Showman's Palace Cars

potographer: Showman's Palace Cars
Lake Odessa, MI
example from LOST GALLERY

Luther K Showman
(1829 - 1902)

1829 Jan 20
Hagerstown, MD, Lorenzo K Showman is born
1850 Oct 07
Subdivision 02, MD Lorenzo Showman at age22, as laborer
1852 Oct 28
Newspaper Obituary, L K Showman and Mrs Showman are married (source may be a guess)
1863
Michigan State directory, Luther K Showman as Daguerreotypist
1857 Mar 19
Hancock, OH, state records, L K Showman and Charlotte Freeman are married
1860 Aug 09
Roxand, MI, US census, Lorenzo K Showman as artist
1862 Oct 02
Portland, MI, tax assessment. L K Showman as photographer (note, next line is Chester Smith, photographer)
1862
Portland, MI, state Gazetteer, “Luther” K Showman as Daguerreotypist

1863 May 16
Portland, MI, tax assessment, Lorenzo K Showman as photographer
1863 Jun-July
Portland, MI, civil war draft records, Lorenzo K Showman as artist
1863
Portland, MI, state gazetteer, “Luther” as Daguerreotypist
1864 Mar 18
Portland, MI, tax assessment, L K (looks like “S E”) as photographer
1865
Michigan Gazette, “G” K Showman as artist
1865 Nov
Portland, MI, Tax assessment, L K Showman as “sun pictures”
1869 May 03
Grand River Valley Memorial history; Lorenzo K Showman elected as Town trustee
1873
Portland, MI, state gazetteer, L K Showman as photographer; (note also Goerge White as photographer)
1892 Apr 20
Spokane, (WA) Chronicle, item shows Charlotte Showman buying property in Spokane

1892 Nov 12
Spokane (WA) Review, item shows L K Showman selling property in Spokane, WA
1898
Newspaper Obituary, Residence in Hobart, IN
1897
Waverly, TN, newspaper obituary, moves to Tennessee
1900 Jun 04
Humphreys,TN, US census, Lorenzo K Showman as photographer
1902
Newspaper Obituary, L K Showman is operating galleries at McEwen, McKenzie and Huntington, TN
1902 Dec 02
Waverly, TN, Will and Probate, Lorenzo K Showman dies at age 73

Here is a brief sketch of Showman’s locations:
1829 to 1873 – Michigan
1892 – Spokane, WA
1898 – Indiana
1897 to 1902 – Tennessee

Spokane (WA) Chronicle - 20 Apr 1892

Spokane (WA) Revies - 12 Nov 1892

Obituary (source unknown) - 04 Dec 1902

Nashville (TN) Banner - 04 Dec 1902

Lansing (MI) State Journal - 30 Mar 1915

photographer: Showman's Palace Cars
Lake Odessa, MI
example from the fine collection of
mj aux on Flickr

photographer: Showman's Palace Cars
Lake Odessa, MI
example from auction site

photographer: Showman's Palace Cars
Lake Odessa, MI
example from auction site

photographer: Showman's Palace Cars
Lake Odessa, MI
example from the fine collection
of Rochon on Flickr

photographer: Showman's Palace Cars
Lake Odessa, MI
example from auction site

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