Henry Melville Judd

Photographer: H. M. Judd
87 Front Street
Chicopee Falls, Mass.
example from LOST GALLERY

reverse of card a left

Henry Melville Judd (10 Sep 1848 - 20 May 1921)

H. M. Judd was born in Whately, MA. His mother died when he was 12 and his father died when he was 14. He never married and lived in boarding houses and rented rooms all his life.

From Whatley, MA, he moved to Middlebury, MA, at age 12.
He is found in Amherst, MA, in 1870 living next door to another photographer when he was 22.
Then in 1877 he is in Springfield, MA, age 29. He sets up his own studio there over a drug store.
Here is a timeline of his studio locations based on documents found.
1877 - 1882 studio over Knox Drug store
1883 studio at 42 Front
1889 - 1890 at 87 Front
1890 - 1892 at 87 Main (street name change)
1895 - 1912 at 13 Church. Chicopee Falls, MA
1913 - 1920 unknown
1921 at 71 Market.

Using these dates the card at the left imprinted with 87 Front Street, must have been finished between about 1884 and 1890. The other card from 87 Main Street would have been done between 1890 and 1895.

photographer: H M Judd
Note the address is "Front" street.
On the reverse the name is changed to "Main" street.
example from lost gallery

This is the reverse of the card on the left.
Note the address is "Main" street.

photographer: H M Judd
87 Main, Chicopee Falls, MA
example from auction site

reverse of card at left

photographer: H M Judd
87 Main, Chicopee Falls, MA
example from auction site

referw=se of the card at left

photographer: H M Judd
87 Main, Chicopee Falls, MA
example from auction site

photographer: H M Judd
Chicopee Falls, MA
example from auction site

photographer: H M Judd
87 Main, Chicopee Falls, MA
example from auction site

reverse of card at left

photographer: H M Judd
87 Main, Chicopee Falls, MA
example from auction site

reverseof card at left

photographer: H M Judd
87 Front St, Chicopee Falls, MA
example from auction site

photographer: H M Judd
Chicopee Falls, MA
example from auction site

although the imprint is not visible
in this scan, the owner says that this is by Judd

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