John Thomas Wilde

photographer J T Wilde
Piedmont, WV
example from LOST GALLERY

reverse of card at left

John Thomas Wilde
(1839 – 1897)

1839 Dec 23
Baltimore, MD, J T Wilde is born to J WF Wilde and Margaret Augusta Wilde
1860 Jul 01
Baltimore, MD, US civil war draft, John T Wild(e) as photographer
1863
Baltimore, MD, city directory, John T Wilde NOT listed
1870 Jun 20
Demopolis, AL, US census, John Wilde as Artist; also listed is J W F Wilde (father) as prop photo rms
1878
West VA, various-city directory, NO Piedmont listed
1880
Selma, AL, city directory, J Wild NOT listed
1880 Jun 08
Piedmont, WV, US census, John T Wilde as photographer; enumerator lists him as “lame”
1884
Cumberland, MD, city directory, J T Wilde NOT listed under photographers

1890
Cumberland, MD, city directory, J T Wilde NOT listed
1893
McKeesport, PA, city directory, as photographer at over First National Bank in Piedmont, WV
1895
Cumberland, MD, city directory, J T Wilde as photographer in Piedmont
1895
McKeesport, PA, city directory, J T Wilde NOT listed
1897
Cumbrland, MD, city directory, J T Wilde as photographer on 2nd, in Piedmont, WV
1897 Dec 17
Piedmont, W V, newspaper obituary, John Thomas Wilde dies in his studio at age 57

John Thomas Wilde didn’t leave many tracks. Very little documentation was found of his years in photography. One obituary found alludes to his poor health and indebtedness.

The card shown here is light weight board with straight cut edges. An estimate of the date would be between 1880 and 1897 but most likely early in that period.

1893 McKeesport, PA, City Directory ad 1893 Cumberland, md, City Directory ad

The Baltimore (MD) Sun - 20 Jan 1897

The Baltimore (MD) Sun - 22 Jan 1897

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