Photographer:
Rasmussen & Free
Rock Island, Ill.
(also listed under Rasmussen)
J C Rasmussen (1857 - )
1857
Germany J Charles Rasmussen is born
1890
Rock Island (IL) Daily Argus ad for Rasmussen studio at 1725 Second
Avenue
1894 Nov 13
Rock Island (IL) Daily Argus news item says Rasmussen has sold the
gallery to M Free
1894 Nov and Dec
Rock Island (IL) Daily Argus “You may have heard…” ads run
announcing the partnership of Rasmussen and Free
1895
Moline, IL, city directory neither Rasmussen nor Free is listed
1896 Jun 26
Rock Island (IL) Daily Argus small ad for Rasmussen and Free
Gallery
1897 Mar 13
Rock Island Saturday Argus news item fire destroys studio on Second
Street
1906 Apr 19
Rock Island (IL) Daily Argus news item tells of gallery in San
Francisco near Palace Hotel which collapsed in the earthquake of
that year
1908
San Francisco, CA, city directory as Salesman at Standard Motor Car
co; res 1122 Farrell
1911 Mar 15
Rock Island (IL) Daily Argus refers to Miss Rasmussen the daughter
of CHARLES Rasmussen former Rock Island Photographer
Michael Theodore Free (1871-1941)
1871 Jun 14
Coal Valley, IL, M T Free is born to Theodore Free and Theresa Mary
Wagner
1888
Moline, IL, city directory at age 17 as “wks for McCbe Bros”
1892
Moline, IL, city directory Michael T Free as photographer at 2107
4th; res 2109 4th
1897 May 17
Rock Island (IL) Argus small ad looking for a location for a photo
gallery
1898 Aug 10
Rock Island (IL) Argus news item shows Free has opened a "photo
button" studio at 2107 4th
1899 Nov 14
Rock Island Argus (IL) display ad for studio at 1807 ½ 2nd av
1900 Dec 07
Rock Island (IL) Argus small ad for M T Free’s studio at 1807 2nd
av
1901
Moline, IL, city directory as photographer at 1807 ½ 2nd; res 524
16th
1901
Nov 26 Rock Island (IL) Argus small ad for studio no address
1906
Rock Island (IL) Argus small mention of real estate transfer in Rock
Island, IL
1907 - 1919
Kansas City, MO, city directory as traveling salesman; res 2401 e
31st
1920 Jan 06
Kansas City, MO, US census as Motor Trucks; res 2401 e 31st
1921
Kansas City, MO, city directory as traveling salesman; res 3214
Harrison
1922
Kansas City, MO, city directory as manager of Butler Motor Co; res
3328 Harrison
1930 Apr 02
Chicago, IL, US census as traveling salesman; res 1036 n Dearborn
1941 Sep 02
Portage, IN, death certificate, as salesman, M T Free dies in a car
wreck
It appears that Rasmussen and Free were both in the photography
business only briefly before they began as partners at 1725 2nd
Avenue, Rock Island, IL, in November of 1894. When the studio on
Second Street burned in 1896, both went separate ways. Rasmussen,
who already had a gallery in San Francisco, CA, appears to move
there and continue in the photography business until the earthquake
of 1906. After that he becomes a traveling salesman.
After the 1896 fire, M T Free opens another studio in Rock Island,
IL, at 1807 ½ 2nd street and stays at that location until at least
1901. He moves the studio to 2401 e 31st and operates there until
1919. He then appears to get out of the photography business in
favor of sales, from coffee to cars.
Rock Island (IL) Argus - 10 Aug 1898
Rock Island (IL) Argus - 19 Apr 1906
three examples from fotohistory.com
photographer: Rasmussen
Rock Island, IL
example from auction site
reverse of the card at the left
photographer: Rasmussen
(location not legible)
example from auction site
photographer: J C Rasmussen
Rock Island, IL
example from auction site
photographer: J C Rasmussen
Rock Island, IL
example from auction site
reverse of both cards at left
photographer: RasmussenDavenport and Rock Island, IA
example from auction site
(note: compare differences in the imprint and reverse design of the card just above.)
reverse of card at left(Note owner dated 1886)
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