Included on this special set of pages are Cabinet Card examples from just one state, Kansas. A sort of index. They are presented here in alphabetical order according to location.
Why Kansas?
In 1865, when the Cabinet Card size for photo mounts began its popularity, Kansas had only been a state for 4 years. Even today there are less than 400 towns with a population over 200. Back then, even fewer. Where a Cabinet Card carries the name of the photographer and the town where he was working, the dates of city incorporation will be one clue to the date of the cabinet card.
Cabinet Cards were so popular and well known that in some photographer’s newspaper ads of the era, they were referred to merely as “Cabs”.
Most say they eventually surpassed the popularity of the Carte de Viste format. See a brief history of the Carte de Viste.
Photographers often lived and based in a larger town and “worked” the neighboring smaller towns monthly or weekly. The passenger trains were very handy back then.
Where further information on a photographer is known, a link will be provided.
The central purpose in these pages is to help place a date on cabinet cards done by various photographers in various places. Here’s hoping you spot a card design or imprint that will help you date and identify that card in your collection.
These pages are for educational and informational purposes only. Any helpful suggestions are welcomed.
Kansas Cities, Towns, Burgs and Whistlestops in the late 19th century.
Promoting the care, understanding and collection of this unique format of 19th century photography. They are more than 100 years old. Handle with care.
Some examples on this page have been enhanced or restored for clarity
and presentation here.
This page is free for educational and research purposes only but, as
always, if the original owner of any of these examples objects to the
use on this page, just let me know and they will be immediately
removed.
See also:
Owlcation is an excellent site which examines the Kansas photographers of the 19th century. Follow the link
Caldewell, KS
example from auction site
Caldwell, KS
example from auction site
Caldwell, KS
example from auction site
Caney was founded in 1869.[4] It was named from the Caney River. The first post office in Caney was established in May 1870.
In 1887, the railroad was built through Caney, and in that same year, the town was incorporated.
Caney, KS
example from auction site
Caney, KS
example from the Flickr collection of mj aux
(Athough the Drum Photo Car travelled to many Kansas towns on the rail line, Longton, KS, was home base for many years.)
Caney, KS
example from the Flickr collection of mj aux
(Louis E Ruhle appears several times in Kansas records, as baker, cigar maker, farmer, pool hall keeper and once in the Caney (KS) Chronicle newspaper, December 1894, as photographer.)
Canton, KS
example from auction site
Canton, KS
example from auction site
Cawker City, KS
example from pinterest
Cawker City, KS
example from auction site
Cawker City, KS
example from auction site
Chanute, a city in Neosho County, Kansas, was founded on January 1, 1873
Chanute, KS
(M E Mater-Smith)
example from auction site
Chanute, KS
example from auction site
Jefferson C Wertz and son, Jefferson C Wertz Jr, were photographers in Chanute, KS from about 1880 to 1908. Wertz Sr died in 1904
Chanute, KS
example from auction site
South of Oriental Hotel, Chanute, KS
example from auction site
Chanute, KS
example from auction site
Jefferson C Wertz and son, Jefferson C Wertz Jr, were photographers in Chanute, KS from about 1880 to 1908. Wertz Sr died in 1904
Chapman is a city in Dickinson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 1,377.
The first settlement was made at Chapman in 1868, and the same year Jackman's mill was built on Chapman creek a little northeast of the present town.
James Streeter and S. M. Strickler laid out the town in 1871. It was named from the Chapman Creek.
The first post office at Chapman was established in 1866, but the post office was given the name Chapman's Creek until 1872. - Wikipedia
Chapman, KS
example from auction site
Chase was laid out in 1880 when the railroad was extended to that point. The city was named after a railroad official. The first post office in Chase was established in 1881. --Wiki
Chase, KS
example from auction site
Cheney was founded in August, 1883. It was named for Benjamin P. Cheney, stockholder of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway.
Cheney was a station and shipping point on the Wichita & Pratt division of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. The first post office in Cheney was established in September 1883. -- WIKI
example from auction site
example from auction site
Cherokee, Kansas
example from auction site
Pittsburg and Cherokee, Kansas
example from auction site
Cherryvale, KS
example from auction site
Cherryvale, KS
example from hippostcard
Cherryvale, KS
example from auction site
photographer: JohnsonCherryvale, KS
example from auction site
Chetopa, KS
example from auction site
Chetopa, KS
example from pinterest
Erastus Robinson Rose
(1851 - 1905)
1851 Jul 24
Ohio, state records, Erasmus Robinson Rose is born to Oliver Hazard Perry Rose and Maria Masten
1880 Jun 24
Sheridan, MO, US census, E R Rose as farmer
1882 Oct 15
Oswego, KS, W G Cutler “History of Kansas” E R Rose moves to Oswego, KS from Humbolt, KS
1882 Nov 08
Oswego (KS) Daily Republican, small ad for E R Rose “NEW” gallery
1885 March
Oswego, KS, state census, E R Rose as photograph artist
1890 May 30
Chetopa (KS) Advance (newspaper) Notice telling of completed sale of Gifford Gallery to E R Rose of Oswego
1892 Aug 25
Chetopa (KS) Advance newspaper small ad for Rose and Son photographers
1893 Dec 21
Labette County (KS) Times/Statesman small display ad for Oswego Art Gallery, E R Rose prop.
1895 Mar 01
Oswego, KS. state census, E R Rose as Merchant
1899 Aug 03
Labette County (KS) Times/Statesman small ad saying E R Rose has been making photos for the “past 19 years”
1900 Jun 19
Oswego, KS, US census, Erastus Rose as photographer
1902 Oct 09
Chetopa (KS) Clipper newspaper item says Martha J Rose and E R Rose divorce proceeding has been dismissed
1903
Parsons, KS. city directory, E R Rose as photographer
1904 May 12
Oswego (KS) Clipper newspaper small item says Mrs E R Rose has died, age 49
1904 Jun 16
Chetopa (KS) Clipper news item says E R Rose was adjudged insane and is going to Osawatomie (KS)
1905 Jan 09
Labette County, KS, E R Rose dies at age 53
Only one mention of "Rose and Son" was found. See next row.
Most cards will be imprinted onl "E R ROSE".
Oswego and Chetopa, KS, are only 12 miles apart.
Chetopa, KS
example from auction site
Clay Center, KS
example from auction site, slightly restored
Clay Center, KS
example from auction site (trimmed at bottom)
Clay Center, KS
example from auction site
Clay Center, KS
example from picclick
Clay Center, KS
example from auction site
Lincoln Ave, Clay Center, KS
example from action site
Note that the imprints, although similar, are not identical. Also, the photograph for the far left card has not been trimmed properly and covers part of the imprint.
Lincoln Ave, Clay Center, KS
example form auction site
Lincoln Av, Clay Center KS
example from auction site
Clay Center, KS
example from auction site
Clay Center, KS
example from pinterest
(blind stamp)
Clay Center, KS
example from pinterest
East Side of Square, Clay Center, KS
example from pinterest
East Side of Square, Clay Center, KS
example from auction site
Clearwater, KS
(formerly of Hostville, IA)
example from auction site
Clyde, KS
example from auction site
Clyde, KS
example from ancestry.com
Clyde, KS>br/> example from auction site
Clyde, KS
example from auction site
(This looks like a latter day cabinet card, post 1900.)
Clyde, KS
example from auction site
Clyde, KS
example from auction site
Coffeyville, KS
example from auction site
Coffeyville, KS
example from auction site
According to newspaper items, J M Buck worked in Coffeyville, KS, from late in 1894 to May of 1897 wnen he moved to Bartlesville, KS.
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Coffeyville, KS
example from Wikipedia
Charles G Glass was photographer in Coffeyville, KS, from 1886 to Dec 1895
Coffeyville, KS
example from auction site
Coffeyville, KS
example from auction site
The city was incorporated in 1886
Colby, KS
example from auction site
Colby, KS
example from auction site
Oberlin, Goodland, Colby and Hoxie, KS
example from auction site
Atwood, Colby, Hoxie and Sharon Springs, KS
example from Google
Colony had its start in the year 1872 by the building of the railroad through that territory. It was named for a colony from Ohio and Indiana, which settled in the neighborhood. The railroad tracks in Colony have since been converted to a rail trail. The trail is part of the Prairie Spirit Trail State Park. -- Wikipedia
Colony, KS
example from auction site
Charles B Wyatt was photographer in Colony, KS, from December 1894 to January of 1896, just over a year.
He apparently never returned to the photograph business. He died in 1904.
Colony (KS) Free Press - 31 Jan 1896
The first settlement was made at Columbus in 1868. The first post office in Columbus was established in 1869.
William Applegate Colvin (1862-1946) was a lifetime photographer. He worked in Cherokee County, Kansas and lived in Galena and Columbus, KS. He had the rare foresight to date his cabinet cards.
This one is dated 1893
Columbus, KS
example from auction site
Columbus, KS
example from aucton site
Photographer: Oscar Haines
Colombus, KS
CDV example from LOST GALLERY
Concordia, KS
example from Van Noat on Flickr
(Berglof closed the Concordia studio in June of 1898)
photographer: Mrs H M BerglofConcordia, KS
example from Ancestry.com
(Berglof closed the Concordia studio in June of 1898)
Concordia, KS
example from auction site
(Caudle advertised regularly in Concordia, KS, from July of 1888 to the first of November 1889.)
Art B Caudle, Mngr
Concordia, KS
example from auction site
Concordia, KS
example from auction site
Concordia, KS
example from auction site
photographer: J H GeigerConcordia, KS
example from auction site
Concordia, KS
example from auction site
Concordia, KS
example from auction site
Miltonvale and Concordia, KS
example from Ancestry.com
Concordia, KS
example from Ancestry.com
Concordia, KS
example from auction site
Henry Slayton Mulit opened his Concordia, KS, studio in September of 1878 and continued operation until September of 1887 when he moved to California and finally Oregon. The studio kept the Multi name for a few months operated by S D Owings.
Owings sold the gallery to J H Geiger in February of 1888.
Some of the cabinet cards by Mulit are studio dated on the reverse.
Concordia, KS
examle from auction site
When Mrs H M Berglof closed her Concordia studio in June of 1898, Riley and Mills took over the location and operated there until February of 1899.
Conway Springs was founded in 1884. Its name is derived from both Conway Township and a mineral spring nearby. --Wiki
Conway Springs, KS
example from auction site
Cottonwood Falls, KS
exampe from auction site
Kate Adele Aplington was a photographer from 1896 to 1900, when she sold her studio to Emma Harvey.
Kate Aplington, photographer, artist, art teacher and author. There are several places on the internet that will fill in the history of this person from Kansas history.
See HERE:
Kansas GenWeb
WikiSource
Additional examples can be found at:
Cabinet Card Gallery
Slices of Time
Some other Council Grove, KS, photographer's names discovered are:
Emma Harvey (1900)
Nora S Williams (1900 census)
Mima M Wilson (1900 Census)
Examples will be added when found
Council Grove, KS
example from auction site
Council Grove, KS
example from auction site
The first settlement was made at Courtland in 1885. A post office was opened in Prospect (an extinct town) in 1878, but it was moved to Courtland in 1888. The community was named after Cortland, New York, but may also be named for Courtland, a city near Mankato, Minnesota, which shares the same spelling. --WIKI
Courtland, KS
example from auction site
Courtland and Narka, KS
example from auction site
Courtland and Narka, KS
example from auction site
Courtland and Narka, KS
example from auction site
Courtland and Narka, KS
example from auction site
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.
Aditional information and New examples are always welcome. Any
additional information will help narrow the time that these precious
antiques were made.
All submissions should be free of glare and
shadows.
Do not crop.
Leave a border around each card. The edges are
sometimes an important clue to the age of the card.
Email to the address found in the profile at the bottom of this page.
Some examples on this page have been enhanced or restored for clarity
and presentation here.
This page is free for educational and research purposes only but, as
always, if the original owner of any of these examples objects to the
use on this page, just let me know and they will be immediately
removed.
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