Frederick Gessner

Photographer: Gessner
Successor to C. E. Rykert
297 Jefferson Street, Buffalo, N. Y

Photographer: Gessner
Successor to C. E. Rykert
297 Jefferson Street, Buffalo, N. Y.

Photographer: Gessner
Successor to C. E. Rykert
297 Jefferson Street, Buffalo, N. Y.

Chauncey Rykert
(Jul 1851 - Jun 1937)
did not vacate the premises at 297 Jefferson Street in Buffalo, NY, until after 1898

Frederick Gessner (29 May 1861 - 1935)
Following the life of Frederick Gessner, photographer, was a bit difficult considering there were three Frederick Gessners, two in the same town at about the same age.

It appears that Gessner was a photographer from about 1892 to his death in 1935. He had his own studio between 1898 and 1909. After that it appears he worked for other galleries.

Gessner was at 841 Michigan, Buffalo, NY in the 1900 US Census.

The cards at the top would probably have been finished before about 1900 and after 1898.

1861 May 29
Germersheim, Germany, Frederick Gessner is born
1882
Frederick Gessner, age 10, arrives in the US

1892 Feb 16
Erie, NY, New York state census, Fred Gessner as photographer
1897
New York, US census, Fred Gessner and Wilhelmina Rudell marry
1898
Apparently Gessner takes over the studio of photographer Chauncey Rykert (Jul 1851 - Jun 1937), sometime late this year.
1898, 1899
Buffalo, NY, city directory Fred Gessner as photographer at 637 Bway; res 841 Michigan;
1900 Jun 06
Buffalo, NY, US census Frederick Gessner as photographer; res 841 Michigan
1902, 1903, 1904
Buffalo, NY, city directory, Fred Gessner as photographer at 637 Broadway; res 841 Michigan
1905 Jun 01
Buffalo, NY, New York state census, Frederick Gessner as photographer; res 841 Michigan st

1906
Buffalo, NY, city directory,, Fred Gessner as photographer; res 841 Michigan (Not listed in business pages)
1908
Buffalo, NY, city directory, Fred Gessner as photographer; res 841 Michigan; not listed in the business pages
1909
Buffalo, NY, city directory, Fred Gessner as photographer at ; res 841 Michigan (business pages incomplete)
1910 Apr 21
Buffalo NY, US census, Frederick Gessner as photographer; res 841 Michigan
1914
Buffalo, NY, state records wife Wilhelmina Rudell dies
1912, 1914, 1915
Buffalo, NY, city directory, Fred Gessner as photographer; res 841 Michigan (NOT listed in business pages)

1920
Erie, NY, passport application, Frederick Gessner as photographer
1923
Buffalo, NY, city directory, Fred Gessner as photographer; res 615 Goodyear Av; (NOT in business pages)
1925, 1926
Buffalo, NY, city directory, Fred Gessner as photographer; res 369 Dartmouth; (NOT in business pages)
1930 Apr 15
Buffalo, NY, US census, Frederick Gessner as photographer; res 369 Dartmouth
1931 1933, 1934
Buffalo, NY, city directory, Fredk Gessner as retoucher; res 615 Goodyear (wife Marie L listed also)
1935 Dec 04
New York death index; Frederick Gessner dies at age 74

Passport Application

photographer: Rykert
297 Jefferson, Buffalo, NY
example from auction site
(Apparently made 1898 or before. See timeline.)

reverse of card at left

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