photographer: Beidelcor Main and Penn Streets, Shippensburg, PA
example from LOST GALLERY
reverse of card at left
Henry F Beidel
(1856 – 1932)
H F Beidel was a difficult photographer to trace. There were only two city directories available for the period in the small town of Chambersburg, PA.
1856 Jul 15
Pennsylvania, Henry Frank Beidel is born to H C Beidel and wife
1873
Chambersburg (PA) Public Opinion Newspaper, 1931 obituary says H F Beidel began as apprentice with Uncle, A L Bishop on the northeast corner of Memorial Square;
"A L Bishop" is yet to be identified;
It was probably H T Bishop, active at that time
1875 Oct
Chambersburg, PA, church and town records, H F Beidel in residence, no street address given
1880 Jun 21
Shippensburg, PA, US census, Henry F Beidel as photographer
1880 Dec 23
Shippensburg (PA) Holiday news, Henry F Beidel as photographer at No 16 S RR St
1882 Jun 03
Shippensburg (PA) News, item says Beidel has moved to Main and Penn
1882
Shippensburg, PA, city directory, H Frank Beidel as photographer, Main and Penn
1883 Feb 10
Shippensburg (PA) News item says H Frank Beidel is at corner of Main and Penn
1887 Oct 06
Shippensburg, PA, from the Chambersburg (PA) Public Opinon Newspaper, obituary says Beidel opened his first gallery in Shippensburg, PA
1887
Shippensburg, PA, city directory, H Frank Beidel as photographer
1888 Jan 06
Shippensburg (PA) News display ad says H Frank Beidel gallery is at Main and Penn sts
1889 Sep 27
Shippensburg (PA) News display ad says H Frank Beidel gallery is at Main and Penn sts
1890
Shippensburg, PA, from the Chambersburg (PA) Public Opinon Newspaper, Obituary says Beidel closes his Shippensburg, PA, gallery and moves back to Chambersburg
1892 Apr 07
Shippensburg (PA) Chronicle news item says Frank Gaugler will open gallery in the rooms formerly occupied by H Frank Beidel at the corner of Main and Penn
1892 Jul 29
Shippensburg (PA) News small ad says G W Blackman has moved into Beidel’s old location
1892 Apr 07
Shippensburg (PA) Chronicle news item says Frank Gaugler will open gallery in the rooms formerly occupied by H Frank Beidel at the corner of Main and Penn
1892 Jul 29
Shippensburg (PA) News small ad says G W Blackman has moved into Beidel’s old location
1893 Jan 27
Shippensburg (PA) News item says Beidel has sold his Chambersburg galley to F A Sounders who will take possession on 01 April 1897
1893 Mar 31
Shippensburg (PA) News item says Frank Beidel has sold his establishment located above the Hoke and Appensellar store to F A Sounders
1894 May 04
Shippensburg (PA) News item says D C Moll now occupies the rooms at Main and Penn
1894 Oct 06
Carlisle, PA, church records, H F Beidel and Annie M Green are married
1895 Mar 22 and 1895 May 17
Shippensburg (PA) News item says Beidel is now operating from his home at 386 E Market St
1897 May 14
Chambersburg (PA) People’s Register item says Beidel is not operating in the White Building
1898 Mar 25
Chambersburg (PA) Public Weekly Opinion item says Beidel is not operating in the third floor of the White building
1899 Dec 01
Chambersburg (PA) People’s Register, item says Beidel and Wolff are partners, working in a gallery over the People’s Register
1899 Dec 01
Chambersburg (PA) People’s Register item says Beidel and Wolf studio is still above the Register Office
1900 Dec 14
Chambersburg (PA) People’s Register item says Mervin E Wolf and H Frank Beidel have dissolved partnership; Wolf will take over the gallery operations in the White building above the office of the People’s Register
1901 Apr 26
Chambersburg (PA) Public Opinion news item says Beidel, one of several people, was arrested for stealing coal (No further information has been found on this)
1910 Apr 19
Chambersburg, PA, US census, H Frank Beidel as photographer, res 20 S Main
1914 Feb 13
Chambersburg, PA, state records, Beidel’s wife Annie M Green dies
1920 Jan 14
Chambersburg, PA, US census, H Frank Beidel as photographer; res 1034 May
1926 Oct 18
Shippensburg (PA) Chronicle item says H Frank Beidel celebrates his 50th anniversary in the photography business, also working in the trade four years before that, makes 54 years total
1928 Jun 24
Chambersburg (PA) Public Opinion news item says Frank Beidel was struck by an automobile and is hospitalized
1928 Jun 27
Chambersburg (PA) Public Opinion news item says Frank Beidel is still in hospital after being struck by an automobile
1930 Apr 10
Chambersburg, PA, US census, H Frank Beidel as photographer; res 405 E Catherine
1930 Aug 08
Chambersburg (PA) Public Opinion news item says H Frank Beidel has been admitted to hospital
1931 Apr 18
Chambersburg, PA, Henry Frank Beidel dies at age 74
1931 Apr 20
Chambersburg (PA) Public Opinion obituary for H Frank Beidel
18 Dec 1880
Shippensburg (PA) News - 03 Jun 1882
Shippensburg (PA) News - 10 Feb 1883
Shippensburg (PA) Chronicle -13 Jun 1884
06 Jan 1888
Shippensburg (PA) News - 27 Sep 1889
02 May 1890
Shippensburg (PA) News - 15 May 1891
Shippensburg (PA) News - 07 Apr 1892
21 Apr 1892
Shippensburg (PA) News - 29 Jul 1892
27 Jan 1893
Shippensburg (PA) News - 31 Mar 1893
04 May 1894
22 Mar 1895
Chambersburg People's Register -14 May 1897
25 Mar 1898
01 Dec 18989
Chambersburg (PA) People's Register -01 Dec 1899
14 Dec 1900
01 May 1901
Nothing further was found to explain the above clipping.
28 Oct 1926
27 Jun 1928
Apparently, Henry F Beidel was well respectedand admired at least by one reporter.
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