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Here are two lovely examples of photography from the 19th century. One is a cabinet card and the other is a Carte De Viste. The photographers printed on the front of the card are “Clench and Hart”. There is no location or date shown on either card.
When were they made? Just find out when Clench and Hart were partners.
But there were during the cabinet card era, at least nine photographers by the name of Clench and at least a dozen by the name Hart.
After a great deal of research, two likely candidates were found. In the city of Lockport, New York, between the years of 1889 and 1890, both Frank Bernard Clench and William J Hart were living and operating in the same town. No documents have been found so far that positively shows them together but this is the only pair found by those names together in the same locale at the same time.
Timelines provided here will touch on the careers of both. It is fairly clear that the two must have worked together late in the 1880’s.
Here is an example showing the location on the reverse.
Lockport, NY
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finished about 1889-1890
39 East Ave, Lockport, NY
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39 East Ave, Lockport, NY
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William J Hart
(1863 - 1946)
1888
Lockport, NY, city directory, William J Hart NOT listed
1889
Lockport, NY, city directory, William Hart as picture framer
It would be at this point that Clench and Hart worked together. The following year, they both moved away from Lockport
1890
Niagara Falls, NY, city directory, William J Hart NOT listed
1892
Niagara Falls, NY, city directory, W J Hart as photographer at Lewiston ave c South ave
1893, 1894 (135)
Niagara Falls, NY, city directory. W J Hart as photographer at 1805 Main
1895 to 1907
Niagara Falls, NY, city directory, W J Hart as photographer at 1921 Main
1908, 1909
Niagara Falls, NY, city directory, W J Hart NOT listed
1910, 1911,
Niagara, Falls, NY, city directory, W J Hart as photographer at 703 Ashland Ave
1946 Jan 19
Find a Grave, Newspaper Obituary. W J Hart dies at age 82
1946 Jan 19
Frank B Clench
(1838 - 1914)
1838 Jul 17
Canada, province record, Frank Bernard Clench is born to Ralph Clench and Katherine Daly
1863
Lockport, NY, Historic Camera, F B Clench is licensed as a photographer and establishes studio
1866
Lockport, NY, city directory, Frank “F” Clench as photographer at 76 Main (probably a misprint)
1868
Lockport, NY, city directory, F B Clench as photographer at 76 Main
1870
Ontario Canada, city directory, Frank B Clench as photographer at St Paul st
1871
Lockport, NY, city directory. F B Clench NOT listed
1871, (1876 not listed)
Ontario, Canada, city directory, Frank B Clench as photographer at St Paul st; bds at Duke st
1874
Lockport, NY, city directory, F B Clench as photographer at 39 East Ave; res 39 East av
1874-1875
Lockport, NY, city directory, F B Clench as photographer at 39 East ave; res 41 East av
1875 Jun 01
Lockport, NY, state census, Frank B Clench as photographer at “42” street not shown
1876
Lockport, NY, city directory, F B Clench as photographic artist at 41 East Ave; res same
1878
Lockport, NY, city directory, Frank B Clench as photographer at 39 East ave; res 41 East ave
1884
Lockport, NY, city directory, Frank B Clench as ; res 41 East Ave; no business listing; Note that photographer Ores N Ranney is photographer at 39 East Av (next door to 41 East Av)
1887
Lockport, NY, city directory, Frank B Clench as photographer; res 41 East Ave; Business Pages missing
1888
Lockport, NY, city directory, Frank B Clench NOT listed res or bus
1889
Fairport, NY, Historic Camera, Frank B Clench moves to Fairport, NY, and opens a gallery on the Deal Block of North Main
1900 Aug 11
Syracuse (NY) Post Standard, classified ad, Clench Fairpost, NY, photo studio for sale
1900
Fairport, NY, Illuminating History, F B Clench sells his studio in Fairport to William McQuivey and moves to Madison, GA
1901
Madison, GA, Historic Camera F B Clench moves to Madison, GA, and sets up a studio.
1914 Jul
Fairport, NY, Illuminating History
F B Clench closes the studio in Madison and returns to Fairport, NY
1914 Nov 01
Fairport, NY, state record and FindaGrave, Frank B Clench dies at age 76
39-41 East Ave, Lockport, NY
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39-41 East Ave, Lockport, NY
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39-41 East Ave, Lockport, NY
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39-41 East Ave, Lockport, NY
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Tonawanda, NY
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Tonawanda, NY
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Tonawanda, NY
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Tonawanda, NY
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11 Aug 1900
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Finished about 1889
Not the one you were looking for? Here's the photographer's
INDEX by name.
All the Cabinet Card photographers of the 19th
century found in LOST GALLERY are listed there.
This is a work always in progress.
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antiques were made.
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