Danville, PA
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Be assured there was more than one photographer named Lee in the cabinet card era. And there was more than one in the Danville, PA, area. Sorting them out was difficult but following is the current findings. Some of these have been included in the timeline following.
Isaac Cook Lee
(1860-1920)
1860 Feb 21
Pottsville, PA, state records, Isaac Cook Lee is born to Ralph Robinson Lee and Mary Elizabeth Cook
1861
West Chester, PA, city directory, Isaac Lee at 180 Gay
1865
Gopsill State Business Directory, I C Lee is NOT listed
1880 Jun 09
Clearfield, PA, US census, Isaac Lee as Lumberman (Clearfield, PA, is 110 miles west of Danville, PA)
1883
Philadelphia. PA, city directory, Isaac Lee as wool sorter; res 5040 Torr Av; (Philadelphia, PA, is 250 miles from Danville, PA)
1888
Evansville, IN, city directory, Isaac Lee as photographer; res 1501 Fulton (Evansville, IN, is over 700 miles from Danville, PA)
1892
Montour, PA, state records, I C Lee and Lulu Litel are married (Montour, PA, is 7 miles from Danville, PA)
1898 Oct 13
Danville (PA) Morning News, item says I C Lee is occupying the photograph gallery of the late Charles
Colburn
1900 Mar 27
Danville (PA) Morning News, item says B J Schreyer, employee of I C Lee, photographer, has returned to Williamsport
1900 May 27
Danville (PA) Morning News, item says I C Lee is photographer in Danville, PA
1900 Jun 15
Danville, PA, US census, Isaac C Lee as photographer
1900 Jul 26
Danville (PA) Monitor American, item says a daughter is born to I C Lee, on Mill Street
1901 Jan 08
Danville (PA) Morning News, item says photographer I C Lee has moved into a residence on West Mahoning st
1901 Oct 29
Danville (PA) News, item says Daughter born to I C Lee has died
1904
Philadelphia, PA, city directory, Isaac Lee as Wine dealer, res 2800 Ormes; Not listed under photographers
1905 Jan 17
Danville (PA) News, item says Son is born to I C Lee at home on West Mahoning Street
Danville, PA, newspaper ads are rare for the Lee Studio before 1906 but increase substantially after. 1906 alone finds more than 200.
1906 Apr 24, May 01
Danville (PA) Morning News, small ads for Lee’s Studio
1906 Aug 16, Dec 14
Danville (PA) Morning News, small ad for Lee Gallery at 232 Mill Street
1907 Jul 08, Aug 03
Danville (PA) Morning News, small at for Lee’s Studio (other ads give the address, 232 Mill Street
1908 Apr 20
Danville (PA) Morning News, small ad for “ICLEE” studio at 232 Mill St
1909
Danville (PA) morning News, Lee Studio is featured in about 100 small ads this year
1910 Apr 15
Danville Borough, PA, US census, I C Lee as photographer; res 232 Mill St
1911 Mar 15
Danville, PA, Morning News, item mentions Lee Studio at 232 Mill St
1912 Mar 29
Danville, PA, Morning News, item places Lee Studio at the “old stand”
1913 Jul 25
Danville (PA) Morning News, long item describing when I C Lee was struck by lightning
1913 Aug 09, Aug 18
Danville (PA) Morning News, items tell of recovery of I C Lee
1914 Nov 24
Danville (PA) Morning News, small ad for Lee Studio, no address shown
1915 Aug 27
Danville (PA) Morning News, small ad for Lee Studio, no address shown
1916 Apr 29
Danville (PA) Morning News, small at for Lee Studio at “old stand”
1917 Jul 11
Danville (PA) Morning News, small ad for Lee Studio, no address shown
1919 Dec 18 and 19
Danville (PA) Morning News, small ad for Lee and Son studio
1920
Chester, PA, city directory, Isaac C Lee as “Opr”: res 61 W 10th; NOT listed in business section; (Chester, PA, is more than 150 miles from Danville, PA)
1920 Nov 24
Harrisburg (PA) Evening News, small item announces the death of Isaac C Lee; one cause of death being the lightning strike seven years prior
13 Oct 1898
27 Mar 1900
26 Jul 1900
29 Oct 1900
08 Jan 1901
12 Jan 1905
17 Apr 1906
24 Apr 1906
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29 Aug 1916
24 Jul 1917
19 Dec 1919
24 News 1920
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