ottumwa Daily Courier item) as vice pres of Iowa Photographers
1911 April 6 -
(Adams County Free Press item) Mention of W. H. Dinsmore of Anita, attending a Knights of Pythias meeting in Corning, IA
1914 July 6 -
(Des Moines Register item) W. H. Dinsmore of Anita, IA, is mentioned as a delegate to a state GOP convention

All newspaper items from Marysville Journal Tribune, Marysville, Ohio
1873 Mar 02
(Ancestry.com)Birth at Marysville, Ohio.
1892 Sep 01
(Newspaper) Takes over O. T. Barbour studio
1893 Oct 12
(Newspaper) Mention as photographer
1893 Dec 21
(Newspaper) ad for Christmas photographs
1894 Apr 29
(Newspaper) Dolbear for fine photo work (ad)
1896 April 09
(Newspaper) Dolbear in Cleveland studying new styles and processes in photography.
1896 July 16
(Newspaper) Dolbear attended the photographers’ convention in Columbus yesterday

1897 Oct 07
(Newspaper)Wedding announcement for Oct 12 to Josephine Cameron
1898 April 28
(Newspaper) Mention photographing a parade in Marysville
1898 Oct 24
(Newspaper, Ancestry) Baby Girl Elizabeth born to Fred and Josephine.
1899 Sept 28
(Newspaper) F. B. Dolbear offered position with Winton Motor Carriage Co.
1900 Mar 04
(Find-a-Grave site) Death from tyhoid fever at age 27

Obit from Find-a-Grave:
“Fred worked for Winton Auto Company, one of the first companies to make automobiles. He died of typhoid fever when he was just 27 years old. He married Josephine Cameron and they had one daughter.”
No mention of his seven years as photographer

Donavan - Traveling Photographer, West Virginia

Although it is not the common spelling of the name, still there were several Donavan’s in the West Virginia area: Glass blowers, steel workers, coal miners and laborers. Any one of them could have done photography on the side. No other information has been found.

Duane. W. Dowe (1856-1930)
Timeline
1856 Mar 09
Birth in New York
1881
(City Directory) listed as Artist
1882
(City Directory) listed as Photographer
1883
(City Directory) listed as Photographer
1892 Feb 13, 20
(Nevada State Journal) news item mentioning portraits by Dowe’s Gallery
1899 May 11, 15, 16
(Albuquerque, NM citizen) Ad for photographs, two dollars per dozen
1899 Sep 16, 23, 40
1899 Sep 03 (Flagsraff Arizona newspaper ad) Dowe’s Gallery opposite the courthouse.
1904 Nov 12
(Newspaper) Intending opening studio in Yuma, AZ

1904 Nov 30
(San Francisco newspaper ad) San Francisco photographer will open business in Yuma, AZ
1910
(1910 US Census) in Winters, CA
1911
(City Directory) as photographer in Suisun City, CA
1913
(City Directory) as photographer, rooming in Vallejo, CA
1921
(City Directory) no occupation designated in San Francisco, CA
1926
(City Directory) as “storekeeper’ at US Customs
1930 Dec 29
Death in Los Angles age 76

Apparently Mr. Dowe didn't put any address on his Cabinet Cards because he moved around a lot. For the same reason, it's difficult to date them.

No research on Downing at this time.

Benjamin W. Drake (1855-1932)
1855, Apr 03
(Find-A-Grave) Born
1885 - 1886
(Genealogy.com Bulletin) as photographer in Bellville, Ohio
1885
(US Census, 1900)Marries Nora T
1887
(US Census) Son Artie Lee born
1896 - 1897
(Genealogy.com Bulletin) as photographer in Loudenville, Ohio
1899
(Ancestry) as photographer in Toledo, Ohio
1908
(City Directory) lists B W Drake and Artie same address, no spouse
1908
(US Census, 1910) Marries Hattie I.
1910
(US Census) Hattie listed as “asst Photographer”

1920
(US Census) Still listed as Photographer, age 65
1915 - 1920
(Ancestry) in Mansfield, Ohio
1930
(US Census) Still listed as Photohrapher Age 75
1932, Oct 14
Death

The photograph at the far left was probably done around 1910 just after the marriage to Hattie I. Drake in 1908, as she is listed in the 1910 US Census as “Assistant Photographer” and not so in the 1920 Census. The near left might have been done any time between 1885 and 1908 or 1920 and 1930.

It might seem that this would be a difficult photographer to trace since all the information available was a last name, Dubbs. However there is a lot of information about John Howard Dubbs available and it appears there was only one photographer by that name in the cabinet card era.

John Howard Dubbs
(1859 - 1930)

1859 Feb 18
born in Ohio
1880 Jun 11
US census as laborer in Milton, OH
1887
city directory as photographer at 232 Woodward in Detroit, MI
1888
Marriage to Frances Wey in East Tawas, Iosco County, MI
1889
birth of twin daughters, Hazel and Hattie, in East Tawas, MI
1890
daughter Hazel dies
1891
city directory as photographer Dubbs & Co, with partner Julius Vernier at 331 Broadway in Toledo, OH

1893
city directory as photographer at 206 Vine in Knoxville, TN
1895
birth of son Howard in Glasgow, TN
1900 Jun 01
US census as photographer in Weston, OH
1902
birth of son Franklin in Weston, OH
1909
as gardener res 315 Emerald in Grand Rapids, MI
1910 May 05
US census as photographer res 315 Emerald av in Grand Rapids MI
1910
birth of daughter Dorothy in Grand Rapids, MI
1911
death of daughter Dorothy in Grand Rapids, MI
1914
city directory as baker in Flint, MI
1916
city directory as baker in Flint, MI
1918
city directory as proprietor of Hotel Flushing in Flint, MI

1920
US census as Artist in Flushing, MI
1921
city directory as photographer at 512 Garland, Flint, MI
1922
city directory as photographer at 512 Garland, Flint, MI
1926
marriage to Gertrude House in Lansing, MI
1930 Apr 04
US census as photographer at 210 Brewer, Cadillac, MI
1930 Sep 27
John H. Dubbs dies at 210 Brewer in Cadillac, MI

The documents show Dubbs as photographer from 1887 to 1910, then into other occupations from 1914 through 1918. Then from 1920 to 1930 he is back working as a photographer. Cabinet cards were losing popularity after 1910 so it’s a good guess that the card here was finished during the earlier work in photography. Considering the rounded corner cut of the card itself, this card was probably made around 1900 in Ohio.

Harriet Drum and her son Oscar and his wife Lottie were all photographers. They all worked together at one point and after Harriet died, Oscar and Lottie carried on the business. They worked in Longton, then Jackson , Kansas, and finally from 1910 on, in Bartlesville, Oklahoma.

1842
Harriet (Forrest) Drum was born
1860
Oscar Drum was born
1864
Lottie (Bastian) Drum was born
1888-1891
(US Census, City Directory) Oscar and mother Harriet work together as photographers
1891
(US Census) Oscar and Lottie marry, with Harriet, all three work as photographers
1904
(Ancestry) Oscar’s mother Harriet dies.

1910
(US Census) Listed as Commercial Photographer at Drum Studio, wife Lottie as no occupation.
1920
(US Census) as Photographer (last mention of photography)
1915 - 1927
no photograph activity found
1929 - 1933
Oscar shown as farmer only
1935
Oscar at 75, no occupation found
1936
(Find-a-Grave) Oscar dies.
1946
(Find-a-Grave) Lottie dies.

There is no mention anywhere of Drum and a Railroad Photo Car as shown on the card to the right. The only clues that tie these two photographs together are, the comma after the name "Drum" and both photographs were found in Kansas.

The photograph on the left was probably done between 1888 and 1912.

James M. Duvall (01 Jul 1861 - 24 Apr 1935)

The title of “Photographer” is applied only once in the records of James M Duvall. In the 1900 US Census when he was 39, the occupation is reported as photographer. All other records say he was a farmer. Unfortunately he lived in a rather rural location so there are no city directories to check, only the US Census. Homer, Illinois, is a very small town, even today.

Of course he might have done portrait photography as a side line during many of those farming years but the records say he was a farmer.

The cabinet card just to the left was probably done around 1900.

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.

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.

From City Directories and other sources these dates apply
Joseph J. Caddy worked as Caddy and Green in 1879
Joseph J. Caddy worked as Caddy and Davis in 1889.
One CDV imprinted Caddy only is estimated around 1890
From 1896 to 1899 he was working alone. (City Directory)

Research was difficult because there was a Joseph J. Caddy in the coal industry living in Johnston, PA, at the same time as Joseph J. Caddy the photographer.

City Directories show Elmer Cain as a photographer 1887 through 1903. In 1907 he is listed as a Travel Agent.

Warren Hindreth Caldwell (1849-1930) was in the Boot and Shoe trade according to the 1900 US Census. It must have been a minor sideline however as he is listed in every Brockton City Directory from 1882 to 1913 as operating a Photograph Studio at 143 main in Brockton. In 1915 he was listed as an artist and in 1929 as a picture framer.

Apparently W. H. Caldwell and I. A. Kent were photograph studio associates or partners at 143 main, Brockton, Massachusetts up until 1895 when Kent moved down the street to 57 Main and began a separate photography studio.

City Directory for 1895 shows photographers Caldwell & Kent as one business at 143 Main in Brockton.
City Directory for 1896 shows Caldwell and Kent as separate businesses and separate addresses.
City Directories for Brockton MA years 1898 through 1906 show W. H. Caldwell and A. I. Kent both photographers, but at different business locations on Main street.

A. I. Kent (1865- ) Began hit photography career as a partner to H. W. Caldwell in about 1894 but by 1896 was in business for himself with his own studio just down the street at 43 Main. He moved to 57 Main in 1905 and added picture frames to his studio sales.

The 1910 Brockton City directory shows him still in business as a photographer at the same address. By 1920 he had given up the photography business and moved to St. Louis to be a paper box salesman. 1930 finds him still in St. Louis but now in real estate. At 74, in 1940 he is working as a cashier. He apparently never returned to photography after 1910. There were no records of his death.

There were no records showing what the A. I. stood for.

Timeline:
1894-1895 Will be imprinted Caldwell and Kent, 143 Main, Brockton
1896-1905 will be imprinted A. I. Kent, 43 Main, Brockton
1905-1910 will be imprinted A. I. Kent, 57 Main, Brockton

James Newton Caradine
(Aug 1845 - 27 May 1906)

1845
Aug born in Choctaw, MS
1861
in Confederate army at age 16
1874
birth of daughter Bernice Caradine in TX
1876
not in Sherman/Dennison city directory
1876-1879
partners with C M Cumming in Corsicana and Sherman
1880
US census as photographer; res S Walnut st, Sherman, TX
1896-1898
Sherman, TX, city directory as photographer; res 515 S Walnut

1899 Nov 05
death of wife Virginia Caledonia MacDougal in Sherman, TX
1900
US census as photographer; res E Frank st, Hill County, TX
1901
not in Sherman/Dennison city directory
1906 May 27
death in Sherman, TX

Rather sketchy history on Caradine. The cabinet cards here could have been done any time between 1879 and about 1899.

Pearl Lee Carder (1875 - )
There is a substantial amount of information on this one but it appears he retired from photography after only a short time.

From City Directory listing from Attleboro, MA, Carder was only in the photograph business for about three years, 1897 to 1899. After that he is credited with only “clerk” through 1906.

In 1917 he becomes “General Agent” for United Limit Co. (sp?)
He apparently moves to England, for in 1928 he arrives in New York from there, giving his permanent address on the ship’s passenger list as 50 Old Burlington street, Avonmouth, England. He is still and “agent”. Then another passenger list indicates he has moved to Kingston Jamaica. He returned to New York for an unknown period in 1945 at age 73.

In short, he apparently never returns to photography again. His photography can be documented for some time in 1897 through some time in 1899.

Not much has been found on A. C. Carpenter. The 1886 Kansas City, Missouri, city directory shows him as photographer in the business section and photographer in his residential listing. In subsequent year’s editions his residential listing says he is employed at Scottford and Company but still appears in the photographers page as having a studio at 715 Main.
It seems he was a photographer only part time.

After that, there are advertisements appearing in the Springfield, Missouri, newspaper in September and October of 1891 describing the move from Kansas City and describing a new business on Boone Street in Springfield.

Nothing has been discovered on Ancestry.com about his life.

In the same KCMO city directory listings for 1886 through 1891, was a Marion Carpenter as a photographer at 615 Main. (next)

This Carpenter is probably the same as in Bloomer with Carpenter, earlier on this page.

Charles Cary (22 Aug 1859 - 26 May 1924) has a long and full biography with family in Angola, Steuben, Indiana. There doesn’t seem to be two people with exactly the same name at the same period, in the small town of Angola, Indiana either. There is however only one remote mention of this Charles Cary being a photographer. He was many things over his life, including in 1870 a blacksmith, in 1910 a car Salesman and in 1920, Repair shop/vulcanizer. In 1907 he is mentioned in a news item that he is installing a gasoline engine in Hamilton, Indiana, News Office. Only once in the Angola Gazetteer of 1897, is he mentioned as a photographer, no details.

It is a possibility that Charles Cary worked as a part time photographer during some of his other occupations but it is more likely he was a photographer only around 1897.

Richard Leon Chalmers
(1866 - 29 Apr 1938)

1866
born in Newberry, SC
1880 age 14,
family has moved to Dallas, TX
1888
Dallas city directory as photographer Chalmers and Williams at 913 Elm
1889
Dallas city directory as photographer at 913 Elm
1891
Dallas city directory as photographer at 345 Elm
1893 and1894
Dallas city directory as photographer at 304 Elm
1900
US census as photographer with Harley Wilkes at 306 Beaton

1901
Corsicana, TX city directory as photographer at306 Beaton
1910
US census as photographer at 118 ½ N Beaton
1920
US census as farmer in Henderson, TX
1936
wife Florence Martha dies in Henderson, TX
1938 Apr 29
R L Chalmers dies in Terrell, Kaufman County, TX

It appears that Chalmers was photographer on his own, at 913 Elm for only a couple years around 1889.

John Christoph (1862-1925)
It appears that photography was only a sideline for John Christoph most of the time. He apparently had some real estate holdings that kept him busy. He also served as Police Judge for several years.

Ellinwood, Kansas, is a small town and so portraits by John Christoph will be somewhat rare. A newspaper item indicates he sold his studio in 1911 but it is not clear if that included his equipment.

His active years seem to be about 1885 to 1910.

Clifton Church
(17 Ma7 1855 - 6 Apr 1943)

Clifton Church was born in Massachusetts, worked in Dallas, TX, for 22 years and then returned to Massachusetts to retire. One could almost believe it was two different people. His date and place of birth and wife’s name and age are the same in all records however. And the Superman/Clark Kent rule comes into play. When he’s in one state, he’s not in the other.

What drew him to Dallas, TX, from Massachusetts is unknown.

1855 May 17
born in Fairhaven, MA
1880
as salesman in wool store
1886 - 1888
not in Dallas, TX, city directory
1888
marries Kate M. Dickson a resident of Dallas, TX
1889
living at the home of widow Miranda A. Morrill, 424 Ross, Dallas, TX

1891 - 1894
as photographer at 278 Elm; res 318 Ross, Dallas, TX
1896 - 1898
as photographer at 278 Elm; res 159 State, Dallas, TX
1900
as photographer; res 159 State, Dallas, TX
1901 - 1905
as photographer at 336 Elm; res 159 State, Dallas, TX
1904 - 1906
Clifton is the president of the Dallas Art Association
1906
as photographer at 336 Elm; bds at 442 Ross, Dallas, TX
1907
as photographer boarding at 442 Ross, Dallas, TX; not in business section
1908
in Brookline, MA, city directory at 1661 Beacon, Bookline, MA
1908 - 1909
NOT in the Dallas city directory; no 1909 Brookline, MA, city directory available

1910 Apr 29
US census as no occupation at 511 Ross av, Dallas, TX
1910
Brookline, MA, city directory at 1661 Beacon, no occupation listed; They keep a residence in Dallas, TX, at 511 Ross av
1913
Brookline, MA, city directory at 23 Claflin, wife Kate at 1661 Beacon
1914 - 1927
resident at 23 Claflin, no occupation given
1927 Jun 28
wife Katherine dies
1928 - 1934
no occupation given, at 23 Claflin
1935 - 1943
no occupation given, at 30 Summer, living with older brother
1943 Apr 06
dies at age 87 in Northhampton, MA

This cabinet card was made in that period of 18 years he operated as a photographer, between 1888 and 1906.

Albert Edwin Churchill (1861-1931)
Churchill appears to have been a full time photographer. Even his obituary reads “retired photographer” and no evidence of any other vocation has developed. He seems to have been active about 1885 through 1925.

As one might imagine, there were several dentists in central Illinois about the right age to also be a cabinet card photographer. However, no connection has been made with any of these who had a sideline in photography.

The card design was used 1880 and after.

The name E. W. Clark turns up often in searches but there is nothing to indicate which is the right one.

Many of the photographers of that era worked in other professions and did studio photography as a side-line. Hence, a census or city directory might identify them as "merchant" or "laborer" and the photography goes without credit.

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.

William Foster Cobb
(16 Apr 1869 - 19 Sep 1938)

It appears that W. F. Cobb was in the only in the photograph business just the short time he was in partnership with G. D. Wakely, about 1894 to 1897 and then as photographer for John Scartz Studio in Fort Worth, TX, until about 1901 .

After 1897 he was mostly a traveling salesman for Remington Guns and ammunition.

This cabinet card must have been done then, between 1894 and 1897.

Wakely seems to have moved around a great deal after his partnership with Cobb disolved in 1897. See lots more details about George D. Wakely.

David Smith Cole (1843 - 1916)
Timeline
1843 Nov 22
Born in Franklin, Ohio
1860
move to Marion, Iowa
1861
Enlisted for the Union in the Civil War
1864 Jul 22 - 1865 Apr 28
Civil War Prisoner in Andersonville
1865
Returns to Washington, Iowa, to establish first Photograph Studio
1867 Nov 02
marries Mary C. Auld (1848-1882)
1870
(US Census) move to Cedar, Iowa, as blacksmith with father
1880
(US Census) move to Brighton, Iowa, as gunsmith

1912
Receives patent for his design of a camera shutter
1903
18 months in the Phillipines
1915
(Iowa State Census) in Washington, Iowa, as photographer
1916 Oct 31
(Find-a-grave) Death in Brighton, Iowa

The cabinet card at the left was quite likely done around 1865 or later around 1904

The book “History of Washington County, Iowa” has an interesting account of D. S. Cole’s life. It is added just below.

Notes on Collins

Collins seems a very common name in New York State around the turn of the 20th century.

One Collins found connected with photography was Henry A. Collins in Courtlandville, New York in the 1880 US Census. He is listed there as 21 years old and his profession described as “works for photographer”. He is a lodger in the same house as Irving C. Page, photographer. He was born in New York and his parents came from England.

This however, is the only item found of photography with any Henry Collins.

This Henry A. Collins also had a son named Henry A. Collins.

The 1870 US Census lists four Henry A. Collins living in New York State. No photographers. The 1900 US Census shows there were at least two Henry A. Collins living in New York State. Again no photographers. Their professions mentioned were engineer, marine engineer, plumber, maintenance and shipping yard.

If the photographer was Henry Collins, it appears he was only in the business for a short time.

Another possible choice is Harry S. Collins. (1862-)
Harry S. Collins emigrated from England in 1887 and lived in New York State for the rest of his life, always as a photographer. But there is no documentation saying he was ever in Schuylerville, New York.

The Conley Brothers were not easy to trace at first. Then another cabinet card turned up on a web site credited to photographer D. C. Conley and Brother, Celina, Ohio. Considering it is the same name and the same city, it must be the same photographer. Working with a couple first initials easily turned up a large family of Conley’s living in Ohio. D. C. Conley became Daniel Calvin Conley (1857-1942) listed in many US Census and city directories as “Photographer.”

The 1880 US Census shows Daniel Calvin living in Celina, Ohio. All of his brothers are still living at home on the farm in Van Pelt, Ohio. The rest of the family is all tagged with “farmer” so it is difficult to tell which or how many of Daniel Calvin’s eight brothers he considered his partner at the time of this photograph.

The earliest mention as a photographer is the 1870 US Census when he was 23. All records of him after that designate him as photographer except the 1910 US Census which says he is a farmer. In a 1927 City Directory listing and in the 1930 US Census he is photographer again and he and his wife Emma C. have moved to 128 So Charles, Lansing, Michigan.

In 1940 he and Emma C. are still living in Lansing Michigan at 128 So Charles but the census taker leaves the “Occupation” column blank and enters his name as Donald instead of Daniel. Daniel is now 83.

He was an active photographer in Ohio from 1880 to 1910. The “farmer” designation in 1910 was quite possibly an assumption on the part of the census taker. Daniel Calvin’s whereabouts in 1920 have not been established.

Through all the years Daniel Calvin is listed as photographer as occupation or profession, there is no evidence he ever had a studio.

The 1880 US Census is the only documentation of his residence in Celina, Ohio, a town about 80 north of Dayton, Ohio. So this photograph was made around then. It would be one of his earliest prints.

The McKinney Gazette. December 25, 1897, Vol. 10, No. 45 Special Christmas Edition.
“Tom CONNOR is the Blue Gallery man. The Blue Gallery is famous throughout this region for making good pictures for little money. Tom is a fixture in McKinney and enjoys a good patronage. Those desiring their beauty struck should give him a call.”