Cabinet Card Photographers: February 2020

Friday, February 28, 2020

B W Barrett

Photographer: B. W. Barrett
Home Portrait Co.
41 N. Main St. Kokomo, Ind.
example from LOST GALLERY

There were many newspaper articles mentioning B. W. Barrett in North Carolina, Georgia, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Louisiana. None of these could be connected to being a photographer in Indiana.

There were many small ads for Home Portrait Co. in Indiana newspapers of Indianapolis, Bookville and Fort Wayne but none seemed connected to a studio at 41 N Main, in Kokomo, IN.

Unfortunately too, there are no Kokomo, IN, city directories available before 1913.

Home Portrait Company of Indianapolis apparently had several people working under that name as photographers and agents.

Here are a few cabinet card era photographers named Barrett:
Mrs B. J. Barrett of Pasadena, CA
B. W. Barrett of London, England
Charles Barrett of San Francisco, CA
C F Barrett of Hamptonm, IA
Charles W. Barrett of Springfield, MA
Frank W. Barrett of Barre, VT
George Barrett of Philadelphia, PA
James W. Barrett of Lockport, NY
J. W. Barrett of La Salle, IL
Robert W. Barrett of New York, NY

One could speculate that B. W. Barrett of Kokomo, IN, was only in business a short time. Perhaps if another card done by B W Barrett turns up it will help pinpoint this photographer. One that is dated would help a lot.

Photographer: B. W. Barrett
Home Portrait Co.
41 N. Main St. Kokomo, Ind.
example from auction site

photographer:W F Barrett
Attica, IN
example from auction site
(No connection has been made
with B W Barrett of Kokomo, IN)

photographer: W F Barrett
Attica, IN
example from the collection of mj aux on Flickr
(No connection has been made
with B W Barrett of Kokomo, IN)

photographer: Barrett
1114 Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL
example from auction site
no connection to Barrett of Indiana has been made

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.

Additional information and new examples are always welcome. Any additional information will help narrow the time that these precious antiques were made.

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Thursday, February 27, 2020

Welch

Welch's Lightning Studio

Charles A Welch had a studio in a railroad car and moved it around Missouri, Kansas and Nebraska, very often, between 1879 and about 1905. Newspaper ads trace his locations with his studio until 1905 when he and his family moved to Los Angeles, CA, to become a walnut farmer. It is not believed that he ever returned to photography after that.

Subject identification on reverse indicates it was taken in Michigan
(From Rescued Family Photographs)

Ness City (KS) County News - 28 May 1892

photographer: Welch Lightning Studio
example from Oldcabinetcards.com

photographer: Welch
Lightning Studio
example from auction site

photographer F E Welch
Bay City, MI
example from contributor:
Melissa Hicks
melissa_hicks66@yahoo.com

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.

Wednesday, February 26, 2020

Jesse Orville Johnson

This is a special page for three cabinet cards by a very interesting photographer from the collection of rfinch on Ancestry.com

from the collection of
rfinch on Ancestry.com

Jesse Orville Johnson
(1833-1915)

Timeline
1833 Jul 18
Hancock, NH, J Orville Johnson is born
1857 Feb 27
Evening Star (DC) item Johnson Gallery at 809 Pennsylvania; res 447 M st nw
1860 Jul 11
US census Essex MA as House of Correction as “Dague Artist” for “Passing Counterfeit Money”
1862
cabinet card information “Established 1862” 467 & 469 Pennsylvania
1863
Civil War registration as Artist
1864 Nov 07
Evening Star newspaper Washington DC marriage to Emma Amanda Austin
1869 Jan 11
Washington DC birth of son Frank Elmer Johnson
1870 Aug 10
US census Washington DC as photographer; brother Frank at same address

Continued on next row

1872 Nov 03
Washington DC birth of daughter Ella Mae Johnson
1875 Feb 27
Washington DC Evening Star classified ad shows residence as 447 M street nw
1878
Washington DC city directory as photographer at 809 Market Space nw
1880
US census Washington DC as photographer at 809 Market Space nw; brother Frank at same address
1900
US census Washington DC as photographer at 469 Pennsylvania ave
1910
US census Washington DC as proprietor of studio at 467 Pennsylvania ave
1915 Mar 11
J Orville Johnson dies in Washington DC

The US census for 1870 and 1880 show Orville and his brother Frank living at the same address. During this period was probably when the operated as “Johnson Brothers” gallery. The cabinet cards here were probably done after this when Orville appears to be operating alone at 467-469 Pennsylvania ave.

Washington DC, Evening Star - 07 Nov 1864

News Journal - 12 Nov 1896

Evening Star - 27 Feb 1875

News Journal - 12 Nov 1896

National Republican - 2 Dec 1874

Washington Times - 12 Mar 1915

photographer: Johnson Brothers
467-469 Pennsylvania Av
Washington, DC
from Cabinet Card Gallery

Slightly smaller than a cabinet card
photographer: J. Orville Johnson
467&469 Penn Ave
Washington, DC
Sent to LOST GALLERY by contributor GGC

photographer: Johnson Brothers
467-469 Pennsylvania Av
Washington, DC
example from auction site

reverse of card at left

photographer: Johnson Brothers
467-469 Pennsylvania Av
Washington, DC
example source unknown

photographer: Johnson Brothers
467-469 Pennsylvania Av
Washington, DC
example from auction site

photographer: J Orville Johnson
457-459 Penn Av. washington, DC
example from auction site

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.

Joseph Adam Rogers

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.

Sandusky (OH) Register - 28 Dec 1892

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 - 21 Dec 1899

(Ulrichsville) Twin City News - 01 Mar 1900

(Ulrichsville) Twin City News - 05 Apr 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
(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

Tuesday, February 25, 2020

William H Dinsmore

Photographer: W. H. Dinsmore
Anita, IA
example from LOST GALLERY
See also: GROUP by Dinsmore

William H. Dinsmore can be found only a few times in historical records as a photographer. In the 1901 Waterloo, IA, city directory the name appears under the category “Photographers” as Dinsmore, W H - Anita.”

William Henry Dinsmore
(1871-1942)

1871 Jan 29
Marshal County, IA, state records, William Henry Dinsmore is born to William Dinsmore and Sarah Wirick
1895 Dec 25
Cass, IA, state records, W H Dinsmore and Elnora Jane Van Styke are married; document shows WH Dinsmore as photographer
1897
Case County, IA, state record; birth of daughter Helen; W H Dinsmore listed as photographer
1898 Jun 23
Xounxil Bluffs (IA) Daily NonPareil, story tells of destruction of Dinsmore Gallery

1899 May 8
Anita, IA, Daily Iowa Capitol newspaper item, W H Dinsmore photographer is mentioned
1900 Jun 04
Grant, IA, US census, W H Dinsmore as photographer
1901
Anita, IA, city directory; W H Dinsmore as photographer
1901 Oct 12
Council Bluffs, IA, Daily News, item about W H Dinsmore new brick gallery
1902 May 24
Des Moines (IA) Leader, W H Dinsmore as vice president of Iowa Photographers
1903 April 16
Ottumwa (IA) Daily Courier; W H Dinsmore as vice president of Iowa Photographers
1904
Waterloo, IA, city directory, W H Dinsmore NOT listed
Des Moines, IA, city directory, W H Dinsmore NOT listed

1905
Iowa State Census, W H DInsmore, occupation not shown
1910 Apr 18
Anita, IA, US census, W H Dinsmore as photographer
1911 April 6
(Adams County (IA) Free Press mention of W. H. Dinsmore of Anita, attending a Knights of Pythias meeting in Corning, IA
1914 July 6
Des Moines (IA) Register; W. H. DInsmore of Anita, IA, is mentioned as a delegate to a state GOP convention
1914 Aug 13
Des Moines (IA) Register, display ads of civic nature with W H Dinsmore, photographer, added as supporter
1915
Anita, IA, Iowa state census, W H Dinsmore as photographer
1920 Jan 07
Anita, IA, US census, W H Dinsmore as artist; res Locust Street

1925
Anita, IA, Iowa state census, W H Dinsmore, occupation not shown
1929 May 01
Green (IA) Recorder, news item about W H Dinsmore representing Woltz Portrait Studio of Des Moines; The city directory for years 1928 and 1929 list Woltz Studio in the business pages but Dinsmore is not in the residence pages
1930 Apr 10
Weimar, TX, US census, W H Dinsmore, as photographer
1935
Weimar, TX, US census, (from 1940 census) W H Dinsmore as resident
1940 May 14
Weimar, TX, US census, W H Dinsmore living with brother, no occupation shown
1942 Dec 22
Weimar, TX, state records, W H Dinsmore dies at age 71

So, right now, it appears that Walter Henry Dinsmore was a photographer in Waterloo and Anita, IA, at least from 1885 to about 1925. He then moved to Weimar, TX, and was photographer there until at least 1930. There are so few records and newspaper items, it is impossible to tell if and when he had his own studio.

photobrapher: W H Dinsmore
Anita, IA
example from IAGenWeb

Council Bluffs (IA) Daily Nonpareil -
23 Jun 1896

Iowa Daily Capital -
12 Oct 1901

Council Bluffs (IA) NonPareil -
12 Oct 1901

Cedar Rapids (IA) Gazette -
24 May 1902

Ottumwa (IA) Semi-Weekly Courier -
27 May 1902

Greene (IA) Recorder -
01 May 1929

photographer: Walter Dinsmore
432 Arch Street, Pniladelphia, PA
example from auction site
(NO connection to William H Dinsmore of Ohio has been made.)

photographer: Dinsmore
Dover, ME
(NO connection to William H Dinsmore of Ohio has been made.)

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.