S I Brown, Cabinet Card Photographer of Independence Kansas

photographer: Al Brown
Stone Front Studio
example from Kansas Memory Site

Silas Allen Brown
(1851-1934)
According to newspaper items and other sources, Silas Allen Brown, known as “Al Brown”, was in the photography business from about June of 1881 to May of 1899. He sold his “Stone Front” gallery to Miss Hanna Scott and went into the real estate, property management business. No Cabinet Card examples from Scott have been found.

reverse of card at left

Independence (KS) Daily Reporter - 26 Nov 1895

photographer: S A "AL" Brown
Independence, KS
example from auction site

photographer: S A "AL" Brown
Independence, KS
example from auction site

photographer: Brown
Independence, KS
example from mj aux on Flickr

photographer: Brown
Independence, KS
example from contributor

photographer: Brown
Independence, KS
example from contributor

photographer: Brown
Independence, KS
example from contributor

photographer: S A "AL" Brown
Independence, KS
example from Flicker collection of mj aux

photographer: S A "AL" Brown
Independence, KS
example from auction site
(Note same set anr props in card at left)

reverse of cards at left

photographer: S A "AL" Brown
Independence, KS
example from auction site

photographer: Al Brown
Independence, KS
example from contributor

reverse of card at left

photographer: Al Brown
Independence, KS
example from contributor

reverse of card at left

photographer: Al Brown
Independence, KS
example from contributor

reverse of card at left

photographer: Brown
Independence, KS
example from contributor

photographer: Brown
Independence, KS
example from contributor

photographer: Brown
Independence, KS
example from contributor

photographer: Brown
Independence, KS
example from contributor

reverse design of the four cards in the above row

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.

Cabinet cards typically have the photographer’s name and address printed on the bottom edge or the reverse of the card. 19th century photographers moved around a lot. The basic idea here is to find WHEN a photographer was WHERE, which will help date an unidentified CABINET CARD from your family album.

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.

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