photographer: A K P Trask
probably finished around 1787-1891
Reverse of the card at the left
Also the same back imprint
on many of the Trask cards
Albion K P Trask
(1831 - 1900)
Albion K P Trask began his business career as a barber/hair dresser in
Bangor, ME. In 1860 Albion and a nephew, Manley G Trask, worked as
barbers and lived at the same address. In 1863, Manley switches
careers to photography. Albion is still a barber/hair dresser.
Albion Trask’s son, son gets into photography in 1863. After the move
in late 1864, to Philadelphia, PA, Albion Trask begins his photography
career and remains with it until his death in 1900.
Complicating research was an Albion K Trask, a lumberman in
Minneapolis, MN, about the same age as Albion K P Trask, photographer
in Philadelphia, PA.
Trask is mentioned in the review of
Gilbert and Bacon.
Timeline sources: city directories, US census, newspaper items, state
records
1831 Jun 01
A K P Trask is born at Industry, ME, to Jonathan Trask Jr and Martha
Jewell
1850 Aug 27
Bath, Lincoln county, ME, US census as “Barbour” living with brother
Peter
1852
Maine, state records, A K P Trask marries Jane Lunt Mills Stockwell
1853 May 07
Bangor ME Daily Whig and Courier, news-ad Trask has opened second
“Hair Dressing Saloon”
1855
Bangor, ME, city directory as Barber at 2 Smith’s Block; res York
1856 Feb 22
Bangor, ME, Daily Whig and Courier, news-ad Trask opens new Livery
Stable
1858 May 11
Bangor, ME, Daily Whig and Courier, news-ad says Trask is selling off
his Livery Stable
1859
Bangor, ME, city directory as barber; res 7 Blackstone
-- continued on next row --
1860 Jul 13
Bangor, ME, US census as hair dresser; nephew Manley G Trask at same
address as hair dresser also
1862 Apr 24
Bangor, ME, Daily Whig and Courier, news ad for Trask Bathing and Hair
Dressing Saloon
1862 and 1863
Philadelphia, PA, city directory A K P Trask NOT listed
1863
Bangor, ME, Civil War registration, Trask as barber, married; Nephew
Manley G Trask on same list as photographer
1864
Bangor, ME, city directory, A K P Trask NOT listed (one might deduce
that Trask moved from Bangor, ME to Philadelphia, PA, late in 1863
missing entry in both city directories.)
1864 and 1865
Philadelphia, PA, city directory as photographer at 159 n 8th; res
Vine n 8th
1866
Philadelphia, PA, city directory as photographer at 159 n 8th; res 230
n 8th
1867
Philadelphia, PA, city directory as photographer with Trask and
Marston (Charles L Marston), 40 n 8th and 202 s 2nd; res 159 n 8th
1868
Philadelphia, PA, city directory as photographer t 40 n 8th; also
listed with Trask and Marston,(Charles L Marston) 202 s 2nd; res 507 n
21st
1870
Philadelphia, PA, city directory, as Ferreotyes at 30 n 8th; res 507 n
21st; Conrad M Gilbert listed at 202 s 2nd; William Frank Bacon not
listed
1870 Jun 03
Philadelphia, PA, US census as photographer
1870 circa
Philadelphia, PA, A K P Trask invites Bacon to become partner in his
studio at 40 n 8th st in Philadelphia
1872
Philadelphia, PA, city directory, as photographer at 40 n 8th; res 507
n 21st; William Frank Gilbert NOT listed, Frank T Bacon NOT listed
1872
Publishes Trask’s Practical Ferrotyper, a book about the tintype
photography process
1873
Philadelphia, PA, city directory as photographer at 40 n 8th; res n
21st in Brandywine; William Frank Gilbert NOT listed; Frank T Bacon
NOT listed
1874
Philadelphia, PA, city directory as photographer with Trask and Bacon
at 40 n 8th; res 507 n 21st; William F Bacon res 453 n 8th
1875
Philadelphia, PA, city directory as photographer; res 507 n 21st
1875
Philadelphia, PA, the gallery of Trask is bought out by Conrad M
Gilbert and the partnership of Gilbert and Bacon begins, operating at
830 (or 820) Arch st; neither Gilbert nor Bacon appear in the 1875
Philadelphia city directory
1875 Nov 05
The (Selma, AL) Times Argus, news ad says A K P Trask is opening a
studio on Broad Street, Selma, AL
1876 Jan 14, Jan 21
The (Selma, AL) Times Argus, news ad says A K P Trask is located at 36
Broad st over T A Hall’s Shoe Store
1876
Philadelphia, PA, city directory Trask listed as “artist”; res 507 n
21st
1877
Philadelphia, PA, city directory Trask as photographer, res 507 n
21st
1878
Philadelphia, PA, city directory NOT listed
1879
Philadelphia, PA, city directory as photographer at 1210 Chestnut; res
507 n 21st; son Clarence as photographer at same address
1879 - 1881
Philadelphia, PA, city directory as photographer at 1210 Chestnut; res
n 21st e Brandywine(?); son Clarence s photographer at same address
507 21st
1880 Jun 07
Philadelphia, PA, US census as photographer, son Clarence listed as
photographer also; res 507 21st
1882 to 1885
Philadelphia, PA, city directory as photographer at 1210 Chestnut, res
507 21st
1886
Philadelphia, PA, city directory as photographer at 202 s 2nd and 1210
Chestnut; res 507 21st
1887 to 1891
Philadelphia, PA, city directory as photographer at 1210 Chestnut; res
507 n 21st
1892
Philadelphia, PA, city directory as photographer; res 507 n 21st+
1893
Philadelphia, PA, city directory; no occupation shown; res 2204
Huntington Park
1894
Philadelphia, PA, city directory as photographer; res 1308 Columbia
1895
Philadelphia, PA, city directory NOT listed
1896
Philadelphia, PA, city directory as photographer; res 3341 Chestnut
1897
Philadelphia, PA, city directory as photographer; res 3217 Hamilton
1898
Philadelphia, PA, city directory no occupation shown; res 3217
Hamilton
1899
Philadelphia, PA, city directory as photographer, res 3206 Baring
1900 Nov 11
Philadelphia, PA, state, town and church documents; A K P Trask dies
at age 69; Trask was living at 3206 Baring when he died
The cabinet card at the top could have been finished anytime during
the period between 1879 and 1886 when Trask's studio was at 1210
Chestnut.
Bangor, ME, Daily Whig and Courier - 11 May 1858
Bangor, ME, Daily Whig and Courier - 31 May 1858
Bangor, ME, Daily Whig and Courier - 24 Apr 1862
The (Selma, AL)Times Argus - 14 Jan 1876
(Vineland, PA)Daily Journal - 06 Jan 1879
example from auction site
probably finished around 1879-1891
example from auction site
probably finished around 1879-1891
example from auction site
probably finished around 1879-1891
example from auction site
probably finished around 1879-1891
example from auction site
probably finished around 1879-1891
photographer: Trask
1210 Chestnut Street
example from auction site
example from auction site
probably finished around 1879-1891
example from auction site
probably finished around 1886
photographer: Trask
1210 Chestnut, Philadelphia
example from FKS on Ancestry.com
probably finished around 1879-1891
photographer: Trask
1210 Chestnut, Philadelphia
Example from auction LOST GALLERY
probably finished around 1879-1891
Reverse of card at the left
photographer Trask
1210 Chestnut
example from auction site
photographer: Trask
1210 Chestnut
example from auction site
probably finished around 1879-1891
photographer A K P Trask
1210 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA
Probably finished between 1879 and 1891
example from pinterest, source not given
reverse of card at left
reverse of card at left
PHOTOGRAPHER: A K P Trask
1210 Chestnut, Philadelphia, PA
example from pinterest
PHOTOGRAPHER: A K P Trask
1210 Chestnut, Philadelphia, PA
example from auction site
PHOTOGRAPHER: A K P Trask1210 Chestnut, Philadelphia, PA
example from LOST GALLERY
1210 Chestnut, Philadelphia, PA
example from auction site
Not the one you were looking for? Here's the photographer's
INDEX by name. All the Cabinet Card photographers of the 19th century found in
LOST GALLERY are listed there.
This is a work always in progress.
Aditional information and new examples are always welcome. Any
additional information will help narrow the time that these precious
antiques were made.
All submissions should be free of glare and shadows.
Do not crop.
Leave a border around each card. The edges
are sometimes an important clue to the age of the card.
Email to the address found in the profile at the bottom of this page.
Some examples on this page have been enhanced or restored for clarity
and presentation here.
This page is free for educational and research purposes only but,
as 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.
No comments:
Post a Comment