Baldwin and Son of Wichita, Kansas

photographer: Baldwin
Wichita, KS
example from auction site
(It appears from the monogram to be
Baldwin and Son)

Baldwin Studio
118 East Douglas

1884 Jun 27
Wichita (KS) Weekly Eagle, Nereus Baldwin is partnered with Ostergren at 38 E Douglas in Wichita, KS
1885 Jan 13
Wichita (KS) Weekly Eagle, Baldwin and Ostergren dissolve partnership
1885 Sep 10
N Baldwin has opened as Baldwin and Son (Fred) at 118 Douglas
1887
All ads are for Baldwin and Son at 118 East Douglas
(Baldwin and Son advertised heavily in 1892 at 118 E Douglas)
1892 Mar 09
Wichita (KS) Eagle, more ads for Baldwin and Son at 118 E Douglas

1894 Mar 17
Wichita (KS) Star, Small display ad for Baldwin, at 188 Douglas Av
1900 Oct 06
Wichita (KS) Eagle, display ad for Baldwin’s at 188 East Douglas (Big Electric Sign)
1901 Mar 31
Wichita (KS) Obituary for Nereus Baldwin
1910 Feb 12
Wichita (KS) Sunflower, small ad for Baldwin Studio at 118 E Douglas
1911 Apr 30
Fred Baldwin is opening a second studio at 115 East Douglas
1911 Jul 11
Small ad says Fred Baldwin is located in a studio over the bank, between Kress and Boston stores
1911 Dec 09
Small display ad says F H Reed is successor to Baldwin’s Studio

1912 Mar 06
Wichita (KS) Eagle, small ad for Fred Baldwin, studio between Kress and Boston store
1912 Oct 29
Wichita (KS) Beacon, small item says Fred Reed has purchased the Baldwin Studio at 118 E Douglas, while Fred Baldwin goes south for his health; in subsequent ads, Reed leans heavily on the Baldwin name in his ads such as “The Old Baldwin Studio”
1912 Oct 30
Wichita (KS) Eagle, item explains purchase of studio at 118 E Douglas by Fred H Reed; Fred Baldwin returns “This Spring” and opens a new location. “between Kress and Boston Store” new ads appear for the Baldwin Studio at this new location
1913 Jan 14
Wichita (KS) Eagle, obituary for Fred Baldwin who died 1913 Jan 13

Wichita (KS) Eagle -
17 Jun 1884

Wichita (KS) Eagle -
13 Jan 1885

Wichita (KS) Beacon -
10 Sep 1885

Wichita (KS) Beacon -
31 Oct 1887

Wichita (KS) Beacon -
09 Mar 1892

Wichita (KS) Star -
17 Mar 1894

Wichita (KS) Eagle -
06 Oce 1900

Wichita (KS) Eagle -
31 Mar 1901

Wichita (KS) Sunflower -
12 Feb 1910

Wichita (KS) Eagle -
11 Jul 1813

Wichita (KS) Catholic Advance -
09 Dec 1911

Wichita (KS) Beacon
29 Oct 1912

Wichita (KS) Beacon -
26 Oct 1912

Wichita (KS) Eagle -
30 Oct 1912

Wichita (KS) Eagle -
22 Sep 1912

Wichita (KS) Eagle -
14 Jan 1913

photographer:Baldwin and Son
118 Douglas Ave, Wichita, KS
example from contributor

photographer: Baldwin and Son
118 Douglas Ave, Wichita, KS
example from auction site

photographer:Baldwin and Son
Wichita, KS
example from auction site

photographer:Baldwin and Son
118 East Douglas, Wichita, KS
example from Bob Young on Flickr

photographer: Nereus Baldwin
Wichita, KS
CDV example from auction site

reverse of card at left

photographer:Baldwin and Son
118 East Douglas, Wichita, KS
example from contributor

photographer: Baldwin
Wichita, KS
example from contributor

photographer - Baldwin and Son
Anthony, KS
example from contributor
(Abnthony, KS, is just a very short distance from Wichita)

photographer - Baldwin and Son
Wichita, KS
example from contributor

photographer: Baldwin
Wichita, KS
example from contributor
Note the same chair in the next example

photographer: Baldwin
Wichita, KS
example from contributor

photographer: Baldwin and Son
Wichita, KS
example from contributor

photographer:Baldwin and Son
Wichita, KS
example from contributor

photographer: Baldwin and Son
Wichita, KS
example from contributor

Not the one you were looking for? Here's the photographer's INDEX by name. All the Cabinet Card photographers of the 19th century found in LOST GALLERY are listed there.

Cabinet cards typically have the photographer’s name and address printed on the bottom edge or the reverse of the card. 19th century photographers moved around a lot. The basic idea here is to find WHEN a photographer was WHERE, which will help date an unidentified CABINET CARD from your family album.

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M Brumfield of Dodge City, Kansas

photographer: Brumfield and Cobb
Dodge City, KS
example from Flickr collection of mj aux
So far it has not been established when Brumfield had a partner named Cobb. It must have been very brief.

Mikel (Michael) B Brumfield
(1855 - 1922)

1855 Apr
Ohio, census reports, Mikel (Michael: Brumfield is born to Arron and Nancy Brumvield
1880 Jun 11
Buena Vista, CO, U S Census, M Brumfield as photographer
1881 May
Washington, KS, Michael Brumfield and Minnie M Logan are married
1881 Jul 15
Hanover (KS) Democrat, item says M Brumfield gallery will be local until the 24 when he will go to Washington, KS
1885 Mar 01
Kinsley, KS, State census, M Brumfield as photographer
1886 Apr 24
Kinsley (KS) Mercury, small ad for Brumfield and Gessert photographers

1886 Dec 10
Kiowa County (Greensburg) KS, small ad for Brumfield of Kinsley (no Gessert)
1887 Jun 08
Greensburg (KS) Republican, item says Brumfield photograph gallery is struck by lightning and burns to the ground
1887 Jul thru Dec
Kinsley (KS) Daily Mercury, first small ads for Brumfield Gallery
1887 Jul 29 – 1887 Oct 21
Kinsley (KS) Daily Mercury, display ad for M Brumfield Gallery in Kinsley and Greensburg, KS
1888 Jan 30
Dodge City, KS, Globe, item says Brumfield is now located on Walnut street in Dodge City, KS
1888 Feb 09 to 1888 Nov 01
Dodge City (KS) Globe, display ads for Brumfield Gallery at corner of First AV and Walnut St
1890 Jan 02
Dodge City (KS) Times, small item says M Brumfield is now located in Pueblo, CO

1900 Jun 11
Silverton, CO, US census, Michael Brumfield as photographer
1910 Apr 23
Silverton, CO, US census, Michael Brumfield as photographer
1922
Aztec, New Mexico, Michael Brumfield dies (no obituary has been found)

Details of the whereabouts of Michael Brumfield are pretty sketchy. It appears he had a studio in Dodge City, Kansas, from about January of 1888 to at least November of 1888. Beginning in January of 1890 he seems to be established in Pueblo, Colorado. The fact is, he moved around a lot.

For more about his Colorado period, see the fine coverage at
19th Century Colorado Photographers.

photographer: Brumfield
Dodge City, KS
example from contributor

Hanover (KS) Democrat -
15 Jul 1881

Kinsley (KS) Mercury -
05 Jun 1886

Greesburg (KS) Signal -
10 Dec 1886

Greenburg (KS) Republican -
08 Jun 1887

Kinsley (KS) Daily Mercury -
12 Jul 1887 thru December

Garfield (KS) News -
29 Jul 1887

Dodge City (KS) Globe -
31 Jan 1888

Dodge City (KS) Times -
09 Feb 1888

Dodge City (KS) Times -
22 Mar 1888

Dodge City (KS) Times -
14 Jun 1888

Dodge City (KS) Times -
08 Nov 1888

photographer: Brumfield
Ouray, CO
example from contributor

photographer: Brumfield
Ouray, CO
example from contributor

photographer: Brumfield
Ouray, CO
example from contributor

Not the one you were looking for? Here's the photographer's INDEX by name. All the Cabinet Card photographers of the 19th century found in LOST GALLERY are listed there.

Cabinet cards typically have the photographer’s name and address printed on the bottom edge or the reverse of the card. 19th century photographers moved around a lot. The basic idea here is to find WHEN a photographer was WHERE, which will help date an unidentified CABINET CARD from your family album.

This is a work always in progress.

Aditional information and New examples are always welcome. Any additional information will help narrow the time that these precious antiques were made.

All submissions should be free of glare and shadows.
Do not crop.
Leave a border around each card. The edges are sometimes an important clue to the age of the card.
Email to the address found in the profile at the bottom of this page.

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

This page is free for educational and research purposes only but, as always, if the original owner of any of these examples objects to the use on this page, just let me know and they will be immediately removed.