photographer B Frank Saylor42 West King St, Lancaster, PA
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photographer B Frank Saylor42 West King St, Lancaster, PA
example from LOST GALLERY
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Benjamin Franklin Saylor
(1838-1920)
Timeline from city directories and US census
1838 Feb 23
Trapp, Montgomery County, PA, state records, US census, Benjamin Franklin Saylor is born to Henry Saylor and Elizabeth Derr
1860
Lower Windsor, York, PA, US census, B F Saylor, age 22, as Laborer, living with relatives; both parents have died, father in 1851 and mother in 1859
1861
Philadelphia, PA, city directory, B Frank Saylor as photographer at 914 Chestnut; res 1008 N Second
1863
Philadelphia, PA, city directory, B Frank Saylor as photographer; res 1956 Mervine (probably working at another photographer’s studio)
1864, 1865
Philadelphia, PA, city directory, B F Saylor as photographer at 1206 Chestnut; res 1536 Mervine
1866
Lancaster, PA city directory, B F Saylor as photographer, no business address shown; bds at 42 E King
1868
Lancaster, PA, city directory B F Saylor NOT listed
1868 Jun 08
Lancaster PA Daily Express, news item shows first day of operation at 26 West King Street
1867 Oct 01
Lancaster (PA) Intelligence Journal item says B Frank Saylor and Co is on West King Street
1868 Dec 09
Lancaster (PA) Evening Express, display ad says the Saylor studio is at 26 West King
1869 through 1876
Lancaster, PA, city directories NOT available
1869 Feb 08
Lancaster (PA) Evening Express, display ad says the Saylor Studio is at 26 West King
1870 Jun 23
Lancaster, PA, state records, B F Saylor and Emma Cornelia Greenwold are married
1870 Jun 23
Lancaster, PA, US census, B F Saylor as photographer; residence at hotel
1870 July 23
Lancaster, PA, state records, Saylor’s wife Emma dies
1872 Jan 22
Lancaster, PA, Daily Evening Express, small ad shows B Frank Saylor and CO at 45 West King Street
1873 Dec 19
Lancaster, PA, Daily Evening Express, small ad shows B Frank Saylor at 45 West King
1874 Dec 15
Lancsaster, PA, Daily Evening Express, small item says B Frank Saylor gallery is on West King near Prince
1875
Harrisburg, PA, city directory, B F Saylor as photographer at 45 W King
1875 Mar 26
Lancaster, PA, Daily Evening Express, small ad says gallery is at 45 West King
1876
Harrisburg, PA, city directory, B F Saylor NOT listed
1876 Feb 23
Lancaster, PA, state records, B F Saylor and Anna Catherin Shober are married
1877
Lancaster, PA, city directory, B F Saylor as photographer at 45 W King; res 214 E King
1877 Jan 26 to Feb 02
Lancaster, PA, Semi-Weekly New Era, large display ad shows Saylor Gallery at 45 W King
1878 Feb 09 – May 24
Lancaster, PA< Semi Weekly New Era, display ad shows Saylor Gallery at 45 W King
1878- 1880
Lancaster, PA, city directory NOT available
1880 Jun 01
Lancaster, PA, US census, B F Saylor as photographer; res 214 King
1881-1887
Lancaster, PA, city directory NOT available
1881 Aug 10
Lancaster, PA, Examiner, news item says Saylor has purchased the property across the street from his current gallery for $21,000 (that’s over one half million in 2021 money)
1882 Aug 18 (a year later)
Lancaster, PA, Intelligence Journal item says property at 42-44 West King (across the street from the present gallery at 45 W King) will begin as a Gallery in a week or two
1882 Sep 30
Lancaster, PA, Inelligencer Journal item says the old gallery at 45 King will be taken over by John W Hubley
1882 Oct 06
Lancaster, PA, Intellencer Journal, small ad says Saylor Gallery is at 42-44 West King
1883 May 12
Ephrata, PA, Review, ad says B Frank Saylor gallery is at 42 and 44 West King, Lancaster, PA
1888, 1890
Lancaster, PA, city directory, B Frank Saylor as photographer at 42 and 44 W King; res same
1892 to 1917
Lancaster, PA, all city directories, 1900 and 1910 US census, B F Saylor as photographer at 42-44 West King; res same
1917 Apr 06
Lancaster, PA, New Era small ad says a store room at 42 West King is available for rent
1918 May 04
Lancaster, PA, Inquirer small item says B Frank Saylor has retired
1919
Lancaster PA, city directory, B Frank Saylor, no occupation shown, res 145 E Vine
1919 Mar 15-19
Lancaster, PA Daily News item says Saylor has retired and the home and gallery and equipment are for sale
1920 Jan 17
Lancaster, PA, US census, B F Saylor, no occupation shown
1920 Aug 10
Lancaster, PA, state records, Newspaper notice, B F Saylor dies at age 82
RECAP
(working locations only)
1861, 1862 (earliest known date as photographer)
Philadelphia, PA, as photographer at 914 Chestnut
1963
Philadelphia, PA, as photographer; no location known, possibly working for another photographer
1864-1865
Philadelphia, PA, as photographer at 1206 W Chestnut
1868 Jun 08 to Dec 1874
Various newspaper items and ads show Saylor Gallery at 26 W King
1875-1881
Lancaster, PA, as photographer at 45 W King
1882-1917
Studio at 42-44 West King, Lancaster, PA
No studio address found after this date
11 Jun 1868 (appeared several times)
24 Dec 1868 (appeared several times)
09 Dec 1868
08 Feb 1869
24 Jun 1870
Lancaster (PA) Intelligencer Journal -23 Jul 1870
23 Jul 1870
22 Jan 1872
Lancaster (PA) Daily Evening Express -19 Jec 1873
15 Dec 1874
Lancaster (PA) Daily Evening Express -26 Mar 1875
30 Jun 1877
10 Aug 1881
Lancaster (PA) Intelligencer Journal -19 Aug 1882
Lancaster (PA) Intelligencer Journal -30 Sep 1882
05 Oct 1882
Lancaster (PA) Intelligencer Journal -03 Nov 1882
12 May 1883
Lancaster (PA) Daily New Era -26 Feb 1917
04 May 1918
18 Mar 1919
photographer: SaylorLancaster, PA
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photographer: SaylorLancaster, PA
example from auction site
photographer: SaylorLancaster, PA
example from auction site
photographer: SaylorLancaster, PA
example from auction site
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photographer: SaylorLancaster, PA
example from auction site
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photographer: SaylorLancaster, PA
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photographer: SaylorLancaster, PA
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photographer: B Frank Saylor45 West King Street Lancaster, PA
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Lancaster, PA
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Lancaster, PA
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photographer: Charles Saylor411 N Sixth Street, Reading, PA
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(NO connection to B Frank Saylor has been found) Many more examples can be found on the NEW YORK GALLERY page.
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