Louis N Hevy

photographer: Hevy
397 Main, Worcester, MA
example from auction site

photographer: Hevy
397 Main, Worcester, MA
example from auction site

reverse of the two cards at the left

Louis N Hevy
(1858-1934)


Timeline

1858 Oct 06
Reading, MA, state records, Louis N Hevy is born to Louis Hevy and Angeline La Flamone
1879
Nashua, MA, city directory, Hevy NOT listed
1880 Jun 01
Lowell, MA, US census Louis N Hevy as photographer, living with parents on Andover st
1881, 1882
Nashua, NH, city directory, L N Hevy as photographer with Hevy and Loupret, 91 Main St
1883
Nashua, NH, city directory, Hevy NOT listed
1884
Nashua, NH, AND Spencer, MA, city directories not available

1885
Spencer, MA, city directory as photographer on Mechanic st; res boards at 130 Main; this is the earliest directory for Spencer available
1885 Nov 19
Charlton, MA, city records, Louis N Hevy marries Cora Bell Holden
1887, 1888
Spencer, MA, city directory as photographer at Mechanic, res same
1889
Boston (MA) Globe newspaper ad: photography studio for sale in Spencer, MA, by L N Hevy
1891
Spencer, MA, city directory Hevy as crayon artist at 17 Greenville, res same; listed in business pages as “Artist”
1891 to 1893
Worcester, MA, city directory Hevy NOT listed
1895
Worcester, MA, city directory Hevy as photographer at 397 Main; res Spencer

1897
Worcester, MA, city directory Hevy as photographer at 397 and 503 Main, res Spencer
1898, 1899
Worcester, MA, city directory Hevy as photographer at 503 Main
1900
Worcester, MA, city directory Hevy as picture framer at 503 Main (pages missing)
1900 Jun 19
Spencer, MA, US census Hevy as photographer; res 271 Greenville
1901
Worcester, MA, city directory, Hevy as photographer at 503 main, res at Spencer
1902
Spencer, MA, city directory as photographer at cor Main & Park, Worcester; res 17 Greenville; not listed in business pages
1902
Worcester, MA, city directory NOT available

1903
Worcester, MA, Hevy as photographer at 503 Main, res at Spencer
1904
Spencer, MA, city directory, Hevy NOT listed
1904
Worcester, MA, city directory, Hevy as photographer at 503 Main; res 34 Piedmont
1905
Worcester, MA, city directory not available
1906 to 1908
Worcester. MA, city directory as photographer at 503 Main; res 5 Quincy
1909
Worcester, MA, city directory Hevy listing says he has removed to Spencer
1910
Spencer, MA, US census Hevy as farmer; res Cherry st
1911
Spencer, MA, city directory, Hevy as farmer; res Cherry st

1920
Spencer, MA, US census, Hevy as no occupation, res Cherry st
1930
Spencer, MA, US census Hevy as no occupation, living with daughter’s family
1934
Worcester, MA, county records, L N Hevy dies at age 76

The cabinet cards shown here were probably finished around 1895 to 1897 when the studio was at that address.

Boston (MA) Globe - 23 Nov 1889


Boston (MA) Globe - 17 Mar 1893

photographer: Hevy
397 Main, Worcester, MA
example from auction site

photographer Levy
44 Front Street, Worcester, MA
example Contributed by S W Landgren

The 44 Front address is a little harder to document. It could have been a “branch” studio at any time of course, while the main studio was at 503 Main, for instance. The documents say that Hevy apparently retires from photography in 1909, leaves Worcester and photography and turns to farming.

The popularity of the cabinet card format was beginning to fade in 1900 and other formats were being adopted. The folder style, with various types of mountings, was cheaper, much faster and easier to use than the blank cards. So unless Hevy was experimenting with the new folders earlier than most photographers, this was probably done after 1900.

A good guess then, would date the photograph folder at between 1900 and 1909 when Hevy retired.

Multiple newspaper ads indicate that there were several business offices at 44 Front Street in Worcester. Nothing was found to tell exactly when Hevy had a studio there.

photographer: Hevy
Green's Block Spencer, MA
example from auction site
photographer dated 1885

photographer: Hevy
Green's Block, Spencer, MA
example from auction site
photographer dated 1886

photographer: Hevy 503 Main Street, worcester, MA example from auction site (1898-1903)

photographer: Hevy
397 Main, Worchester, MA
example from auction site
(1895-1897)

photographer: Hevy
397 Main, Worchester, MA
example from auction site
(1895-1897)

photographer: Hevy
397 Main, Worchester, MA
example from auction site
(1895-1897)

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