Hardie Brothers

Photographer: Hardie Bros.
Sunset Rock and Point Lookout Galleries
Lookout Mt, Tenn.

The reverse of the card on the left.

Henry Herbert Hardie
(Feb 1865 - 16 Sep 1935)

Charles E. Hardie
(08 Sep 1870 - 13 Jan 1956)

Henry Hardie was born in Ellesmere, Shropshire, England. In 1867, when he was two, the family migrated to Canada. Charles Hardie was born in Middelsex, Ontario, Canada.
1885
(US Census) Henry Hardie moves from Ontario, Canada to Hamilton County TN
1888
(US Census) Henry Hardie and Sallie Belle Cooke Marry in Hamilton County Tennessee.
1889
(US Census) Charles Hardie moves from Ontario, Canada to Hamilton County TN
1900
(US Census) In Hamilton, TN, Charles is living with his brother Henry and wife and three daughters. The 1900 US Census is the only document found that actually lists them living in the same house. Henry Hardie is shown as photographer and Charles Hardie apparently unemployed. This is the only time photography is mentioned in any record found of either brother.

1905
(Chattanooga, TN, City Directory) Charles operating restaurant, Henry not listed
1910
(US Census) Henry living in Hudson, MI, and no records available show he ever returned to Tennessee. Charles has not been found in the 1910 Census.
1911
Charles and Daisy English marry in Hamilton, Ontario
1920
(US Census) Charles is listed as merchant, and in following documents listed in business as Hardie and Caudle clothing
1935
Henry Dies
1956
Charles Dies

Signal Mountain, Chattanooga and Lookout Mountain are all in Hamilton, County, TN.
The only time the Hardie brothers were together in Hamilton County, TN, is 1899 to 1905

photographer: Hardie Bros
(actually this one is not stamped and the reverse is not available)
example from auction site

photographer: Hardie Bros
Sunset Rock, Tenn
example from auction site

reverse of card at left

photographer: Hardie Bros
Lookout Mountain, TN
example from auction site

reverse of card at left

photographer: Hardie Bros
Lookout Mountain, TN
example from facebook

reverse of card at left

This may not be a cabinet card at all. The copy found had been cropped so the original format is unknown. It has been presented here as a cabinet card as this seems to be the dominant format used by this photographer.

photographer: Hardie Bros
example from unknown source

Many of the photographs of Umbrella Rock found over the past several years have been cropped, damaged or distorted in some way. The photographer is often not identified.

Some were done by photographer J Birny Linn and his brother, Robert M Linn. A great accounting of this photographer can be seen at
Jeffery Kraus Antique Photographics.

Perhaps there were other professional photographers working that spot. The site was declared "Dangerous" and fenced off in about 1938. But before then, many tourists had a chance to get a snapshot of the historic spot.

photographer: Hardie Brothers
Lookout Mountain, TN
Example from auction site

reverse of card at left

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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