reverse of card at left
reverse of card at left
Joseph Hess
(1844 - 1927)
21 Feb 1844
Marietta, PA, Joseph Hess is born to Abram Hess and Mary Sandoe
1863-1865
Civil War documents say he served in the US Civil War
1878
Newspaper obituary and US census, Joseph Hess and Rebecca Martha
Shoemaker are married
1880
Miffletown, PA, US census, Joseph Hess as photographer; no address
shown
1894
Photographic Journal of America vol 31, Joseph Hess develops a rocking
tray for photographic developing
1899
Lancaster, PA, city directory Joseph Hess NOT listed
1900
Lancaster, PA, US census, Joseph Hess ; res: 20 n Shippen st
1900 Aug 14
Lancaster PA Daily News, item says Joseph Hess has taken over the
gallery of J E Rote at 50 ½ n Queen
(see example below)
1901, 1905
Lancaster, PA, city directory, Joseph Hess as photographer at 50 ½ n
Queen; res: 20 n Shippen
1901-1910
Lancaster, PA, history from Lancaster History Org: Joseph Hess worked
at 50 n Queen st
1907
Lancaster, PA, city directory Joseph Hess as photographer at 50 n
Queen; res same
1909 Nov 16
Lancaster (PA) News Journal item says Professional Photographers
meeting was held at Hess Studio, 50 ½ n Queen
1910 Apr 22
Duncannon, PA, US census, Joseph Hess as photographer; Hess and wife
Martha have moved in with a brother in law
1911 May 23
Lancaster (PA) Morning Journal obituary for his sister Francis Hess,
says Joseph Hess is now living at Duncannon, PA
1920 Jan 27
Duncannon, PA, US census Joseph Hess as photographer; residence on
Market street
05 Mar 1927
Bloomfield, PA, County Democrat says Joseph Hess dies at age 83.
Lancaster (PA) daily New Era - 14 Aug 1900
Lancaster (PA) Morning Journal - 23 May 1911
Portrait of young Joseph Hess - from Portroyal.com
photographer: Joseph Hess
Mifflintown, PA
CDV example from auction site
reverse of CDV at left
photographer: Joseph Hess
Mifflintown, PA
CDV example from auction site
reverse of CDV at left
photographer: Rote50 1/2 North Queen St. Lancaster, PA
example from auction site purchase
(Joseph Hess took over the gallery of J E Rote in 1900)
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INDEX by name. Listed here are all the Cabinet Card photographers of the 19th
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