Gardner And Company

photographer: Gardner and Co
276 and 278 Fulton, Brooklyn, NY
example from LOST GALLERY

reverse of card at left

Wheelock M Gardner
(1839 – 1886)

Gardner and Company
1865
Brooklyn and Troy, NY, city directories, Wheelock Gardner NOT listed
1867
Brooklyn, NY, city directory Wheelock Gardner NOT listed
1867
Troy, NY, city directory, Wheelock M Gardner as photographer at 338 River, res in Albany
1868, 1869
Brooklyn and Troy, NY, city directories, Wheelock Gardner NOT listed 1870
Brooklyn, NY, city directory Wheelock N Gardner as photographer at Fulton and Clinton; res DeKalb and Throop Av
1871
Brooklyn, NY, city directory Wheelock Gardner NOT listed
1872
Brooklyn, NY, city directory Wheelock M Gardner as photographer at 270 Fulton; res 365

1873, 1874
Brooklyn, NY, city directory Wheelock N Gardner as photographer; res 365 Bedford
1876
Brooklyn, NY, city directory Wheelock M Gardner as photographer; res 365 Bedford (not listed in bus pages) Note that the Brasier Bros, photographers are at 276 Fulton at this time
1877
Brooklyn, NY, city directory Wheelock M Gardner as photographer; res 880 De Kalb av
1878
Brooklyn, NY, city directory, “Wheeler” Gardner as photographer; res 365 Bedford
1879, 1880
Brooklyn, NY, city directory Wheelock Gardner as artist at 276 Fulton; res 365 Bedford (This is the first mention of Gardner at that address; he is apparently working for Ellen Brasier; Thomas Brasier of the Brasier brothers died in 1878 and his widow Ellen Brasier is carrying on the Brasier Brothers Gallery
1881
Brooklyn, NY, city directory Wheelock Gardner, J G Gardner or Gardner and Co NOT listed in res section; Gardiner & Co 196 Fulton in bus section; Ellen Brasier, photographer, is listed at 276 Fulton

1882
Brooklyn, NY, city directory Gardner and Co (as Wheelock M Gardner and T W Taylor) at 276 Fulton; res 882 DeKalb av (Looks like Gardner and Taylor might have bought out Ellen Brasier)
1883
Brooklyn, NY, city directory, Gardner and Co at 276 Fulton
1884
Brooklyn, NY, city directory, Wheelock M Gardner listed as photographer at 276 Fulton; res 881 De Kalb av
1885, 1886
Brooklyn, NY, city directory, Wheelock M Gardner listed as photographer at 276 Fulton; res 282 Throop av; John George Gardner NOT listed
1886 Nov 05
Brooklyn, NY, state records, Wheelock M Gardner dies at age 47
1887
Brooklyn, NY, city directory, Wheelock Gardner NOT listed in res pages, NO business pages
1888
Brooklyn, NY, city directory Gardner and Co at 276 Fulton; Wheelock Gardner NOT listed; John George Gardner as photographer; res 22 Verandah pl

1889
Brooklyn, NY, city directory, John Gardner as photographer; res 22 Verandah pl; no business pages
1890
Brooklyn, NY, city directory, J G Gardner NOT listed, no business pages
1891
Brooklyn, NY, city directory, Gardner and Co at 276 Fulton; Wheelock Gardner not in res section; John George Gardner res 363 Pacific
1892
Brooklyn, NY, city directory, Gardner and Co at 276 Fulton
1893
Brooklyn, NY, city directory, NOT available
1894
Brooklyn, NY, city directory, Gardner and Co. at 276 Fulton; John Gardner res 298 Livingston
1895
Brooklyn, NY, city directory, Gardner and Co. at 276 Fulton; John Geo. Gardner res 416 Fifth
1896
Brooklyn, NY, city directory, NOT available
1897, 1898
Brooklyn, NY, city directory, Gardner and Co. at 276 Fulton;

1899 to 1913
Brooklyn, NY, city directory, Gardner and Co. at 276 Fulton; John George Gardner NOT listed

The Gardner and Co studio apparently carried on under that name at the same address until at least Dec, 1917

No connection has been made between Wheeler Gardner and John George Gardner except they were both photographers in Brooklyn, NY, between 1888 and 1891.

AS A RECAP

338 River - 1867
270 Fulton - 1872
276-278 Fulton – from 1876 to Dec 1917 as Gardner and Co.
Ground floor at 276 Fulton was a clothing store. Other businesses at the address included an attorney, a newspaper office, and a real estate agent.

Brooklyn (NY) Union - 07 Oct 1871

Brooklyn (NY) Times Union - 21 Sep 1882

Brooklyn (NY) Daily Eagle - 28 Nov 1899 Brooklyn (NY) Daily Eagle - 25 Sep 1909

Brooklyn (NY) Daily Eagle - 30 Nov 1909

Brooklyn (NY) Daily Eagle - 15 Dec 1916 Brooklyn (NY) Daily Eagle - 19 Dec 1917

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