Friday, April 23, 2021

Henry S Miller of Wisconsin


Photographer: Miller and Chadbourne
Fond Du Lac, Wis

Henry Samuel Miller
(1863 - 1933)

Sources: city directories, US census, “History of Fond du Lac County 1884, newspaper items as noted

1863 Mar 09
Lithgo, NY, Henry Samuel Miller is born to Samuel King Miller and Mary McHugh
1874 Aug
from “History of Fond du Lac County 1884”: Chadbourn moves from Toledo, OH, to Fond du Lac, WI; from obit: Chadbourn arrives in Fond du Lac in photo business w/Henry S. Miller on Macy St
1875
Fond du Lac, WI, city directory Miller NOT listed
1882 or 1884
from Chadbourne obit: partnership with Henry S. Miller ends
1885 - 1892
Fond du Lac, WI, no city directories available
1893
Fond du Lac, WI, city directory as photographer at 512 Main; res 71 Forest

1897
Fond du Lac, WI, city directory Miller NOT listed
1901 - 1903
Fond du Lac, WI, city directory as photographer at 512 Main; res 96 e Division; F Edward Miller, photographer at same address
1905 - 1919
Fond du Lac, WI, city directory as photographer at 102 s Main; res 194 e Division
1921 - 1932
Fond du Lac, WI, city directory as photographer at 42-44 s Main
1933 Jun 28
Fond du Lac, WI, H S Miller dies at age 70 (Based on information from family trees shown on Ancestry.com. No other records have been found to support this.)
Most examples of H S Miller’s photography work found, were from the period when he was working with Cyrus Chadbourne, between about 1874 and 1884.

See Cyrus Chadbourne listing for more information.


photogrpher: Miller and Chadbourne
example found on Pinterest
with no source credit shown


Ashland (WI) Weekly News - 08 Jun 1887

Unfortunately, this is not Henry S Miller
but W R Miller of Minneapolis
See example just below
Green Bay (WI) Press Gazette - 26 Feb 1910

This may not be photographer
Henry S Miller, either
Fond du Lac (WI) Reporter - 03 Feb 1968
"50 years ago today"


Example from PhotoTree
This is probably Henry S Miller. Kewaskum, WI, is only about 20 miles from Fond du lac, WI.
photographer: Miller
415, 417, 419 Nicollet Ave, Minneapolis, MN
brnchea in Fergus Falls, WS, Ashland, WS and McCloud, MN
(This is NOT Henry S Miller. It is W R Miller. See also News Item at right. )


photographer: M Kenna and Miller
Fond du Lac, WI
This is quite likely Henry S Miller

There was a Frank C McKenna, photographer, working in Waukesha, WI, in 1909 but so far no connection has been made.


photographer McKenna and Miller
Fond du Lac, WI
example source not known

photographer McKenna and Miller
Fond du Lac, WI
example source not known


photographer: Miller and Eberhart
example source unknown

The example at the left is by photographers Miller and Eberhart. So far no documents have been found connecting these two.


photographer Miller and Chadbourne
Fond du Lac, WI
Flickr source John Maney

photographer: Miller Brothers
Milwaukee, WI
This may not be the same Miller as the one working most often in Fond du Lac, WI
example from TheCut

So far nothing has been found to connect these two cards from Milwaukee, WI, with the Henry Samuel Miller of Fond Du Lac, WI


photographer: Miller and Breitwisch
37 and 39 Wisconsin Street, Milwaukee, WI
example from auction site

photographer: Miller
159 Third Street, Milwaukee, WI
example from auction site


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.
Some examples on this page have been enhanced or restored for clarity and presentation here.

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