509 Commercial St, Atchison, KS
example from contributor Moseley
Oscar Daniel Kuhns is a hard one to follow. His activities were so wide and varied that it is difficult to tell if it was one man with many interests or three people with the same name.
It’s a bit of a stretch to think of there being more than one person named Oscar D Kuhns in the same corner of Kansas in the late 1800’s.
To add more complication, the newspapers seemed unable to settle on the name, sometimes spelling it “Kuhn” and other times “Kuhns” or even “Kunz”. One ad, from 1889, spells the name two ways, “Kuhn’s” and “Kuhns”.
One obituary found does not mention his photographic career but places his death in 1940.
Another newspaper item about a son, Charles, says Oscar died prior to 1922. Another news item from Pittsburg, PA, says Oscar D Kuhns, 88, died 30 Dec 1959. Complicating further, no othe menion of a son has been found.
So this timeline will contain contradictory items but does show a career in photography that stretches from about Feb 1888 to June of 1893. From 1888 to May 1890 he operated his own “Kuhn’s Gallery” in El Dorado, Kansas. Then from April of 1891 to about June of 1893, he was the “manager” of the McLeod Gallery, 509 Commercial St, Atchison, KS.
Oscar D Kuhns
(1867 – before 1922 or maybe 1940)
1867 Jun 21
Rushville, IL, state records, Oscar D Kuhns is born to Walter Kuhn and Mary E Thompson
1869
Drexel (Mo) Star, obituary says Kuhn family moved to Miami County, KS
1870 Jul 13
Sugar Creek, Miami, KS, US census, Oscar Kuhns at age 3 (says born in Kansas but all rest of family born in Ill)
1880
Atchison, KS, city directory, Kleckner, Kuhns NOT listed
1880 Jun 14
Miami, KS, US census, Osker Kuhn as “at school” at age 13
1882
Atchinson, KS, county directory, M A Klekner as photographer over 409 Commercial; res 12 s 5th;
Oscar D Kuhns NOT listed
1884
Atchison, KS, city directory, Oscar D Kuhns, fr Pennsylvania, retoucher; wks 405 Commercial; bds 712 Y
M A Kleckner as photographer above 409 Commercial; res 512 S 5th
1885
Atchison, KS, city directory, Oscar D “Kuhn” fr Pennsylvania, as Music Teacher;
Oscar D Kuhns, and M A Kleckner NOT listed
1885 Mar 01
Miami, KS, state census, Oscar Kuhn (age 17) as farm hand
1888 Feb 22 – Mar 01
El Dorado (KS) Daily Democrat, display ad for Kuhns’ Gallery on South Main Street
1889 Jan 03
Walnut Valley (El Dorado, KS) Times, small notice that O D Kuhns plans to leave Eldorado
1889 Jan 24 and 26
Walnut Valley (El Dorado, KS) Times, display ad for Kuhn’s Gallery (note that the name is spelled both “Kuhns” and “Kuhn’s” in same ad
1889 Aug 12
Leon (KS) Press, small item says O D Kuhns, El Dorado photographer, has leased the gallery formerly by Lemon
1890 Mar 20
Miami County, KS, state records, Oscar D Kuhn (age 23, as farmer) and Annie Dixon (of Sugar, KS) are married
1890 May 15
Butler County (El Dorado, KS) Democrat, item says O D Kuhns has sold Gallery to C R Lory of Kewanee, IL
1890 Oct 17
Walnut Valley (El Dorado, KS) Times, item says O D Kuhns formerly of El Dorado, KS, is now of Atchison, KS
1891 Apr 07
Atchison (KS) Daily Patriot, item says O D Kuhns will be in charge of the D Mc Leod gallery while McLeod has a lengthy visit in Canada; also mentions that Kuhns wat with S L Conklin for many years
1892 Jul 01
Atchison (KS) College Review, display ad says the McLeod Studio is managed by O D Kuhns
1892 Nov 11
Atchison (KS) Daily Globe, item tells of payment for damage to gallery in recent fire
1892 Dec 01
Atchison (KS) College Review, display ad says McLeod Studio, 509 Commercial St, is managed by O D Kuhns
1892 Dec 21 to 1893 Jun 20
Atchison (KS) Daily Champion and Daily Globe, Oscar D Kuhn gets into and out of the ice business
1893 Jan 01
Hutchinson (KS) College Review
1893 Jun 20
Atchison (KS) Daily Champion item says the ice business purchased by O D Kuhns has been sold at auction
1894 Sep 12
Atchison (KS) Daily Globe, O D Kuhns, photographer, in law-suit asking $2000 in damages from John J Intfen
1895 Mar 01
Sugar Creek, Miami, County, KS, state census, Oscar D Kuhn from Illinois, no occupation shown, at age 26; possibly not the photographer
1895 Aug 22
Elmira (NY) Star Gazette, story about Oscar D Kuhns dealing with “Green Goods Man”
1896 Jun 16
Atchison (KS) Daily Globe, item noting that O D Kuhns formerly operated a photograph gallery in Atchison, KS
1896 Jun 16
Atchison (KS) Daily Globe, item says O D Kuhns who operated a Gallery in Atchison is now working in the country
1896 Dec 24
Atchison (KS) Daily Globe, item says O D Kuhns is now running a boarding house in St Joseph, MO
1896
St Jospeh, MO, city directory, Oscar D Kuhns, Anna Kuhns NOT listed
1898
St Joseph, MO, city directory, Oscar D Kuhns as photographer; res 1120 Francis;
Anna Kuhns (widow), res 904 Julie
(See example next row)
1899 May 12
St Joseh, MO, city directory, Oscar D Kuhns NOT listed
1899
St Joseph, MO, city directory, Oscar D Kuhns AT 1120 Francis (Street guide only)
Anna Kuhns NOT found
1900
St Joseph, MO, city directory, Oscar D Kuhns NOT listed
1902 Jul 26
Atchison (KS) Daily Globe, “Historical” column about photographer Oscar D Kuhns helping capture the “Green Goods” scam
1903
Atchison, KS, city directory, Oscar D Kuhn or Kuhns NOT listed
1905 Mar 01
Miami, KS, state census, O D Kuhn, as farmer as age 36
1905 Jul 24
Atchison Daily Globe, item about “Charles J “KuntZ” son of “Oscar D Kuntz, photographer who died in Atchison some years ago” (So far, no record has been found of a son for Oscar D Kuntz.)
1910 May 09
Miami, KS, US census, Oscar Kuhn as merchant
1915
Miami, KS, state census, Oscar Kuhn as farming
1920 Jun 13
Sugar Creek, Miami, KS, US census, Oscar Kuhn as farm labor
1922 Dec 29
Atchison (KS) Daily Globe, item says Charles W Kuhns retiring from Navy, is the son of Oscar D Kuhns, deceased
1925 Feb
Atchison, KS, state directory, Oscar D Kuhn living with brother as farm hand
1934
From obituary, Oscar D “Kuhn” suffers debilitating stroke
1935
Sugar Creek, KS, (from 1940 US census), shows Oscar
1940 Apr 17
Sugar Creek, KS, US census Oscar Kuhn as no occupation shown; living with widowed sister in law Florence C Kuhn
1940 Dec 14
Miami County, KS, FindaGrave, Oscar D Kuhn, dies at age 73
1940 Dec 19
Drexel (MO) Star, This obituary does not mention the photography career so it may be a different O D Kuhns
01 Mar 1888
03 Jan 1889
24 Jan 1889
15 Aug 1889
15 May 1890
17 Oct 1890
07 Apr 1891
01 Jul 1892
11 Nov 1892
01 Dec 1892
21 Dec 1892
20 Jun 1893
22 Jun 1893
12 Sep 1894
12 Sep 1894
22 Aug 1895
23 Aug 1895
03 Aug 1896
16 Jun 1896
24 Dec 1896
17 Jun 1897
29 Dec 1922
24 Jul 1905
Atchison, KS
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