This is a special page for two cabinet cards by a very interesting
photographer from the collection of
rfinch on Ancestry.com
Joseph J Jennings
(1851 - 1935)
Timeline
1851 Jun
Joseph Jennings born in England
1869
Jennings arrives in the US
1879
Belleville (KS) Telescope item mentions coming to Republic County in
1879
1884
Belleville (KS) Telescope item opening new studio in Belleville
1890
Courtland (KS) Register item new gallery nearly ready for
operation
1892 Aug 18
Hubbard, Marion, OR, birth of daughter Margaret Louise Jennings
1895 Jan 21
Scandia, KS, birth of son Alfred Jennings
1895 Mar 01
Kansas state census Scandia, KS, as photographer
1898 Jul 01
Courtland (KS) Register ad for Courtland gallery
1900 Jun 22
US census, Albion, KS, as photographer
1903
Belleville (KS) Telescope item mentions studios in Belleville and
Narka, KS
1905 Mar 01
Kansas state census, Scandia, KS, as photographer
1909 May 14
Belleville (KS) Telescope item Jennings and another photographer
preparing another gallery in Belleville
1910 Apr 27
US census Scandia, KS, as photographer (appears on two pages of the
census, 8 and 14)
1913 Oct 02
Courtland (KS) Register item mentions galleries in Scandia and
Narka
1915 Feb
Scandia, KS, as photographer
1920
US census, Scandia, KS, as photographer
1925
Kansas state census, as photographer
1930 Feb 13
Belleville (KS) Telescope item mentions gallery opening in Narka,
KS
1930
US census Scandia, KS, as no occupation
1935 22 Oct
Joseph Jennings dies in San Diego, CA
1935 Nov 14
Belleville (KS) Telescope item tells of the death of Joseph Jennings
in San Diego, CA
Joseph Jennings spent most of his career in Scandia, Republic
County, Kansas. In all documents between 1895 and 1925 he is listed
as photographer. He had a brief stay in Hubbard, OR, in 1892 when
daughter Margaret was born. The 1900 US census places him in Albion,
KS. All other documents list him in Scandia, KS. He is in fact, in
the 1910 US census twice, both in Scandia, KS.
Between 1884 and 1930 news items show that he also had studios in
Belleville, Narka and Courtland, KS, all within a 30 mile radius,
all connected by a rail line. There are many small towns in the area
which might have had a temporary Jennings studio at one time.
The studios mentioned in the newspaper items could have existed for
years or perhaps just weeks.
A cabinet card imprinted with the Jennings studio name could have
been made any time between 1895 and about 1930 when he appears to
retire.
Courtland (KS) Register - 09 May 1890
Courtland (KS) Register - 02 Oct 1913
Belleville (KS) Telescope - 27 Jul 1922
Belleville (KS) Telescope - 14 Nov 1935
Example found on genealogy site: Photograph provided courtesy of familyphotoreunion.blogspot.com.
Not the one you were looking for? Here's the photographer's INDEX by name. Listed here are all the Cabinet Card photographers of the 19th century found in LOST GALLERY. This is a work in progress. For a look at the original postings go to LOST GALLERY.
New examples and additional information are always welcome. Any
additional information will help narrow the time that these precious
antiques were made.
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important clue to the age of the card.
Some examples on this page have been enhanced or restored for clarity
and presentation here.
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always, if the original owner of any of these examples objects to the
use on this page, just let me know and they will be immediately
removed.
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