J M Buck of Paola, KS

John M Buck was a life-long photographer and he moved around often. According to newspaper accounts, J M Buck opened his gallery in Paola, KS, in November of 1888. In March of 1892, Buck and his wife take a vacation trip to Mansfield, MO. He re-opens the Paola Gallery in April, 1892 but apparently does not stay long. His next gallery is in Parsons, Kansas.

Paola (KS) Times -
29 Nov 1888

Paola (KS) Times -
03 Mar 1892

photographer: Buck
Paola, KS
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photographer: Buck
Paola, KS
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photographer: J M Buck
East Side Park Square, Paola, KS
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photographer: Buck
Paola, KS example from auction site (See also: Coffeeville, KS)

photographer: Buck
Paola, KS
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photographer: Buck Brothers
Paola, KS
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photographer: Buck
Paola, KS
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photographer: Buck
Paola, KS
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photographer: J M Buck
East Side Park Square, Paola, KS
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reverse of card at left

photographer: J M Buck
Paola, KS
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According to newspaper items, J M Buck worked in Coffeyville, KS, from late in 1894 to May of 1897 wnen he moved to Bartlesville, KS.

photographer: J M Buck
Coffeyville, KS
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photographer: J M Buck
Coffeyville, KS
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photographer: J M Buck
Coffeyville, KS
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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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Alonzo Beecher Chalfant of Beaver Falls, PA

photographer A B Chalfant
915-917 Seventy Av, Meaver Falls, PA
example from contributor C Brown
(example greatly restored)

Alonzo Beecher Chalfant
(1857-1927)
1857 Jan 08
Alonzo B Chalfant is born to Ephriam Chalfant and Suzanne Umphreville
1880 Jun 16
Beaver Falls, PA, US census, A B Chalfant as photographer; res 515 Main
1895, 1896, 1897, 1898, 1899
Beaver Falls, PA, tax records, A B Chalfant as photographer (no address shown)
1900 Jun 11
Beaver Falls, PA, US census, A B Chalfant as photographer; res 1311 6th Street
1902
Beaver Falls, PA, city directory, Alonzo B Chalfant as photographer at 1124 Seventh; res 1311 Sixth

1910 Jun 01
Beaver Falls, PA, US census, Alonzo Chalfant as photographer; res 1211 Nineth Av
1910
Beaver Falls, PA, city directory, A B Chalfant, as photographer at 1124 Seventh st
1915
Beaver Falls, PA, city directory, A B Chalfant as photographer 1124 Seventh Av
1920 Jan 05
Beaver Falls, PA, US census, Alonzo Chalfant as photographer; res 1220 9th Av
1927 Nov 20
Perdix, PA, Death Cert, Alonzo Beecher Chalfant dies at age 70

Chalfant was a lifelong photographer it appears. No records have been found to show where he was between 1880 and 1890 but this is probably when he had a gallery at 915-917 Seventh, but that is just a guess.

photographer: A B Chalfant
Beaver Falls, PA
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photographer: Chalfant
916-917 Seventh Av, Beaver Falls, PA
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photographer: A B Chalfant
Beaver Falls, PA
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photographer: A B Chalfant
Beaver Falls, PA
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photographer: A B Chalfant
Beaver Falls, PA
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reverse of card at left

photographer: A B Chalfant
Main Street, Beaver Falls, PA
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reverse of card at left

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.

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H W Atherton of Kansas

photographer: H M Atherton
North Topeka, KS
example from auction site

Hezekiah Martin Atherton
(1858 - 1933)

1883 Jul 01
Topeka KS Daily Commonwealth, item says H M Atherton has arrived in Topeka from Boston
1884 April
First ads for H M Atherton Gallery in Topeka appear
1885 May 15
Topeka (KS) Weekly Times, item shows Atherton has two galleries, one on each side of the river
1886 Oct 23
Salina Spirit of KS, item says Atherton will open a gallery in Salina
Advertises heavily in 1886, 1887, 1888
1889 Jan 28
Osage (KS) Daily, item says Harry McNulty who was running the Atherton gallery in Osage, has skipped out
1890 Oct 08
Greenwood (KS) County Republican, notice partnership dissolved between Atherton and Thomas Lewis

1890 Oct 17
Eureka (KS) Republican, item says Atherton has sold the Eureka Gallery to Thomas Lewis
1890 Oct 31
Severy (KS) Telegram, item says Atherton attempts to sell potatoes to merchants in town
1890 Nov 21
Eureka (KS) Democratic Messenger, item says Atherton went to Fort Worth, TX, to scout locations for a new gallery
1890 Nov 30
Salina (KS) Journal, long (and confusing) item says Mr E Lubber ran the Atherton Gallery for 15 months; next J F Cook operated for four months; Mr Fishback took over and ran the gallery for two months;
1890 Dec 07-10
Salina (KS) Journal, item tells of partnership of O Holcomb and H M Atherton
1891 Jan 14
Eureka (KS) Greenwood County Republican; small note that Atherton is working in Salina, KS
1892 Jan 22
Salina (KS) Herald, long news item describes a new gallery built by Atherton on Iron Av

1893 Oct 17
Salina (KS) Journal, twin items describe the animosity between Holcomb and Atherton
1895 Nov 01
Salina (KS) New Era, Atherton continues to advertise a gallery “Opposite Post office”
1896 May 21
Salina (KS) Herald, Glowing article/ad for Atherton Gallery still on Iron across from post office
1898 Jan 07
Salina (KS) Herald, Another glowing article/ad for Atherton
1898 Aug 05
Salina (KS) Sun, announcement of wedding of Atherton and Miss Olive E Phillips
1904, 1907
Salina, KS, city directory, H M Atherton as photographer at 111 E Iron
1909 May 09
Salina (KS) Western KS Journal, city decides to allow Atherton to move his building

It appears Atherton gets into city politics a bit at about this point but maintains the photography business

1909 through 1919
Salina, KS, city directory, Hezekiah M Atherton as photographer; business pages: H M Atherton as photographer at 111 E Walnut
1921
Salina, KS, city directory, Hezekiah M Atherton as photographer for Kersten Atherton; Kersten Atherton listed “asst. Kodak Finisher”
1923
Salina, KS, city directory, Hezekiah M Atherton as photographer in res pages; Kristen also listed as photographer; NO listing in business pages
1925
Salina, KS, city directory, Atherton listed at 627 Johnston Av, not listed in business pager
1927
Salina, KS, city directory, Atherton listed at 627 Johnston Av, not listed in business pages
1929
Salina, KS, city directory, Atherton is listed as asst librarian in res pages, no listing in business pages
1931
Salina, KS, city Directory, Atherton is listed in residential pages but not in bus pages

1933
Hezekiah M Atherton dies at age 74 (No actual date has been found)

It appears that H M Atherton had many several locations in several cities up until about 1909. From then on, his gallery is at 111 E Walnut until 1919. After that it appears he does maintain his own gallery.

Topeka (KS) Daily Commonwealth -
01 Jul 1883

Topeka (KS) Weekly Times -
24 Apr 1884

Topeka (KS) Weekly Times -
15 Apr 1885

Topeka (KS) Daily Commonwealth -
29 Nov 1885

The Spirit of Kansas -

Osage (KS) Daily Kansas People -
28 Jan 1889

The Hamilton (KS) Broadaxw -
20 Dec 1889

Greenwood (KS) County Republican -
08 Oce 1890

Eureka (KS) Republican -
17 Oct 1890

Severy (KS) Telegram -
31 Oce 1890

Eureka (KS) Democratic Messenger _
21 Nov 1890

Salina (KS) Journal -
30 Nov 1890

Salina (KS) Journal -
07 Dec 1890

Salina (KS) Evening News -
10 Dec 1890

Salina (KS) Journal _
12 Dec 1890

Greenwood County (KS) Republican -
14 Jan 1891

Salina (KS) Journal -
03 Dec 1891

Admire (OK) Advance -
01 Nov 1892

Salina (KS) Journal -
17 Oct 1893

Salina (KS) Herald -
21 Aug 1896

photographer: Atherton
Salina, KS
example from contributor

reverse of card at left

photographer: H W Atherton
Salina, KS
example from auction site

reverse of card at left
(This reverse is NOT the same as the other on in this row.)

photographer: Atherton
Salina, KS
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photographer: Atherton and Hopkins
Salina, KS
example from McBride Rare Books

photographer: Atherton and Hopkins
Salina, KS
example from auction site
(H M Atherton and T E Hopkins were partners about July 1898 to May 1900 )

photographer: H W Atherton
Salina, KS
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photographer: H W Atherton
Salina, KS
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photographer: Atherton
North Topeka, Eureka, Osage City, Salina

photographer: H W Atherton
Salina, KS
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photographer: H M Atherton
North Topeka, KS
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photographer: H M Atherton
One Block From Bridge, Topeka, KS
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photographer: Atherton
Eureka, KS
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photographer: H M Atherton
North-Topeka, KS
example from auction site

For more of Atherton see this pages:
Kansas Cabinet Cards - Cities - S

photographer: H M Atherton
One Block from Bridge, North Topeka, KS
example from auction site

Is the photographer Atherton from Charles City, Iowa, the same as the Atherton that partnered with Holcomb in Salina, Kansas? Nothing has been found so far connecting this Atherton with H M Atherton of Kansas
More research pending.
So far, NO Atherton has been found in Iowa, in the right time frame.

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.