Reverse of Card at the left.
"Largest and finest equipped photographic Gallery in the world"
"3 immense floors alive with the best photographic talent possible to procure."
"Cloudy days good as sunshine, studio open every day."
Photographer: Hartley
309 W. Madison St. Chicago
For more photographs by Hartley see also here:
Danish American Immigrant Photos
Rootsweb/Ancestry.com
Who Were They/Photographer Hartley
Who Were They/Like Mother, Like Baby
uneinsamkeiten.blogspot.com/unknown-woman
Edward F. Hartley
(1849 - 10 Oct 1887)
Edward Hartley was born 1849 in Wadsworth, OH. The date he left Ohio
is undetermined but, according to one obituary, had a photograph
studio in Jacksonville, IL, before moving to Chicago in 1875.
News items and other documents say that he was active as a
photographer in Chicago from 1873 to 1887. He opened his studio in
Chicago at 309 W Madison where he continued until his death in
1887.
However, the photograph studio carried on some years after his death
under the management of his brother Charles Hartley and others. It
would certainly be possible that some photographs from the studio
continued with the same imprint. And oddly, the city directory kept
Edward Hartley in the listings for three years after his death.
Not much was found about his brother, Charles Hartley, except for the
newspaper article shown here.
Timeline Edward F Hartley
(1843-1887)
1843 or 1847
Wadsworth, OH, Edward F Hartley is born to Charles F Hartley and
Louisa Hartley
1860
Fredericktown, OH, US census Edwart F Hartley at age 17
1873
Jacksonville, IL, Chicago Inter Ocean newspaper item says E F Hartley
began his photographic this year
1875, 1876
Chicago, IL, city directory, Edward F Hartley NOT listed
1876 May
Chicago, IL, Inter Ocean newspaper says Hartley came to Chicago and
opened his first studio at 309 w Madison
1877
Chicago, IL, city directory, Edward F Hartley as photographer at 309
Madison; boards at 306 w Washington; Charles Hartley as photographer;
boards at 306 w Washington
1878
Chicago, IL, city directory, Edward F Hartley as photographer at 309 w
Madison; boards at 306 w Washington; Charles Hartley as photographer;
boards at 32 Aberdine
1882
Chicago, IL, city directory, Edward F Hartley as photographer at 309 w
Madison; res same
1885, 1887
Chicago, IL, city directory, Edward F Hartley as photographer at 309 w
Madison; res 56 May
1887 Oct 10
Cook County, IL, Marriage & Death index shows Edward F Hartley dies at
age 44
The following city directory listings are probably in error as
several documents show that Edward F
Hartley died 10 Oct
1887
1887, 1888, 1889
Chicago, IL, city directory, Edward F Hartley as photographer at 309 w
Madison; res 56 May; Charles Hartley as manager or clerk at 309 w
Madison
1890
Chicago, IL, city directory, Edward F Hartley as photographer at 309 w
Madison; Charles F Hartley as clerk at 309 w Madison
1891
Chicago, IL, city directory Edward F Hartley NOT listed; Charles
Hartley as mngr at 309 Madison, res 929 w Jackson
1892, 1893, 1894, 1895 city directories NOT available
1896
Chicago, IL, city directory Charles F Hartley as photographer at 163
State; Edward F Hartley NOT listed
photographer C W Hartley
Matoon, IL
example from mj aux on Flickr
finished probably after C F Hartley "eloped" and left Chicago.
photographer: Hartley
Chicago
example from auction site
note this imprint differs from all others on this page
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