photographer: Erickson
East Rockford
example from LOST GALLERY
photographer:
EriksonRockford, Illinois
Erikson
Rockford, Illinois
In searching for Erickson of East Rockford, IL, a 19th century
photographer, an Erickson of Rockford, IL, a CONTEMPORARY photographer
was found. This muddled searches somewhat.
In the decades of the cabinet card, there were a dozen or more
photographers named Erickson.
According to the 1910 US census alone there were 6 photographers at
that time named Erickson, in north eastern US:
Frank C Erickson, Peabody, MA
Charlie Erickson, Minneapolis, MN
Charles Erickson, Minneapolis, MN
Charles L Erickson, Chicago, IL
Charles J Erickson, Chicago, IL
Erick Erickson of Chicago, IL
And one in Delta, CO named Charles A Erickson.
The three most likely to be the Erickson who worked in Rockford, IL,
were the photographers in Chicago: Charles J, Charles L and Erick.
There were no records placing any of the three in Rockford, IL, at any
time. But there are gaps in the Chicago and Rockford records that
would allow any of the three to be located Rockford temporarily.
Charles L Erickson is most often listed as “Commercial Photographer”
so it is possible that he never did any portrait work.
Charles J Erickson records are few.
The best candidate seems to be Erick Erickson. Erick appears steadily
as a photographer in Chicago city directories except for a two year
drop out in 1898 and 1899. Possibly he worked in Rockford, IL, at that
time. There are no records to prove this.
But any of these three could have made the 70 or so mile trip over to
Rockford, IL, to spend a few days or weeks or months in a rented
studio, making cabinet card portraits. The available Rockford city
directories never list an Erickson, photographer.
No conclusions based on the location of the photographer can be made
to date the cabinet cards shown here. The style of the cards would
suggest 1886 - 1895.
Dixon (IL) Evening Telegraph - 01 Jan 1914
Again is it unknown at this time if this is the same photographer
Erickson as the Charles Erickson of Dixon, IL, shown at the top.
photographer: Erickson330 E State Street, Rockford, IL
example from auction site
(greatly enhanced)
photographer: Erickson
330 E State Street, Rockford, IL
example from auction site
(greatly enhanced)
Rockford, IL
example from contributor
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