Samuel Bradbury Smith

photographer: Smith
Honeyoe, NY
example from LOST GALLERY

Samuel Bradbury Smith
(1839 - 1910)

1839 May 05
Honeoye, NY, state records, Samuel B Smith is born to Davic C Smith and Elizabeth Saville
1860 Jun 21
Honeoye, NY, US census, Samuel Smith as farm hand
1861 Sep 29
Honeoye, NY, army records, Samuel Smith as dentist, Corporal in Union Army
1861 Nov 01 to 1862 Dec 4
Honeoye, NY, veterans schedule, US census, as private, injured;
Reactivated as “serg” 1864 Jul 01 to 1865 Jul 01
1865 Jun 02
Honeoye, NY, state census, Samuel Smith as dentist
1867
Honeoye, NY, Ontario County Gazetteer, Samuel B Smith as dentist

1870 Jun 22
Honeoye, NY, US census, Samuel B Smith as photographer
1870
Honeoye, NY, state business directory, Samuel B Smith as photographist
1874
Honeoye, NY, state business directory, Samuel B Smith as photographist
1875 Jun 22
Richmond, NY, state census, A B Smith as photographer
1880 Jun 14
Richmond, NY, US census, Samuel Smith as photographer
1890
Tacoma, WA, veteran schedule for US census, Samuel Smith as private
1892
Tacoma, WA, city directory, Samuel B Smith as sewing machine agt
1897
Tacoma, WA, city directory, Samuel Smith as janitor at Sherman School

1900 Jun 05
Tacoma, WA, city directory, Samuel Smith as school janitor
1908
Tacoma, WA, city directory, Samuel B Smith as Janitor at Sherman School
1910 Apr 16
Tacoma, WA, US census, Samuel Smith as school janitor
1910 Nov 10
Tacoma, WA, state records, Samuel B Smith dies at age 71

It’s rather clear that about 1867, Samuel Bradbury Smith, of Honeoye NY, left dentistry to become a “photographist”. Then about 1880, he moved to Tacoma, WA, to be a travelling salesman for a while.
He apparently never returned to photography. His entire career as a photographer was about 20 years, all in Richmond County, NY.

1974 - Business Diredtory

Tacoma (WA) Daily Ledger - 15 Nov 1910

(With NO mention of his photographic career)

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