R G Smith was in Washington, KS, during 1892 and 1893 so he is quite
probably the Smith in “Smith and Hooper”.
Roderick Gilbert Smith
(1850-1924)
1850 Jul 28
New York, death certificate, R G Smith is born to Roderick H Smith and
Mary Loveland Paddock
1865
Frankfort, New York, state census, 15 years old, living with
parents
1880 Jun 01
Chillicothe, MO, US census R G Smith as photographer; living in
boarding house
1882 Oct 03
St Joseph (MO) Gazette Herald news item says R G Smith of 4th street
has returned from KC
1883 Apr 13
St Joseph Herald news item says J W Graham has taken over the R G
Smith Gallery at the corner of Fourth and Edmund Streets
1885 Mar 01
Leavenworth, KS, state census, city directory, R G Smith as
photographer with J S Saurman; res ne cor 7th and Delaware
1886
Leavenworth, KS, city directory, R G Smith as photographer for J S
Saurman at Shawnee bet 5th & 6th; res sw cor 6th & Delaware
1887 Apr 22
Smith County Bulletin (Smith Center, KS) item says R G Smith,
photographer has relocated to Smith Center, KS
1888
St Joseph, MO, city directory, R Gilbert Smith as retoucher for J S
Saurman at 311 Felix; boarding at Hutton House
1889, 1890
St Joseph, MO, city directory, R Gilbert Smith as photographer for J S
Saurmanat 311 Felix; bds American
House
1891 Sep 24
Washington (KS) Weekly Post item says R G Smith is now working for
Hutchings and Crum; mentions nearly 20 years of experience with J R
Saurmen of St Joseph, MO
1891 Oct 02
Washington (KS) Register item says R G Smith of St Joseph, MO, will
operate the Hutchings Gallery in Washington while Hutchings is
travelling with his railroad photo-car
1891-1892
St Joseph, MO, city directory not available
1892
Washington, KS, Hutchings sells out to R G Smith; (See article 1893
Mar 31))
1893
St Joseph, MO, city directory, R Gilbert Smith NOT listed (J S Saurman
still listed at 311 Felix)
1893 Mar 31
Washington (KS) Republican item “Open Letter” from O L Hutchings
complains that H T Hooper is using the name Hutchings Studio for his
business; also that Hutchings sold out to R G Smith “over a year
ago”
1894 May 11
Cherokee (KS) Sentinel item says R G Smith was arrested for
counterfeiting; (possibly not the same R G Smith as there are no
follow up stories)
1900 Jun 02
Chicago, IL, US census, “Robert” G Smith as commercial traveler; res
3338 State st (Possibly not the photographer)
1901
Chicago, IL, city directory, unavailable
1902
Chicago, IL, city directory, R G Smith NOT listed
Location is unclear for years
1901 to 1910 (possibly incarcerated?)
1910 Apr 25
St Joseph, MI, US census, R G Smith as photographer; res 208 State
1910 May thru August
St Joseph (MI) Daily Press three different ads for R G Smith,
photographer at 208 State run about 35 times
1913 Mar 20
St Joseph (MI) Herald Press item says R G Smith has left for Chicago
to attend photographer meeting
1915 May 15
St Joseph (MI) Herald item mentions R G Gallery in the Sesser Block
1916 Jan 11
St Joseph (MI) Herald Press item says R G Smith, photographer, has
been ill
1916 Mar 20
St Joseph (MI) Daily Press item says R G Smith went to Chicago to
addend Eastman School for Professional Photographers
1916 Mar 23
St Joseph (MI) Herald Press item says R G Smith has returned from
Chicago
1916 September thru November
St Joseph (MI) Herald Press runs ten small ads for R G Smith
1920 Jan 06
St Joseph, MI, US census, “Robert” G Smith as photographer; res 208
State
1921
Obituary for R G Smith says he retired this year
1924 Feb 02
St Joseph, MI, death certificate, Roderick G Smith as photographer,
dies at age 73 of cerebral hemorrhage
Of the nine photographers named Smith that were in the area of
Washington, KS, during the cabinet card era, Roderick Gilbert Smith
was probably the most likely candidate for partner of H T Hooper in
Washington, KS.
03 Oct 1882
3 Apr 1883
St Joseph Herald - 15 Apr 1883
Smith Center (KS) County Bulletin -
22 Apr 1887
Washington (KS) Republican -
02 Dec 1892
31 Mar 1893
11 May 1894
It this the same
R G Smith?
This story ran in HUNDREDS of newspapers across Kansas and other
states. To date, no follow up story or confirmation has been found.
1910 May thru Oct
12 times
Ten Times
Twenty Times20 Mar 1913
St Joseph (KS) Herald Press -
15 May 1915
St Joseph (KS) Herald Press -
11 Jan 1916
20 Mar 1916
St Joseph (KS) Herald Press -
23 Mar 1916
St Joseph (KS) Herald Press -
25 Sep 1916
St Joseph (KS) Herald Press -
09 Nov 1916
02 Feb 1924
photographer: J S Saurman
311 Felix Street, St Joseph, MO
(Note: R G Smith worked for J S Saurman in 1885 and 1886)
example from auction site (restored)
The cabinet card at the left is by Hooper and Smith. Henry Thomas
Hooper was found and documented fairly well. See
Henry Thomas Hooper page.
But there were at least NINE photographers named Smith that could
POSSIBLY have been in Washington, KS, for a brief stay, between the
years of 1892 and 1909. This is a list:
Smith, Charles P, Topeka, KS
(123 miles to Washington)
Smith, Eugene Warren, Pittsburg, KS
(290 miles to Washington)
Smith, Gregory, Ottawa, KS
(171 miles to Washington)
Smith, Mrs M E, Chanute, KS; AKA Mrs M E Smith AND
Mrs Mary Elizabeth Maters-Smith
Smith, P S, Le Roy, KS (193 miles to Washington)(the same as
Peter Smith?)
Smith, Peter, Seneca, KS (71 miles to Washington)(No
information found on either)
Smith, R R, Larned, KS
(191 miles to Washington)
Smith, Rodrigo Gilbert Leavenworth, KS
(144 miles to Washington)
Smith, W H, Pardee, KS,
(Pardee is now a ghost town in Atchison county, KS)(117 miles to
Washington)
The photographer Smith, of Hooper and Smith, could be any one
or none of these. In order to determine which, if any, of
these photographers was possibly the one associated with
Henry T Hooper
in Washington, KS, a timeline or biography for each was
developed.
The research above shows that Rodrigo Gilbert Smith was probably
the photographer who was the Smith of Smith and Hooper. The date
would be about 1892.
photographer: Smith
Girard, KS
example from auction site
The card at the left was probably done by Eugene Warren Smith who
worked mostly in Pittsburg, KS. Girard, Kansas, is less than ten miles
from Pittsburg and the towns were connected by a rail line.
photographer: Saurmanexample from auction site
(mentioned in timeline 1885-1886)
photographer: Saurman
example from auction site
(mentioned in timeline 1885-1886)
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.
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and presentation here.
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