Warren Hindreth Caldwell

Photographer: Caldwell & Kent
143 Main St. Brockton

Warren Hindreth Caldwell (1849-1930) was in the Boot and Shoe trade according to the 1880 US Census. But in every Brockton City Directory from 1882 to 1913, he is shown as operating a Photograph Studio in Brockton. In 1915 he was listed as a “photo artist” and in 1929 as a picture framer.

It appears that I A Kent worked at the Caldwell, 143 Main Studio from in about 1891 through 1893 before becoming a partner. Then W. H. Caldwell and I. A. Kent were photograph studio associates or partners at 143 main, Brockton, Massachusetts during 1894 and 1895. Then Kent moved down the street to 57 Main and began a separate photography studio.

City Directory for 1895 shows photographers Caldwell & Kent as one business at 143 Main in Brockton.
City Directory for 1896 shows Caldwell and Kent as separate businesses and separate addresses.
City Directories for Brockton MA years 1898 through 1906 show W. H. Caldwell and A. I. Kent both photographers, but at different business locations on Main street.

Cabinet cards imprinted with both names could be dated 1894 and 1895..

Warren Hindreth Caldwell
(1849-1930)

1849 Sep 29
Bridgewater, MA, state records, W H Caldwell is born to George Caldwell and Elizabeth Kimball
1874
Fall River, MA, state records, W H Caldwell and Olive Anne Jacques are married
1878
Brockton, MA, city directory, W H Caldwell as clerk; res Crescent
1880 Jun 21
Brockton, MA, US census, W H Caldwell at age 17, as a boot and shoe dealer
1882, 1884, 1887
Brockton, MA, city directory, Warren H Caldwell as photographer at 453 Main
1891, 1892
Brockton, MA, city directory, Warren H Caldwell as photographer
1894
Brockton, MA, city directory Warren H Caldwell as photographer as Caldwell and Kent at 143 e Main; res 652 Crescent
1896, 1898, 1899
Brockton, MA, city directory Warren H Caldwell as photographer at 143 e Main; res 652 Crescent
1900 Jun 14
Brockton, MA, US census, city directory Warren H Caldwell as photographer; res 4 Florence St

1901
Brockton, MA, city directory Warren H Caldwell as photographer at 143 Main; res 4 Florence
1906, 1907, 1908, 1909
Brockton, MA, city directory, Warren H Caldwell as photo artist at 143 Main; res 56 Green
1910 Apr 21
Brockton, MA, US census, Warren H Caldwell as artist; res 56 Green St
1913, 1915, 1916, 1918
Brockton, MA, city directory, Warren H Caldwell as photographer at 143 Main; res 56 Green
1920 Jan 15
Brockton, MA, US census, Warren H Caldwell as No occupation shown; res 56 Green St
1924, 1926, 1927
Brockton, MA, city directory, Warren H Caldwell as picture framer at 50 w Elm; res 14 L
1929
Brockton, MA, city directory, Warren H Caldwell as picture framer; res 14 L
1930
Brockton, MA, city directory, Warren H Caldwell as picture framer, res 85 w Elm
1930 Apr 05
Brockton, MA, US census, Warren H Caldwell as no occupation shown; res 44 W Elm St
1930
Brocton, MA, state records, Warren H Caldwell dies at age 81

Albert I. Kent (1865- ) began his photography career working for W. H. Caldwell. In about 1894 they worked as partners but by 1896 Kent was in business for himself with his own studio just down the street at 43 Main. He moved to 57 Main in 1905 and added picture frames to his studio sales.

The 1910 Brockton City directory shows him still in business as a photographer at the same address. But he is not listed in the 1913 Brockton city directory. The St louis, MO, 1917 city directory and the 1920 US census shows he had gave up the photography business and moved to St. Louis to be a paper box salesman for American Paper Co. 1930 finds him still in St. Louis but now in real estate. At 74, in 1940 he is working as a cashier. He apparently never returned to photography after about 1910. There were no records found about his death.

Timeline:
1894-1895 will be imprinted Caldwell and Kent, 143 Main, Brockton
1896-1905 will be imprinted A. I. Kent, 43 Main, Brockton
1905-1910 (possibly 1912)will be imprinted A. I. Kent, 57 Main, Brockton, MA
After 1910 he leaves the photograph business

1895 city directory ad

1896 advertisement

1900 advertisement


1905 City Directory ad

photographer: Caldwell
142 Main Street, Brockton, MA
example from aucton site

reverse of card at left

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