Wednesday, August 16, 2023

Edwin B Snell of Wellington, Kanss

photographer: ELITE GALLERY, E B Snell
Wellington, KS
example from LOST GALLERY

Edwin B Snell
(1846-1910)

1846 Feb 23
Medina County, OH, state records, Edwin B Snell is born to Isaac M Snell and Nancy Hillard
1868 Mar 23
Wayne, OH, state records, Edwin B Snell and Elizabeth Huffman are married
1870 July 15
Guilford, OH, US census, Edwin Snell as Jeweler
1880 Jun 04
Wellington, KS, US census, Edwin Snell as photographer
1884 Apr 17
Wellington (KS) Wellingtonia, small ad for Edwin Snell as photographer
1884 May 08
Wellington (KS) Wellingtonia, small item says Edwin Snell, as photographer, has hired Miss Lucinda Crossman of Lincoln, NE
1884 Sep 25
Geuda Springs (KS) News, display ad for E B Snell, photographer at Wellington, KS
1884 Nov 06
Sumner County (KS) Press, small ad for E B Snell as photographer

1885 Mar 01
Wellington, KS, US Army muster Roll, Edwin Snell as photographer
1886 Apr 02
Wellington (KS) Monitor, item says E B Snell has been in El Reno taking picture of Scenery, Indian and Military pictures
1886
Wellington, KS, city directory (earliest) Edwin Snell as photographer
1886 Apr 10 to Nov 04
Wellington, KS, newspaper ads show Snell partnered with Sargent; the partnership apparently does not last long as it is never mentioned after November 1886
1887 May 18
Wellington (KS) Daily Postal Card, item says E B Snell Gallery is in the State National Bank
1887 Jul 15
Wellington (KS) Monitor Press, ad tells of E B Snell Gallery in the State Nation Bank Bldg
1887 Dec 01
Wellington (KS) Daily Standard, item says E B Snell, photographer, is leaving for a visit with friends in San Diego, CA
1888 Jan 6
Wellington Daily Standard, item says E B Snell, photographer, has returned from California

1888 Jan 28
Wellington (KS) Morning Quid, item says E B Snell. Photographer, has suspended operations of the gallery in the State National Bank Building
1890 Sep 12 through 1981 Jan 02
Wellington (KS) Peoples Voice, small ad for Elite Gallery at Washington and Harvey ave
1892 Jan 15
Wellington (KS) People’s Voice, item says E B Snell is opening a gallery in Belle Plaine (KS)
1892 Jan 30
Wellington (KS) Daily Mail, item says E B Snell gallery in Belle Plaine (KS) is almost completed
1892 Jun 02
Wellington (KS) Monitor Press, item tells of E B Snell is ill after fighting a fire in Willington
1892 Jun 23
Wellington (KS) Monitor Press, item says E B Snell is recovering from injuries on the night of the cyclone
1892 Oct 07
Wellington (KS) People’s Voice, item says E B Snell has returned from trip to Washington and Alabama
1894 Aug 16
Wellington (KS) Monitor Press, item tells of E B Snell farming in the “Strip”

1895 Mar 01
Wellington, KS, state census, Edwin Snell as photographer
1895 Dec 21
Wellington (KS) Daily Mail, display ad for Elite Gallery, proprietors Snell and Son
1895 Jan 02
Wellington, (KS) Daily Mail, display ad for Elite Gallery, proprietors Snell and Son
1896 Aug 17
Wellington (KS) Daily Mail Monitor, item says E B Snell is First Ward city delegate
1897 May 14
Wellington (KS) Journal, ad for Elite Gallery, proprietors Snell and Son
1898 Jun 04
Wellington (KS) Journal, E B Snell, photographer, testimonial ad for eye-glasses
1898 Dec 02
Wellington (KS) People’s Voice, small ad for Snell’s Elite Gallery

1899 May 26
Wellington (KS) Daily Mail, item says E B Snell has sold his photograph gallery to Dallas Snyder of Jackson
1899 Jun 01
Wellington (KS) Monitor Press, item says E B Snell has sold his gallery to Dallas Snyder
1899 Jun 29
Wellington (KS) Journal, item says E B Snell is planning to leave for California the last of July
1899 Jul 12
Sumner County (KS) Star, item says Mr and Mrs E B Snell will leave in a few weeks for Los Angeles, CA, expecting to be gone all winter
1899 Aug 09
Sumner County (KS) Star, item says Mr and Mrs E B Snell plan to leave Friday for California trip
1899 Aug 17
Wellington (KS) People’s Voice, item says Mr and Mrs E B Snell have left for California perhaps to stay permanently

1900
Wellington, KS, city directory, Edwin Snell NOT listed
1900 May 16
Sumner County (KS) Star, item says Mrs E B Snell arrived from Orange, CA, to supervise the disposal of goods and property in Wellington
1900 May 16
Wellington (KS) Journal, item says E B Snell has purchased five acres in Orange, CA
1900 Jun 02
Orange, CA, US census, Edwin Snell as farmer
1909 May 19
Wellington (KS) Monitor Press, item tells of Mr and Mrs home in Orange CA
1910 Jun 15
Orange, CA, US census, Edwin Snell as farmer
1910 Jul 17
Orange, CA, state records, Edwin Snell dies at age 64

Based on newspaper items from the time, Snell called his gallery “Elite” between 1894 and 1899.

There are many examples of the photographs of E B Snell available on the net. He photographed the damage from a tornado in Wellington, KS.

He also travelled south to the unsettled area called “the strip” in the area that was “the pan-handle” of the territory that was to become “Oklahoma” the forty-sixth state in 1907. There he photographed many Native Americans, in their traditional and ceremonial clothing. A rich historical document.

He made hundreds of copies of these historical treasures in cabinet card format, to sell as “Views” in the lobby of his studio.

Wellington (KS) Wellingtonian -
17 Apr 1884
Wellington (KS) Wellingtonian -
08 May 1884
Geuda Springs (KS) News - 25 Sep 1884
Sumner County (KS) Press -
06 Nov 1884
Wellington (KS) Monitor Press -
02 Apr 1886
Wellington (KS) Daily Postcard -
18 May 1887
Wellington (KS) Monitor -
15 Jul 1887
Wellington (KS) Daily Standard -
01 Dec 1887
Wellington (KS) Monitor Press -
06 Jan 1888
Wellington (KS) Morning Quid Nunc -
28 Jan 1888
Wellington (KS) People's Voice -
14 Nov 1890
Wellington (KS) Daily Mail -
08 Jan 1892
Wellington (KS) People's Voice -
15 Jan 1892
Wellington (KS) Daily Mail -
30 Jan 1892
Wellington (KS) Monitor Press -
02 Jun 1892
Wellington (KS) Monitor Press -
23 Jun 1892
Wellington (KS) People's Voice -
07 Oct 1892
Wellington (KS) Monitor Press -
16 Aug 1894
Wellington (KS) Daily Mail -
21 Dec 1895
Wellington (KS) Daily Mail -
02 Jan 1896
Wellington (KS) Daily Mail -
17 Aug 1896
Wellington (KS) Journal -
14 May 1897
Wellington (KS) Journal -
04 Jun 1896
Wellington (KS) People's Voice -
02 Dec 1898
Wellington (KS) Daily Mail -
26 May 1899
Wellington (KS) Monitor Press -
01 Jun 1899
Wellington (KS) Journal -
29 Jun 1899
Wellington (KS) Journal -
16 May 1900
Sumner County (KS) Star -
16 May 1900
Wellington (KS) Monitor Press _
19 May 1909
photographer: E B Snell "Elite Gallery"
Wellington, KS
photographer: E B Snell "Elite Gallery"
Wellington, KS
example from auction site
photographer: E B Snell "Elite Gallery"
Wellington, KS
example from Gilcrease Collection
photographer: E B Snell "Elite Gallery"
Wellington, KS
example from Gilcrease Collection
photographer: E B Snell "Elite Gallery"
Wellington, KS
example from Gilcrease Collection

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