Tuesday, October 30, 2018

Cyrus Chadbourne




Photographer:
Miller and Chadbourne
Fond Du Lac, Wis

See also Henry S. Miller

Cyrus Chadbourne
(07 Dec 1843 - 14 Jul 1913)

Data sources are
US Census
Fond du Lac city directory
Toledo, OH, city directory
History of Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin
Photo Beacon 1897
Directory of early Michigan Photographers by David V. Tinder 2013
Obituary from Fond du Lac Daily newspaper 1913

There will be some overlapping of dates since the data comes from several sources and assumptions have been made about events. A general sense of where Chadbourne was working can still be drawn.

1843
born in Cumberland, ME
1869, 1870
moves to Monroe, MI as photograph artist
1872
in S. Wing Gallery in Monroe, MI, at 23 front st
1873-1874
as photographer in Toledo, OH, at 183 Summit
1874
Toledo, OH, as photographer with E H Alley at 324 Superior

1874 Aug
From History of Fond du Lac County 1884: moves from Toledo, OH, to Fond du Lac, WI; from obit: arrives in Fond du Lac in photo business w/Henry S. Miller on Macy St
1882 or 1884
from obit: partner with Henry S. Miller ends
1883 - 1886
(From city directory listings) Chadbourne as photographer in Milwaukee, WI
1897 - 1892
as photographer in Fond du Lac, WI; Photo Beacon reports Chadbourne as first president of the Photographer Association of Wisconsin.
1893 - 1900
From Tinder Directory: as photographer with Miller again
1898-1903
as photographer with studio in Milwaukee, WI


Chadbourne residence and gallery

1901
as photographer with studio at 98 Macy, Fond du Lac
1903
as photographer with studio at 512 Main; ref obit: retires from business
1905
as photographer with studio at 295 Sheboigan, Fond du Lac, WI
1907
as photographer but not in business pages
1910
as photographer working from home
1913 Jul 14
dies in Fond du Lac, WI, of stroke, age 69

This cabinet card was probably finished during those years when Chadbourne and Miller were partners in Fond du Lac, WI, from August 1874 to about 1884.



14 Jul 1913 Fond du Lac Daily Commonwealth newspaper




photographer: Chadbourne
Fond Du Lac
from MJ AUX on Flickr


photographer: Miller & Chadbourne
Found Do Lac, Wis
from pinterest no source credited

photographer: Miller & Chadbourne
Found Do Lac, Wis
from pinterest no source credited

photographer: Miller & Chadbourne
Found Do Lac, Wis
from pinterest no source credited


photographer: Chadbourne
224-6 Grand Avenue, Milwaukee, Wis.
example from the collection of Derek on Flickr

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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