Photographer: M I Armantrout
Anthony Kansas
Michael Irving Armantrout
(1868 - 1947)
All data from US census, city directories, government records and
items from newspapers as noted.
1868 Nov
Michael Irvine Armantrout is born in Miami County, Indiana
1891
Logan, OK, M I Armantrout marries Fannie Zora Myers
1893
Kingman, KS, son Paul Lawrence Armantrout is born
1895 Mar 01
Kansas State census in Anthony, KS, as photographer
1895 Jul 23
Anthony, KS, daughter Margaret Armantrout is born
1896 Jan 03
Armantrout and wife leave Anthony, KS, for Pueblo, CO
1897 Feb 01
Armantrout and wife move to Golden, CO
1900 Jun 12
US census Golden, CO, as photographer
1905
Guthrie, OK, as photographer w/ Armantrout Bros at 118 e Oklahoma
1907 - 1930
Guthrie, OK, as photographer studio at 118 e Oklahoma mostly as
Armantrout Studio
1925 Mar 27
The (Salisaw, OK) Democrat American news item son Paul Armantrout is
buying the Wallace Studio in Salisaw, OK
1925 Oct 23
The (Salisaw,OK) Democrat American news item Fire destroys Armantrout
Studio in Salisaw, OK; Paul Armantrout decides to abandon photography
and sell insurance in Wichita, KS
1935 - 1940
US census Guthrie, OK studio address unknown
1947
Michael Irvine Armantrout dies at age 78 in Guthrie, OK
The records show that Michael Armantrout moved around a lot. He kept
studios in several towns in western Kansas, northern Oklahoma and
eastern Colorado. Cabinet cards could show locations like Golden, CO,
Kiowa, KS, Kingman, KS, Anthony, KS, Salisaw, OK, Guthrie, OK, and
perhaps others. The timeline shows some of his movements.
The cabinet card at the left would probably have been finished in that
period before he left for Colorado, 1895 and 1896. The card and style
indicate that period too.
It should be considered too, that if a card is imprinted only
"Armantrout" that it may be Michael's son Paul or his brother W O
Armantrout.
The (Kingman, KS) Leader Courier - 03 Aug 1893
The (Anthony KS) Weekly Bulletin - 26 Jul 1895
The (Anthony KS) Weekly Bulletin - 03 Jan 1896
The (Kingman, KS) Courier - 11 Aug 1898
The (Kingman, KS) Leader Courier - 03 Nov 1898
27 Apr 1899
(Note this is Paul Armantrout, son of Michael)
The (Salisaw, OK) Democrat American - 31 Jul 1925
The (Salisaw, OK) Democrat American - 13 Nov 1925
photographer M I ArmantroutAnthony KS
example from auction site
photographer ArmantroutCaldwell, KS
example from auction site
(Caldwell, KS is only about 30 miles from Anthony, KS)
photographer ArmantroutHennessey, OT (Oklahoma Territory)
example from auction site
(Hennessey, OK is 80 miles straight south of Anthony, KS)
photographer ArmantroutAnthony, KS
example from auction site
photographer ArmantroutAnthony, KS
example from auction site
(really poor scan)
photographer:
M I ArmantroutAnthony, KS
example from auction site
(watermark placed at auction site)
( Note that the imprint is the same as the example at the top of the page)
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I bought the photo of the young woman from the auction site. Do you believe that the photo was taken by M I Armantrout or his brother W O Armantrout. I also noted that Caldwell wasn't very far from Anthony. I was doing a search of the photography studio when I found this blog. I was trying to date my photo. I found a small mention in an 1897 newspaper that W.O. Armantrout & his wife were visiting from Caldwell. In 1892 W.O. Armantrout was living in Anthony. Advertisements for Armantrout Studio in the Caldwell paper were dated in 1897 & 1898.
ReplyDeleteThanks very much for your comment! I think it would be a good guess that it was W O Armantrout that was actually the photographer on that one. But that is just speculation.
DeleteIt was just good business for the photographer in a small town to spread his operation to neighboring towns, especially if they were on a handy passenger rail line. (Something we don’t have today.) Many of them would rent a second floor over a local business and visit there once or twice a month.
And some hired a another photographer to operate the gallery for them the rest of the week. So it is possible that neither brother actually was there at that time.
I will look back into this one and I will leave a note here if I find anything new.
Very interesting information! Thank you for your helpful response. I appreciate this very much.
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