photographer: M L Sanders
503 1/2 Austin Street, Waco,TX
example from Portal to Texas History This photograph is part of the collection entitled:
Rescuing Texas History
and was provided by the Private Collection of
T. B. Willis to The Portal to Texas History,
a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries
photographer: M L Sanders
503 1/2 Austin Street, Waco,TX
example from Portal to Texas History This photograph is part of the collection entitled:
Rescuing Texas History
and was provided by the Private Collection of
T. B. Willis to The Portal to Texas History,
a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries
photographer: M L Sanders
503 1/2 Austin Street, Waco,TX
example from Portal to Texas History This photograph is part of the collection entitled:
Rescuing Texas History
and was provided by the Private Collection of
T. B. Willis to The Portal to Texas History,
a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries
Martin Luther Sanders
(1859 – 1916)
1859 Aug 30
(or 20, depending on source)
Tennessee, state records, Martin Luther Sanders is born to Overton
Sanders and Helen McBride
1860 Jun 01
District 9, Maury, TN, US census, Martin L Saunders at age one year,
living with parents
1870 Jul 28
District 9, Maury, TN, US census, Martin Sanders at age 11 living
with parents
1880 Jun 04
Precinct 6, Ellis, TX, US census, Martin Sanders as laborer, living
with family of David Curry, farmer
1883
Abilene, TX, residence, according to “Abeline-On Catclaw Creek: A
Profile of a West Texas Town”
by Katherine Duff
1883 Apr 26
Brownwood, Brown, TX, state records, M L Sanders and Sallie E Wood
are married
1883 Nov 15
Austin (TX) Weekly Statesman, news item says M L Sanders is in
business on West Broadway
1887 Apr 26
Brownwood, TX, state records son Roy Wood Sanders is born
1890, 1891, 1892
Brownwood, TX, Texas State Gazette, residence
1892
Waco, TX, city directory. Sanders NOT listed
1893
Waco, TX, state records, Son Silas Overton Sanders is born
1894
Waco, TX, city directory. Sanders NOT listed
1894 Aug 09
Brownwood (TX) Bulletin, news item mentions Sanders gallery in
Brownwood, TX
1894 Sep 27
Brownwood (TX) Bulletin news item says M L Sanders is on the faculty
of Payne College for 1894-1895
1894 Oct 18
Brownwood (TX) Bulletin news item says M L Sanders has opened a
gallery at the Logan Drug store building just north of the Doran
Hotel
1894 Oct 25
Brownwood (TX) Bulletin news item says M L Sanders has a gallery at
Goldthwaite, TX
1894 Dec 30
Galveston (TX) Daily News item describes the fire loss at Brownwood,
TX
1895 Jan 03
Austin (TX) Weekly Statesman, news item says the Sanders Building
burned Dec 29, 1894 with a total loss
1895 Jan 10
Brownwood (TX) Bulletin news item says M L Sanders has replaced his
equipment after a fire destroyed his gallery
1895 Jan 24
Brownwood (TX) Bulletin news item says M L Sanders has re-opened his
gallery after the fire
1895 Feb 14
Brownwood (TX) Bulletin news item says M L Sanders is running for
the office of City Assessor
1895 Feb 14
Brownwood (TX) Bulletin news item says M L Sanders has sold his
gallery to West and Churchill
1895 Mar 07
Brownwood (TX) Bulletin says the M L Sanders and family are moving
to Waco, TX
1895 May 23
Brownwood (TX) Bulletin news item says M L Sanders has opened a
photograph gallery in Waco, TX
1896, 1897
Waco, TX, city directory, M L Sanders at 503 ½ Austin; res 1617
Barnard
1898, 1899
Waco, TX, city directory, M L Sanders
1900
Waco, TX, city directory, M L Sanders as photographer at 503 ½
Austin; res: rear 1617 Barnard Av
1901
Waco, TX, city directory, M L Sanders at 503 ½ Austin (no occupation
shown)
1900 Jun 04
Waco TX, US census, Martin L Sanders as photographer; res 1617
Barnard Street
1902, 1904
Waco, TX, city directory, M L Sanders NOT listed res or bus (this is
probably because he and family have moved to a rural address near
Waco, TX
1906, 1907
Waco, TX, city directory, Martin L Sanders as photographer at 609 ½
Austin; res Corsicana rd, 2 ½ miles E of city
1906 Sep 06
Austin (TX) American news item says M L Sanders is now vice
president of the Photographers Association of TX
1908
Waco, TX, Tribune Herald M L Sanders as president of the Texas
Professional Photographers Association
1908 Sep 10
San Antonio (TX) Gazette news item says M L Sanders is now president
of the Photographers Association
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1910
Waco, TX, city directory, Martin L Sanders as photographer; res
Corsicana rd, 2 ½ miles E of city; NOT listed in business pages; (no
listing for the studio)
1910 May 02
Waco TX, US census, Martin L Sanders as farmer; res Corsicana Rd
1911
Waco, TX, city directory, Martin L Sanders as photographer at 609 ½
Austin; res 719 N 14th (Sanders has moved back to town, studio is
open again
1913, 1916
Waco, TX, city directory, Martin L Sanders NOT listed in residential
or business pages
1916 Jul 25
Brownwood, TX, death certificate, Martin L Sanders dies of apoplexy
at age 56 (Death Certificate says age 57) (Oddly, as notable as M L
Sanders seems to have been, no obituary has been found so far.)
1917
Waco, TX, city directory, John W Sanders as photographer, res 1604
N 9th, (No relatioinship to Martin L Sanders found.)
28 Oct 1894
Brownwood (TX) Bulletin -
25 OCt 1894
Brownwood (TX) Bulletin -
20 Dec 1894
Additional examples of Sanders photographs (not cabinet cards) at
Portal to Texas History
photographer: M L Sanders
Brownwood, TX
example from Portal to Texas History
This photograph is part of the collection entitled:
Rescuing Texas History
and was provided by the Private Collection of
T. B. Willis to The Portal to Texas History,
a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries
photographer: M L Sanders
Brownwood, TX
example from Portal to Texas History
This photograph is part of the collection entitled:
Rescuing Texas History
and was provided by the Private Collection of
T. B. Willis to The Portal to Texas History,
a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries
photographer: M L Sanders
503 1/2 Austin Street, Brownwood, TX
example from Portal to Texas History
This photograph is part of the collection entitled:
Rescuing Texas History
and was provided by the Private Collection of
T. B. Willis to The Portal to Texas History,
a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries
photographer: M L Sanders
503 1/2 Austin Street, Brownwood, TX
example from Portal to Texas History
This photograph is part of the collection entitled:
Rescuing Texas History
and was provided by the Private Collection of
T. B. Willis to The Portal to Texas History,
a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries
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Hi,
ReplyDeleteAll but the last 2 photos were taken from my collection on the Portal without proper credit. Please add the following to each of my Sanders photos:
This photograph is part of the collection entitled: Rescuing Texas History and was provided by the Private Collection of T. B. Willis to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries.
Thanks,
Todd Bradford Willis, DDS, MSD
Thanks.
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