DeLancy A Loomis

Photographer: D. A. Loomis
Fredonia, Kans.
example from LOST GALLERY

Photographer: D. A. Loomis
Fredonia, Kansas
example from LOST GALLERY
See also the CDV PAGE for another from Loomis

Delancy A. Loomis was photographer in Fredonia, KS, from about 1878 to his death in 1910. He dabbled in local politics during the 1890’s.

US census reports show that D. A. Loomis was an active photographer from 1880 to 1900. There was little in the way of a city directory for Fredonia, KS, so there’s not much supporting evidence.

Delancy’s brother Frederick A Loomis was photographer in Cherryvale, KS, from 1881 to 1887 when the studio was destroyed by fire. He worked for his brother for a while after that in Fredonia, KS. He apparently had a studio in Salina, KS, during 1890. (Example at bottom of page.) Then finally he opened a gallery Emporia, KS, around 1898 and remained there until his death in 1936.

DeLancy A. Loomis
(28 Aug 1848 - Jan 1910)

1848 Aug 28
Otisco, MI, state records, Delancy A Loomis is born to Alexis N Loomis and Anna Maria Russell

1859 Sep 28
Otisco, MI, state records, Frederick A Loomis is born
1860
Otisco, MI, US census, Delancy A Loomis living with parents at age 12
1870 Jul 12
Otisco, MI, US census, Delancy Loomis living with parents, no occupation shown
1871 Nov 26
Ronald, MI, state records, Delancy Loomis marries Alice Salome Mosher
1876 Jan 01
Iona County, MI, state records, daughter Grace Mack Loomis is born
1878 Aug 30
Wilson County Citizen (Fredonia, KS) item says D A Loomis has a tent at the southeast corner of the square and plans to open a gallery in Fredonia, KS
1878 Dec 06
Wilson County Citizen (Fredonia, KS) item says D A Loomis has opened a studio called “Fredonia Art Gallery”
1879 Jan 24
Wilson County Citizen (Fredonia, KS) small ad for Fredonia Art Gallery begins running monthly through1880

1879 May 16
Wilson County Citizen (Fredonia, KS) small ad says D A Loomis will take “all kinds of produce” in exchange for photographs, gallery on east side of square
1879 Sep 26
Wilson County Citizen (Fredonia, KS) news item says George R Lemon, a brother in law, will open a gallery in Neodesha, KS
1880 Jan 30
Wilson County Citizen (Fredonia, KS) news item says a sister (probably Ester) is studying photographer at the Loomis gallery
1880 Jun 09
Fredonia, KS, US census, Delancy A Loomis as photographer
1881 Jan 21
Wilson County Citizen (Fredonia, KS) item says F A Loomis (Brother) has opened a gallery at Cherryvale, KS
1882 Dec 29
Wilson County Citizen (Fredonia, KS) news item mentions L O Butcher is working at the D A Loomis Gallery

1883 Feb 09
Wilson County Citizen (Fredonia, KS) news item mentions Fred Loomis of Cherryvale, KS
1883 Nov 09
Neodesha (KS) News item says Newton Kent has bought the G R Lemon photograph gallery in Neodesha, KS; Kent worked for D A Loomis in Fredonia, KS; G R Lemon, a brother in law of D A Loomis, has quit the business
1884 Jul 18
Wilson County Citizen (Fredonia, KS) news item says L O Butcher is in charge of the Loomis Gallery during a vacation
1885 Jun 04
Fredonia, KS, state records, daughter Blanche Loomis is born
1887 Jan 14
Wilson County Citizen (Fredonia, KS) news item says the Fred Loomis gallery in Cherryvale was destroyed by fire
1888 Feb 24
Wilson County Citizen (Fredonia, KS) news item shows Fred Loomis is working at D A Loomis gallery in Fredonia, KS

1888 Oct 05
Wilson County Citizen (Fredonia, KS) news item describes burglary of D A Loomis gallery
1890 May 23
Wilson County Citizen (Fredonia, KS) news item says Annie Baggett is student of photography at D A Loomis Gallery
1890 Sep 19
Wilson County Citizen (Fredonia, KS) item mentions F A Loomis is living in Salina, KS
1890 - 1891
D A Loomis starts getting active in city politics according to items in local newspapers; he will serve on the city council of Fredonia, KS, for many years
1894 Feb 09
Wilson County Citizen (Fredonia, KS) news item says Arlie Knaus is learning the photography business from D A Loomis
1895 Sep 27
Wilson County Citizen (Fredonia, KS) item says F A Loomis is in Salina, KS
1898 Apr 15
Wilson County Citizen (Fredonia, KS) item says F A Loomis is in Emporia, KS

1900 Jun 12
Fredonia, KS, US census, Delancy Loomis as photographer
1904 Dec 30
Wilson County Citizen (Fredonia, KS) item says D A Loomis has hired L P Butcher
1905 Mar 01
Fredonia, KS, State census, Delancy Loomis as photographer
1910 Dec 18
Fredonia, KS, state records, Delancy Loomis dies at age 61
1910 -1936
Frederick A Loomis continues on in photography, mostly in Emporia, KS, until his death in 1936.
1921 Aug 26
Neodesha (KS) Daily Sun, George R Lemon dies at age 77; obit says he was photographer in the ‘70’s
1936
Frederick A Loomis dies

Wilson County Citizen (Fredonia KS) -
30 Aug 1878


Wilson County Citizen (Fredonia KS) -
07 Dec 1878

Ran monthly through 1878

Wilson County Citizen (Fredonia KS) -
16 May 1879

ran monthly through 1879

Wilson County Citizen (Fredonia KS) - 26 Sep 1879


Wilson County Citizen (Fredonia KS) -
30 Jan 1880


Wilson County Citizen (Fredonia KS) -
21 Jan 1881


Wilson County Citizen (Fredonia KS) -
29 Dec 1882

Wilson County Citizen (Fredonia KS) -
12 Oct 1883


Wilson County Citizen (Fredonia KS) -
09 Feb 1883

Neodesha, KS newspaper - 09 Nov 1883

Wilson County Citizen (Fredonia KS) -
18 Jul 1884

Wilson County Citizen (Fredonia KS) -
12 Jun 1885


Wilson County Citizen (Fredonia KS) - 14 Jan 1887


Wilson County Citizen (Fredonia KS) -
14 Oct 1887

Wilson County Citizen (Fredonia KS) -
24 Feb 1888


Wilson County Citizen (Fredonia KS) -
05 Oct 1889


Wilson County Citizen (Fredonia KS) -
23 May 1888

Wilson County Citizen (Fredonia KS) -
19 Sep 1890

Wilson County Citizen (Fredonia KS) -
25 Dec 1891

Wilson County Citizen (Fredonia KS) -
09 Feb 1894

Wilson County Citizen (Fredonia KS) -
27 Sep 1895

Wilson County Citizen (Fredonia KS) -
15 Apr 1898

Wilson County Citizen (Fredonia KS) -
12 may 1899

Wilson County Citizen (Fredonia KS) -
06 Apr 1900


Wilson County Citizen (Fredonia KS) -
28 Mar 1902

Wilson County Citizen (Fredonia KS) -
04 Apr 1902

Wilson County Citizen (Fredonia KS) -
17 Apr 1903


Wilson County Citizen (Fredonia KS) -
30 Dec 1904


Wilson County Citizen (Fredonia KS) -
15 May 1908


Wilson County Citizen (Fredonia KS) -
31 Dec 1909

Wilson County Citizen (Fredonia KS) -
07 Jan 1910

Wilson County Citizen (Fredonia KS) -
25 Feb 1910


Wilson County Citizen (Fredonia KS) -
21 Nov 1918


Wilson County Citizen (Fredonia KS) -
24 Apr 1919

Noedesha Daily Sun - 27 Aug 1921

Emporia News - 09 Nov 1936

cdv example from LOST GALLERY

photographer: D A Loomis
Fredonia, KS
example from auction site

reverse of card at left

photographer: D A Loomis
Fredonia, KS
example from auction site

reverse of card at left

photographer: D A Loomis
Fredonia, KS
example from Dead Fred

photographer: D A Loomis
Fredonia, KS
example from auction site

photographer: D A Loomis
Fredonia, KS
example from auction site

photographer: D A Loomis
Fredonia, KS
example from Ancestry Message Board

photographer: D A Loomis
Fredonia, KS
example from auction site

photographer: D A Loomis
Fredonia, KS
example from auction site

photographer: D A Loomis
Fredonia, KS
example from auction site

Photo at right is of the Palace Photograph Studio in Fredonia, KS, (second building from right) photograph credited to D A Loomis.

photographer: Loomis
Salina, KS
example from auction site

photographer: Loomis
Salina, KS
example from auction site
(probably finished during 1890,
see timeline at top of page)

photographer: F A Loomis
Salina, KS
example from auction site
(probably finished during 1890,
see timline at top of page)

photographer: F A Loomis
Salina, KS
example from pinterest
(This would be Frederick A Loomis, a brother of D A Loomis.)

photographer: Loomis
Cherryvale, KS
example from auction site
(from 1891 or after, see timeline)

Examples below have NOT yet been connected to D A Loomis of Fredonia, KS.

photographer M A Loomis
Jefferson, Ohio
example from Dead Fred

It appears from the documents available, Milo A Loomis was a life-long photographer with a gallery apparently in the same place in Jefferson, OH, a sub-division of Ashtabula, OH, from 1870 to 1913 when he died.

photographer: M A Loomis
Example from auction site

photographer: M A Loomis
Jefferson, OH
Example from auction site

photographer: Loomis
Galesburg, IL
example from Dead Fred

photographer: Loomis
Galesburg, IL
example from auction site

photographer: L Loomis
9 Main st, Galesburg, IL
example from Dead Fred

photographer: Loomis
9 Main Street, Galesburg, IL
example from pinterest

photographer: WE and WR Loomis
9 Main Street, Galesburg, IL
example from auction site

reverse of card at left

photographer: Loomis
Chicago, IL
example from auction site

photographer: Loomis
Cor Market and 7th Streets, Parkersburg, WV example from auction site

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