Photographer: J A Rogers
Uhrichsville, OH
reverse of the card at the left
Photographer: J A Rogers
Uhrichsville, OH
reverse of the card at the left
The two cabinet cards above contributed by the family of William Birdsall Bullers and Great Granddaughters of John Lewis “Pop” Bullers .
Joseph Adam Rogers
(1852 - 1909)
Clues to the life of J A Rogers, photographer, are very scarce. He
appears in three US census reports, a few documents concerning his
children and little else.
A Cincinnati, OH, newspaper classified ad tells of a gallery for sale
in an unnamed “county seat” with interested parties to contact him in
Bedford, IN.
A small classified ad in 1895, April 23, says that J A Rogers wants to
sell a photograph gallery in a town that is a county seat. Rogers may
be contacted in Bedford, IN.
The 1908 Cleveland, OH, city directory lists J A Rogers as a salesman
for Dodd-Rogers Company. Then the 1909 Cleveland city directory lists
J A Rogers’ wife Florida as a widow.
1852 Nov
Freeport, Harrison, OH, state records, Joseph Adam Rogers is born to
Thomas Rogers and Lucinda Quillen
1876
Washington, PA, J A Rogers marries Florida Elizabeth Brydges
1878 Jan 23,
Burgettstown, PA, son Jesse Eugene Rogers is born
1878
American Journal of Photography vol 11. 1990- article says J A Rogers
photographs the Solar Eclipse of that year; Location not shown
1880 Jun 18,
Burgettstown, PA, US census as photographer
1882 Sep 07,
Burgettstown, PA, son James Franklin Rogers is born
1886 Jun 03,
Uhrichsville, OH son Joseph A Rogers is born
1890 May 07,
Uhrichsville, OH, son George Brydges Rogers is born
1892 Jul 25,
Uhrichsville, OH, Son Paul Harrison Rogers is born
1895 Feb 12 and Apr 23
Cincinnati (OH) Enquirer classified ad for photograph gallery for sale
in county seat; contact J A Rogers who is apparently in Bedford, IN
1900 Mar 01
Twin City (Ulrichsville, OH) News item says Clyde Rogers is “here”
visiting his parents (in Ulrichsville, OH)
1900 Jun 12, Apr 12
Mill, OH, US census as photographer
1904
Cleveland, OH, city directory, NOT listed
1905
Cleveland, OH, city directory as photographer at 2809 (old) Euclid av;
res 204 (old) Doan
1906
Cleveland, OH, city directory as photographer at 2800 (old) Euclid av;
res 1849 Coltman rd
1907 and 1908
Cleveland, OH, city directory as salesman for Dodd-Rogers Co; res 1585
e 11th ne
1908
Sometime after the publishing of the 1908 Cleveland, OH, city
directory and the publishing of the 1909 edition, Joseph Adam Rogers
dies
1911 Jul 11
Ontario, Canada, marriage licenses for son Joseph A Rogers Jr, says he
is also a photographer
There are no addresses imprinted on the cards at the top of the page,
only the town of Ulrichsville, OH. From the elaborate design and good
condition of the examples, one might conclude that they were finished
in 1900 or after.
However, these cards were probably finished while Rogers was still
living in Ulrichsville, known to be between June of 1886 and July of
1892. No city directory or other documents are available to show
exactly when Rogers actually moved TO and
FROM Ulrichsville, OH. It could have been as early as 1882 and as late
as 1900.
Cincinnati (OH) Enquirer - 12 Feb 1895
Cincinnati (OH) Enquirer - 23 Apr 1895
(Ulrichsville) Twin City News - 06 Jul 1899
(Ulrichsville) Twin City News - 12 Oct 1899
(Ulrichsville) Twin City News - 01 Mar 1900
Dayton (OH) Herald - 10 Jul 1907
photographer J A Rogers
Ulrichsville, OH
example from auction site
photographer J A Rogers
Ulrichsville, OH
example from auction site
photographer J A Rogers
Ulrichsville, OH
example from auction site
(really poor scan)
photographer: Rogers
Ulrichsville, OH
example from auction site
(This is not a cabinet card, and obviously from a later generation of studio portraits.)
photographer Rogers Photograph Gallery
Marshal and Kingman
(There is no State in the US with both towns)
(Probably NOT the same Rogers)
example from pinterest
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.
Some examples on this page have been enhanced or restored for clarity
and presentation here.
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always, if the original owner of any of these examples objects to the
use on this page, just let me know and they will be immediately
removed.
This is a fascinating find for me! I am a fan of vintage photography. However, personal research on a person who used to live on my street 100 years ago brought me to this page. My 'retro neighbor' was James Franklin Rogers, son of Joseph Adam Rogers, your featured photographer here. One of James Franklin's brothers, Jesse Eugene Rogers (Joseph Adam's older son) co-founded Dodd Rogers Co., which later became Dodd Co. Dodd is Cleveland's oldest and largest supplier of photographic and art supplies. My generation grew up going to "Dodd Camera". Thanks for your research!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the kind words! Glad I could help!
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