Henry J Jaeger of Chicago

Henry J Jaeger
(1851 – 1911

1851 Sep
From US census and state voter registration, Henry J Jaeger is born in New York
1877, 1878
Chicago, IL, city directory, Henry Jaeger as photographer NOT listed
1876, 1877
New York, NY, city directory, Jaeger and WIldner photographers at 9 Av A ; not shown in residence
1878
New York, NY, city directory, Henry Jaeger, Butcher 60 W Washington; Drugs 187 Rivington; Liquors 161 E 4th
1879
New York, NY, city directory, Henry Jaeger, Taylor at 1126 3rd; Henry Jaeger as Liquors at 181 E 4th
1882
Chicago, IL, city directory, Henry Jaeger as photographer; listed as “H and S” Jaeger (Possibly Hary and Shophie, his sister) , photographers at 10, 134 Madison and 86 S Halstead

1885
Chicago, IL, city directory, Henry Jaeger as painter; res 99 Blue Island av
1887, 1888, 1889, 1890
Chicago, IL, city directory, Henry J Jaeger as photographer at 302 Halstead; res 99 Blue Island av
1886 Mar 07
Chicago (IL) Tribune, news item about H Jaeger, photographer and a complaint at a police station
1894 May 15
Chicago (IL) Tribune, small ad for Swanson Rheumatic Cure mentions, H. Jaeger as photographer at 302 S Halsted, as a user
1896
Chicago, IL, city directory, Henry Jaeger as photographer at 3523 Cottage Grove; res 3546 Ellis av
1897
Chicago, IL, city directory, Henry Jaeger as photographer at 3523 Cottage Grove; res 659 N Halsted
1898, 1899, 1900, 1901
Chicago, IL, city directory, Henry Jaeger as photographer; res 659 Halsted (NO BUSINESS PAGES)

1900 Jun 04
Chicago, IL, US census, Henry Jaeger as photographer at 659 Halstead Street
1901
Chicago, IL, city directory, Henry Jaeger as photographer; res 659 Halstead
1902, 1903, 1904, 1905 (all bus pages only)
Chicago, IL, city directory, Henry Jaeger NOT listed
1902
Spokane, WA, city directory, Henry Jaeger NOT listed
1903, 1904
Spokane, WA, city directory, Mrs Henry Jaeger at E 2103 4th (no other Jaeger listed)
1905, 1906
Spokane, WA, city directory, Henry, Carrie and Bertha Jaeger at 02018 Hamilton (NOT in bus section)
1906
Chicago, IL, city directory, (bus pages only) Henry Jaeger not listed
1907
Spokane, WA, city directory, Henry Jaeger as president of the Excelsior Investment Co; res 02018 Hamilton

1908
Spokane, WA, city directory, Henry Jaeger as “real estate”; res 02018 Hamilton; also listed is C P Jaeger, real est; res 02018 Hamilton (this would be wife Carrie Jaeger)
1909, 1910
Spokane, WA, city directory, Henry Jaeger as Artist; res 02018 Hamilton; Carrie P Jaeger at 2018 Hamilton as Real Estate; daughter Carrie also at same address; 02018 Hamilton
1910
Spokane, WA, city directory, Henry Jaeger as Artist; res 02018 Hamilton; daughter Carrie also at same address; 02018 Hamilton; Carrie P Jaeger NOT listed
1910
Chicago, IL, city directory, (bus pages only), Jaeger Art Institute 110 Randolph
1911
Spokane, WA, city directory, Henry Jaeger as real estate; res 02018 Hamilton; Carrie P as real estate, res 02018 Hamilton, daughters Carrie and Bertha also at 02018 Hamilton
1911 Nov 01
Spokane, WA, state records, Henry J Jaeger dies at age 60

photographer; Henry Jaeger
3523 Cottage Grove Av, Chicago, IL
example from contributor

Chicago Inter Ocean -
07 Mar 1886

Chicago (IL) Tribune -
15 May 1894

photographer; Henry Jaeger
302 S Halstead, Chicago, IL
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photographer: Jaeger
86 So Halstead Street, Chicago, IL
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(finished around 1882)

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photographer: Jaeger
302 S Halsted St, Chicago, IL
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(Finshed between 1887 and 1894)

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photographer: Jaeger
302 S Halsted St, Chicago, IL
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photographer: Jaeger
302 S Halsted St, Chicago, IL
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photographer: Jaeger
659 South Halstead St, Chicago, IL
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finshed between 1898 and 1901

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photographer: Jaeger
659 South Halstead St, Chicago, IL
example from contributor

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photographer: Jaeger
659 South Halstead St, Chicago, IL
example from contributor

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photographer: Jaeger
659 South Halstead St, Chicago, IL
example from contributor

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