photographer: DeWitt406 Lack'a Av, Scranton, PA
example from LOST GALLERY
(finished between 1882 and 1886)
Marcellus DeWitt
(1856-1903)
1856 Jan
New York, NY, state records, Marcellus M DeWitt is born to John Sammons DeWitt and Harriet C Calkins
1880
New York, NY, city directory, Marcellus DeWitt is NOT listed; Albert P Whiteman is listed as photographer with Whiteman and (Ray D) Chapman at 116 Bowery
1880 Jun 08
New York, NY, US census, Marcelus DeWitt as photographer; same residence as John Siewer, Albert Whiteman and Nathaniel Abraham, photographers;
1881
Scranton, PA, city directory, Marcellus M DeWitt NOT listed
1882
Scranton, PA, city directory, Marcellus M DeWitt as photographer at 406 Lack av;
1883
Scranton, PA, city directory, Marcellus M DeWitt as photographer at 406 AND 321 Lack av;
1883 Sep 22
Scranton (PA) Evening Times, Small ad for DeWitt studio at 406 and 321 Lackawanna
1883 Nov 25
Scranton (PA) Republican newspaper ad for DeWitt photos at 406 Lackawanna av
1884, 1885, 1886
Scranton, PA, city directory, Marcellus M DeWitt as photographer at 406 Lack av;
1887, 1888, 1889, 1890, 1891
Scranton, PA, city directory, Marcellus M DeWitt as photographer at 316 Lack’a av;
1892
Scranton, PA, city directory, Marcellus M DeWitt as photographer at 316 Lack av; also as jeweler at 203 Lack (as operated by his brother William;)
1893, 1894
Scranton, PA, city directory, Marcellus M DeWitt as photographer at 316 Lack av,
1884 Apr 13
Scranton (PA) Republican newspaper ad for DeWitt studio at 406 Lackawana
1894 Oct 20
Scranton (PA) Times-Tribune newspaper ad says DeWitt studio is at 435 Spruce St
1895
Scranton, PA, city directory, Marcellus M DeWitt, as photographer at 435 Spruce Av.; res
1896 (NO 1897)
Scranton, PA, city directory, Marcellus M Dewitt as photographer at 435 Spruce; also listed under artists’ materials, same address
1886 April 27
Pittston (PA) Evening Gazette item says DeWitt has opened a branch gallery in Pittston
1898 Sep 01
Scranton (PA) Republican newspaper item mentions DeWitt’s “Penny Gallery” in Wilkes-Barre, PA
1898 Nov 05
Scranton (PA) Tribune newspaper ad says DeWitt studio is at 134 Wyoming (possibly a miss-print)
1898 Nov 24 and 1898 Dec 15
Scranton (PA) Republican newspaper ad says DeWitt Gallery is at 435 Spruce st, corn of Washington av
1898 (no 1897 0r 1899)
Scranton, PA, city directory, Marcellus M DeWitt as photographer at 435 Spruce; NOT listed under artist materials
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1899 Mar 22
Scranton (PA) Republican newspaper ad says DeWitt studio is at 435 Spruce
1899 Apr 14
Scranton (PA) Times-Tribune newspaper ad says DeWitt studio is at 110-116 Wyoming
1900 Jun 01
Newspaper item: J B Schreiver takes over the De Witt studio at 10 Wyoming
1900
Scranton, PA, city directory, Marcellus M DeWitt; res 1341 Capouse ,(occupation not shown); and NOT listed in Bus Section
1901
Scranton, PA, city directory, Marcellus M DeWitt as photographer; res 1345 Capouse av; NOT in bus pages
1902
Scranton, PA, city directory, Marcellus M DeWitt as bkkpr, 1345 Capouse av; NOT in bus pages
1903
Scranton, PA, city directory, Marcellus M Dewitt as photographer; res 1345 Capouse av
1903 Nov 20
Scranton, PA, newspaper obit, state records, Marcellus M DeWitt dies at age 47
As a studio location recap:
(All are Scranton except as noted)
406 Lack Av – 1882-1886
406 Lack and 321 Lack – 1883
5 N Main, Pittston - 1886 to 1890
316 Lack Av - 1887-1893
435 Spruce – 1895-1898 (and early 1899)
Wilkes-Barre "Penny Gallery" - 1898
110 Wyoming - April 1899 up to April of 1900
1341 Capouse – 1900 - 1903 (also his residence)
(yes, “Lack” is short for “Lackawana”)
22 Sep 1883
Scranton (PA) Repbulican - 25 Nov 1883
Pittston (PA) Evening Gazette -01 May 1884
27 Apr 1886
Scranton (PA) Republican - 10 Oct 1886
23 Jan 1887
Scranton (PA) Republican -10 Mar 1890
Pittston (PA) Gazette -27 Jun 1890
29 Oct 1894
Scranton (PA) Tribune -11 Nov 1895
01 Sep 1898
Scranton (PA) Tribune - 05 Nov 1898
Scranton (PA) Republican - 24 Nov 1898
Scranton (PA) Times-Tribune -15 Dec 1899
22 Mar 1899
14 Apr 1899
04 Jun 1900
20 Nov 1903
21 Nov 1903
17 May 1939
photographer: DeWitt406 Lackawana, Scranton, PA
example from auction site
photographer; DeWitt406 Lackawana, Scranton, PA
example from auction site
photographer: DeWittScranton, PA
example from auction site
Scranton, PA
example from auction site
316 Lackawana, Scranton, PA
example from auction site
reverse of card at left
Scranton, PA
example from auction site
Scranton, PA
example from auction site
Opp. Wyoming House, Scranton, PA
example from auction site (unfortunately trimmed at bottom)
Opp. Wyoming House, Scranton, PA
example from auction site
Scranton, PA
example from pinterst
Opposite Wyoming House, Scranton, PA
example from auction house
Following are examples from photographer G H DeWitt of Madison and Plattsburg, NY.
No connection to M M DeWitt of Scranton, PA, has been found.
Madison, NY
example from auction site
Madison, NY
example from auction site
Madison and Plattsburg New York
example from auction site
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