C J Snyder of Topeka, KS

photographer: Snyder
632 Kansas, Topeka, KS
example from Michael Lehr

reverse of card at left

Charles Julius Snyder
(1854-1925)

C J Snyder kept a gallery in Topeka, KS, for many years. According to newspaper mentions and city directory listings the addresses were as follows:
1879 - 1880
186 Kansas Ave
1881 Dec
174 Kansas Ave
1888 Apr
Snyder Art Gallery opposite the Windsor (possibly 632 Kansas)
1889 Jun to 1896 Nov
Snyder Art Gallery 632 Kansas
1897 Nov to 1899 May and well into the next century
Snyder Art Gallery at 722 Kansas
Cabinet cards after 1900 will be scarce

(Note: Dates shown are the newspaper mention dates. Exact dates of the location changes are not known. This will give the approximate date a cabinet card was made where an address is stamped on the card.)

Topeka (KS) Capital Journal -
19 Dec 1879

Topeka (KS) Capital Journal -
26 Dec 1879

photographer: Snyder
174 Kansas, Topeka, KS
example from auction site

photographer: Snyder
632 Kansas Av, Topeka, KS
example from auction site

photographer: Snyder
632 Kansas Av, Topeka, KS
example from contributor

photographer: Snyder
Topeka, KS
example from auction site

phohographer: G J Snyder
Topeka, KS
example from auction site

phohographer: Snyder
Topeka, KS
example from auction site

phohographer: G J Snyder
632 Kansas Av, Topeka, KS
example from auction site

reverse design of all three cards at left

phohographer: G J Snyder
Topeka, KS
example from auction site

phohographer: Snyder's Studio
Burlingame, KS
example from auction site
Burlingame is just 34 miles from Topeka

phohographer: G J Snyder
Topeka, KS
example from auction site

phohographer: G J Snyder
Topeka, 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.

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.

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