Friday, September 17, 2021

William M Oaks


Photographer: W. M. Oaks
East 5th Street. Holton, Kas
example from LOST GALLERY

William M Oaks
(1919 – 1913

1835 Jul 19
Perry County, OH, William M Oaks is born
1850 Nov 30
Monday Creek, Perry, OH, US census, William M Oaks at age 15
1859 Dec 11
Hocking, OH, Ohio records, 1900 US census, William M Oaksand Mary A Hawley are married
1860 Jun 25
Logan Village, Hocking, OH, US census, William M Oaks as plasterer
1870 Jun 30
Holton, KS, US census, William M Oaks as photographer
1872 May 02
Holton (KS) Express, small ad says Oaks as photographer is at the west side of the public square
1873 Feb 21, 1873 Jun 27
Holton (KS) Express, small ad says Oaks as photographer is at the west side of the public square
1875 Mar 01
Holton, KS, Kansas state census, WM Oaks as photographer
1875 Oct 28
Holton (KS) Recorder small ad says W M Oaks is at west side of square

1875 Dec 16, Dec 23
Holton (KS) Recorder small ad says W M Oaks is at west side of square
1876 Apr 02
Holton (KS) Recorder small display ad says W M Oaks is at west side of square; variations of this same ad ran almost monthly from 1875 through 1877
1877 Nov 15
Holton (KS) Recorder a small item says Oaks is now working for I P Buckles at his gallery
1880 Jun 01
Franklin Township, Jackson County, KS, William Oaks as photographer
1883 Sep 13
Holton (KS) Recorder small ad says Wm M Oaks is at West side of square
1883 Sep 30
Holton, KS, Grand Army of Republic post 46, William M Oaks as photographer
1884
Holton, KS, G A R post 46, William M Oaks at age 48 as photographer
1885 Feb 26
Holton (KS) Recorder small ad says Wm M Oaks is at west side of square
1885
Holton, KS, Kansas state census, W M Oaks as photographer
1885 Jul 06
Holton (KS) Recorder small ad says Wm M Oaks is at west side of square

1885 Oct 15
Holton (KS) Recorder small display ad shows Oaks has partnered with W R Ireland, still at the west side of the square
1885 Nov 18
Holton (KS) Recorder small display ad shows Oaks partnered with W R Ireland, still at the west side
1886 Jan 18
Holton (KS) Recorder small ad says Oaks and Ireland are still on the west side of square
1886 May 06
Holton (KS) Recorder small ad says Oaks and Ireland are still on the west side of square
1887 Nov 23
Holton (KS) Recorder small ad says Oaks and Ireland are still on the west side of square
1888 Jan 04
Holton (KS) Signal news item says Oaks and Ireland have dissolved partnership and Ireland is taking over the studio at the west side of the square; mentions that Oaks is retiring
1889 Feb 08
Whiting (KS) Weekly new/ad says that Oak’s New Cottage Gallery is on East Fifth Street, opposite the opera house
1889 Nov 07 (through December)
Holton (KS) Recorder small ad says W M Oaks “rooms at 58, East Fifth Street, opposite the Opera House”

1890 Jan 08, 1890 Oct 01
Holton (KS) Signal small ad says W M Oaks “rooms at 58, East Fifth Street, opposite the Opera House”
1891 Jan 08
Holton (KS) Recorder small ad says W M Oaks “rooms at 58, East Fifth Street, opposite the Opera House”
1892 Oct 20
Holton (KS) Recorder (15 ads this year) says that W M Oaks gallery is at No 58 East Fifth Street, one door east of the Josephine Hotel
1895 Mar 01
Holton, KS, Kansas state census, W M Oaks as photographer
1900 Jun 20
Holton, KS, US census William M Oaks as photographer; res 401 New Jersey Avenue
1901 Sep 06
Oskaloosa (KS) Independent large ad says W M Oaks is at the old Foster Gallery, Northwest Corner of the Square in Oskaloosa, KS
1902 Dec 31
Holton (KS) Signal small ad says W M Oaks is in Holton

1903 Sep 03
Holton (KS) Recorder ad/item says L D Creese of Mankato is taking over the W M Oaks gallery on east Fifth Street
1908 Oct 15
Holton (KS) Signal small item says Oaks Gallery is above Rippeth’s store, first stairway east of Tucker’s store
1909 Jul 01 (six times)
Holton (KS) Signal display ad says that W M Oaks is at First Stairway East of City Shoe Store, Northwest Corner of the Square
1909 Sep 23
Holton (KS) Signal item/ad says W M Oaks photographer is at the “old stand” over Rippeth’s store
1910 May 02
Holton, KS, US census, William Oaks as photographer; res 504 New Jersey Avenue
1911 Apr 12
Holton (KS) Recorder display ad says that W M Oaks is at new rooms over Sweet and Brown’s new clothing store; entrance on Fifth Street at the rear end of the Moore Bank Building, upstairs
1913 Jul 24
Holton, KS, KS records, William Oaks dies at age 78

This page is still under construction

Note: Oaks Gallery is NOT the same as Oak Gallery.

There was an "Oak Gallery" in Memphis, TN, operated by T M Hambury, G W Rowland and others.

Holton (KS) Express -
02 May 1872 Holton (KS) Express -
21 Feb 1873 Holton (KS) Express -
24 Oct 1873 Holton (KS) Express -
28 Aug 1874
Holton (KS) Express -
28 Aug 1874 Holton (KS) Express - 1875 repeated almost monthly all year Holton (KS) Recorder -
29 Mar 1877
Waterville (KS) Telegraph -
20 Jul 1877 Obviously an error!
Holton (KS) Recorder -
15 Nov 1877 Holton (KS) Recorder -
05 Sep 1878 Holton (KS) Recorder -
30 Sep 1880
Holton (KS) Recorder -
27 Oct 1881 Holton (KS) Recorder -
12 Jul 1883
Holton (KS) Recorder -
13 Sep 1883 Holton (KS) Signal -
16 Jan 1884 Holton (KS) Recorder -
25 Jun 1885
Holton (KS) Signal - 18 Nov 1885

The same sort of ad runs through 1886 and 1887

Holton (KS) Signal - 23 Nov 1887
Holton (KS) Signal -
04 Jan 1888 Holton (KS) Recorder -
05 Jan 1888
Whiting (KS) Weekly News -
08 Feb 1889
Holton (KS) Signal -
02 Jan 1889 Holton (KS) Recorder -
07 Nov 1889 (ran Oct through Dec) Holton (KS) Signal -
01 Oct 1890 (ran monthly)
Holton (KS) Recorder -
08 Jan 1891 (four times this year) Holton (KS) Recorder -
20 Oct 1892 (and about 15 times this year)
Holton (KS) Recorder -
26 Oct 1893 More of the gentle humor between competing photographers
Holton (KS) Recorder -
20 Dec 1894 (about 30 times this year) Holton (KS) Recorder -
10 Oct 1895 (about 25 times this year) Holton (KS) Recorder -
11 Jun 1896 (about 13 times Jan through Jun)
Holton (KS) Recorder -
02 Jul 1896 Holton (KS) Recorder -
09 Jul 1896
Holton (KS) Recorder -
03 Dec 1896
Holton (KS) Recorder -
20 Jul 1899
Holton (KS) Signal -
08 Aug 1900 Holton (KS) Recorder -
09 Aug 1900
The Onaga (KS) Republican -
09 Aug 1900 Holton (KS) Recorder -
23 May 1901
Oskaloosa (KS) Independent -
24 May 1901 Oskaloosa (KS) Times -
07 Jun 1901
NcLouth (KS) Times -
23 Aug 1901 Oskaloosa (KS) Independent -
06 Sep 1902 Holton (KS) Signal -
31 Dec 1902
Holton (KS) Signal -
03 Sep 1903 Holton (KS) Signal -
17 Sep 1908 Holton (KS) Signal -
15 Oc 1908
Holton (KS) Signal -
01 Jul 1909
Holton (KS) Signal -
23 Sep 1909 Holton (KS) Signal -
10 Mar 1910
Holton (KS) Recorder -
14 Apr 1910 Holton (KS) Recorder -
13 Spr 1911 Holton (KS) Recorder -
08 Apr 1913
Holton (KS) Recorder -
31 Jul 1913

The example at the right is not a cabinet card. This style mounting was in use as early as 1895 and most popular after 1900.

This was probably finished during the period that Oaks was at the North-West side of the square in Oskaloosa, KS, between late May of 1901 to early November of 1901.


This example is not a cabinet card. This was probably finished after 1901.

photographer: W M Oaks
East Fifth Street, Holton, KS
example from contributor
reverse of card at left
(owner inscribed at top:
"Mrs Simon Purdy Broadhead Wis" which probably means "Mrs Simon Purdy, Broadhead, Wis[consin])"
photographer: W M Oaks
East Fifth Street, Holton, KS
example from piccklick
photographer: W M Oaks
58 East Fifth Street, Holton, KS
example from Kansas History
photographer: W M Oaks
Holton, KS
example from Gen Site
reverse of card at left
photographer: W M Oaks
Holton, KS
example from wiki
reverse of card at left
photographer: Oaks and Ireland
Holton, KS
example from auction site
(finished between Oct 1885 and Jan 1888)
reverse of card at left
photographer: W M Oaks
Holton, KS
example from auction site
photographer: W M Oaks
East Fofth Street, Holton, KS
example from auction site
photographer: Creese
Mankato, KS
example from Ancestry.com
(Creese is mentioned in the timeline at 1903)
photographer: Creese
Mankato, KS
example from Ancestry.com
(Creese is mentioned in the timeline at 1903)
photographer: Creese
Mankato, KS
example from Ancestry.com
(Creese is mentioned in the timeline at 1903)
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