J H Whitley

Photographer: J H Whitley
303 Railroad Avenue
Elmira, N.Y.

John H Whitley
(1835 - 1896)

Timeline sources: Newspaper items as noted, city directories and US census

1830 Oct 31
Tioga County, NY, John J Whitley is born (Elmira (NY) Daily Gazette and Free Press, calculates 1835)
1855
Barton, NY, NY State census as farmer
1860
Owego, NY, US census as Daguerrian artist
1861
Elmira, NY city directory NOT listed
1861
Elmira (NY) Daily Gazette and Free Press, Whitley begins photographer’s career
1866
Elmira, NY, city directory as photographer with Mrs E T Dunn located at 2 Lake st (cor Lake and water streets)
1869
Elmira, NY, as photographer at 158 Lake
1871
Elmira, NY, city directory, as photographer at 10 and 12 Baldwin

1872
Elmira, NY, city directory as photographer at Whitley and Denton at 10 and 12 Baldwin
1874 - 1878
Elmira, NY, city directory as photographer at 201 e Water
1880
Elmira, NY, US census as photographer at 201 e Water
1882
Elmira, NY, city directory as photographer at Whitley and Harrison at 316 Orchard
1884 - 1896
Elmira, NY, city directory as photographer at 303 Railroad
1896 Jan 02
Elmira, (NY) Daily Gazette and Free Press, John H Whitley dies of stomach cancer

This cabinet card would have been finished between 1884 and 1895.

(Elmira, NY) Star Gazette - 03 Jan 1896

1878 City Directory display ad

1866 city directory display ad

photographer: J H Whitley
303 Railroad Avenue, Elmira, NY
example from J G Autographs
(same set as card at right)

photographer: J H Whitley
303 Railroad Avenue, Elmira, NY
example from Graphics Atlas

photographer: J H Whitley
303 Railroad Avenue, Elmira, NY
Example borrowed from Cabinet Card Gallery

Two stereo views attributed to J H Whitley

photographer: J H Whitley
303 Rail Road avenue. Elmyra, NY
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photographer: J H Whitley
303 Rail Road avenue. Elmyra, NY
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photographer: J H Whitley
example from StereoViews.com

photographer: J H Whitley
example from Gilder Lehrman Insitute

photographer: J H Whitley
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photographer: J H Whitley
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photographer: J H Whitley
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photographer: J H Whitley and CO
Dunn's Block, Elmira, NY
example from JoiceTice.com

reverse of card at left
owner dated 1864
(possibly 1861)

Same set in the next five cards

photographer: J H Whitley
303 Rail Road avenue. Elmyra, NY
example from auction site

photographer: J H Whitley
303 Railroad Avenue, Elmira, NY
Example from PhotoTree

photographer: Whitley
303 Railroad Avenue, Elmira, NY
Example borrowed from Cabinet Card Gallery

photographer: J H Whitley
303 Rail Road avenue. Elmyra, NY
example from JoyceTice.Com

photographer:J H Whitley
303 Railroad Avenue, Elmira, NY
example from auction site

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