John Christoph

Photographer: John Christoph
Ellinwood, Kansas
(1880s-1890s)

John Christoph
(1826 – 1925

It appears that John Christoph stayed in the photography business from at least 1889 through 1921. Beginning about 1917 he started to get involved in city politics in his home town of Ellinwood, KS. His advertising tapers off after that. One account says he retired in 1918. In 1923 he was acting as police judge in the city of Great Bend, KS.

Like many other photographers of the time, he seems to have been a bit involved in real estate.

Photographer: John Christoph
Ellinwood, Kansas
example from contributor

Ellinwood (KS) Advocate -
15 Dec 1892


Ellinwood (KS) Advocate -
09 Nov 1893


Ellinwood (KS) Advocate -
13 Dec 1894


Ellinwood (KS) Advocate -
1894 Dec 20

Ellinwood (KS) Advocate -
10 Oct 1895


Ellinwood (KS) Advocate -
22 Dec 1898


Barton County Democrat -
07 Aug 1903


Barton County Democrat -
07 Jul 1905

Ellinwood (KS) Leader -
24 May 1906


Great Bend (KS) Tribune -
06 Apr 1907


Ellinwood (KS) Leader -
12 Jan 1908

Barton County (KS) Democrat -
15 Jul 1910


Great Bent (KS) Tribune -
13 Mar 1911

Ellinwood (KS) Leader -
30 Mar 1911


Ellinwood (KS) Leader -
20 Nov 1913


Ellinwood (KS) Leader -
19 Dec 1912

Elhart (KS) Tri State News -
01 Mar 1913


Ellinwood (KS) Leader -
24 Dec 1914

Great Bend (KS) Tribune -
05 Nov 1915


Ellinwood (KS) Leader -
20 Nov 1916

Ellinwood (KS) Leader -
31 May 1917


Hutchinson (KS) News -
04 Jun 1923

John Christoph and camera

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