John A Pfeifer

photographer: Pfeifer
288-232 High Street, Columbus, OH
example from auction site

John Adam Pfeifer
(1859 – 1932)

1859 Dec 11
Ohio, state records, John A Pfeifer is born to Casper Pfeifer and Margaretta Pfeifer
1877, 1878
Columbus, OH, city directory, John A Pfeifer NOT listed
1879
Columbus, OH, city directory, John A Pfeifer as photographer for G C Urlin;
1880, 1881
Columbus, OH, city directory, John A Pfeifer as photographer at 235 S H igh;
1880 Jun 09
Columbus, OH, US census, J A Pfeifer as photographer;
1882
Columbus, OH, city directory, John A Pfeifer as photographer at 235 S High;
1883, 1884
Columbus, OH, city directory, John A Pfeifer as photographer at 228 S High;
1885
Columbus, OH, city directory, (incomplete)

1886, 1887
Columbus, OH, city directory, John A Pfeifer as photographer at 228 and 232 S High;
1887
From 1900 US census, John A Pfeifer and Etta C Pfeifer are married
1888
Columbus, OH, city directory, John A Pfeifer as photographer 268 ½ to 267 ½ High;
1889
Columbus, OH, city directory, John A Pfeifer as photographer with Urlin and Pfeifer and “Columbus Door Bell Co”; 266 ½ S High;
1890
Columbus, OH, city directory, John A Pfeifer, as photographer with Urlin and Pfeifer;
1890
Cleveland, OH, city directory, Urlin and Becker at 95 – 100 Wilshire bldg, 209 Superior (first mention of Urlin in Cleveland)
1891
Columbus, OH, city directory, John A Pfeifer as photographer with Pfeifer and CO ( Louis F Smith, Patrick J and Terrance A Mulligan) at 262 S High;
Mulligan Bros: Bernard, Patrick J, Terrance A.

1893
Columbus, OH, city directory, John A Pfeifer as photographer with Pfeifer and Mulligan Bros (Mulligan Bros: Bernard A , Patrick J, Terry A)
Columbus, OH, city directory, Henry Pfeifer as photographer;
1894
Columbus, OH, city directory, John A Pfeifer as photographer with Pfeifer and Mulligan, 262 S High, AND Urlin and Pfeifer, 20 N High;
Columbus, OH
Mulligan Bros: Patrick J and Terry A
See examples below
1894, 1895, 1896
Columbus, OH, city directory, John A Pfeifer as photographer with Urlin and Pfeifer, 20 N High;
1897
Columbus, OH, city directory, John A Pfeifer as photographer with Urlin and Pfeifer, 20-22 N High:
1898
Columbus, OH, city directory, John A Pfeifer as photographer with Pfeifer and Ross (James Ross) bicycles and supplies;
1899, 1900
Columbus, OH, city directory, John A Pfeifer as photographer at 276 ½ S High;

1901, 1902
Columbus, OH, city directory, John A Pfeifer as photographer at 245 S High;
1903
Columbus, OH, city directory, John A Pfeifer as proprietor of Pfeifer’s Art Gallery 245 S High;
1904, 1905, 1906
Columbus, OH, city directory, John A Pfeifer as photographer at 245 S High ;
1907, 1908, 1909
Columbus, OH, city directory, John A Pfeifer as photographer at Pfeifer Art Gallery, 245 S High;
1910, 1911, 1912
Columbus, OH, city directory, John A Pfeifer as proprietor of Pfeifer Art Gallery, 245 S High;
1913, 1914
Columbus, OH, city directory, John A Pfeifer as photographer at 245 S High;
1915, 1916, 1917, 1918
Columbus, OH, city directory, John A Pfeifer as photographer, no studio address shown ;
1919
Columbus, OH, city directory, John A Pfeifer NOT listed 1920 Columbus, OH, city directory, John A Pfeifer as Coml Photog at 245 S Wall (sic);


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1922, 1923, 1924
Columbus, OH, city directory, John A Pfeifer as photographer 245 S High;
1925
Columbus, OH, city directory, John A Pfeifer as Pres The Olentangh Club in res section; bus section shows photographer J A Pfeifer, rear 245 S High
1926
Columbus, OH, city directory, John A Pfeifer as Photo Baker (sic) Art Gallery, Pres The Olentangy Club; res 24 ½ E Main; Bus section: J A Pfeifer NOT listed
1927, 1929
Columbus, OH, city directory, Jno A Pfeifer, res 24 ½ E Main; no occupation shown
1929 Oct 16
Columbus, OH, state records, John A Pfeifer and Sophia Gigax are married
1930
Columbus, OH, city directory, John A Pfeifer NOT listed
1931
Columbus, OH, city directory, John A Pfeifer, res 24 ½ E Main, no occupation listed
1932 Jan 21
Columbus, OH, FindaGrave, John A Pfeifer dies at age 72

photographer: Pfeifer
Columbus, OH
example from auction site

photographer: Pfeifer
222,228 & 232 High Street, Columbus, OH
example from auction site

photographer: Pfeifer
228-232 High Street, Columbus, OH
example from picklick

photographer: Pfeifer
228-232 High Street, Columbus, OH
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photographer: Pfeifer New Gallery
228 and 232 South High St, Columbus, OH
example from auction site

reverse of card at left

Urlin and Pfeifer Examples

photographer: Urlin and Pfeifer
Mammouth Art Palace, Columbus, OH
example from auction site
(finished about 1889-1890)

photogrpaher: Urlin and Pheifer
Mammoth Art Palace, Columbus, OH
example from auction site
(Note: In small print on the left just above the imprint, it says "Pfeifer and Mulligan Bros" then somethin illegible)

photographer: Urlin and Pfeifer
Mammouth Art Palace, Columbus, OH
example from auction site
(finished about 1889-1890)

reverse of card at left

photographer: Urlin and Pfeifer
Art Palace, 20 and 22 North High, Columbus, OH
example from dispatch.com

reverse of card at left

photographer: Urlin and Pfeifer
Columbus, OH
example from auction site

photographer: Urlin and Pfeifer
Mammoth Art Palace, Columbus, OH
example from Cabinet Card Gallery

photographer: Urlin and Pfeifer
Mammoth Art Palace, Columbus, OH
example from Tiffers.com

photographer: Urlin and Pfeifer
Columbus, OH
example from Nick Heckathorn on Flickr

photographer: Urlin and Pfeifer
Columbus, OH
example from auction site

Pifer and Becker Examples

photographer: Pifer and Becker
Wilshire Bldg, Cleveland, OH
Example from auction site

photographer: Pifer and Becker
Cleveland, OH
Example from auction site

November 22, 2024:
A very informative comment from John Dale

"Just to help out, the Pifer in Cleveland is most definitely not the same Pfeifer in Columbus. The spelling is not the same and the records do not show him as practicing in Cleveland. Additionally, there are two John Pfeifers working in Columbus at this time. One, John A Pfeifer, is the son of Casper Pfeifer and is working as a photographer. The other is the son of Mathias Pfeifer and is working in the printing and publishing business. Casper and Mathias are both sons of Peter Pfeifer, and the two John's would be cousins."


Thanks for the help John!

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29 Jun 1892

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22 Mar 1893

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15 Dec 1892

Mulligan Bros Examples

photographer: Mulligan Bros
172, 175, 177 North High Street
example from auction site

photographer: Mulligan Bros
172, 175, 177 North High Street
example from auction site

photographer: Mulligan Bros
172, 175, 177 North High Street
example from Flickr member Heckathorn

typical reverse design for Mulligan Bros cards

Pfeifer and Mulligan Bros

photographer: Pfeifer and Mulligan Bros
Columbus, OH
example from Digital Commons of Otterbein Unv

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