F A Mentgen

Photographer: F. A. Mentgen, Manager
Chicago Photo Co.
exanple from LOST GALLERY

Searches for F A Mentgen and F A Mentger revealed nothing. Three small ads for Chicago Photo Co were found, two in the Sterling (IL) Gazette, 1881 and 1888; one in the Chicago Tribune 1897.

Closest photographer found with a similar name and proximity, was Fred A Mintzer, of Evansville, IL. This is probably not the manager of the Chicago Photo Co..

Perhaps another cabinet card will be found with a bit more information.

Sterling (IL) Gazette - 08 Jan 1881


Sterling (IL) Gazette - 12 Feb 1881


Chicago Tribune - 17 Jan 1897

Photographer: F. A. Mentgen, Manager
Chicago Photo Co.
exanple from LOST GALLERY

Photographer: F. A. Mentgen, Manager
Chicago Photo Co.
exanple from LOST GALLERY
(greatly enhanced version)

photographer: Chicago Photo Co
F Mentgen, Manager
example from contributor

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A J Kenyon

Photographer: A. J. Kenyon
Port Leden, N. Y.

A. J. Kenyon was found in three city directories that happened to include the small town of Port Leyden. They are 1868 (Booneville), 1871 and 1873 (Utica). After a page by page search of the 1870 US Census covering Port Leydon, NY, only one person with the name Kenyon was found; a Joseph Kenyon, with wife Julie. However, that Joseph Kenyon was a farmer, already 66 years old in 1870, probably too old to be a photographer in the cabinet card era.

It can only be documented so far, that A. J. Kenyon was an active photographer from 1868 to 1873.

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Harry A Jarrard

Photographer: Jarrard
86 Calhoun Street
Fort Wayne, Ind.
(note: See Miner & Dexter listings at 44 Calhoun Street, Fort Wayne, Ind.)
On the reverse is written very lightly
Sabastian Onoger

Harry A Jarrard was found in the US Census four times, 1880, 1900, 1910 and 1920. At each of these enumerations, he couldn’t seem to remember his own age exactly and in the 1920 count even the location of his birth moves from Indiana to Ohio. Those dates are correspondingly, 1858, 1851, 1852 and 1864. But all other facts match: family, location, occupation.

There are several items in Indiana newspapers about Harry Jarrard and his wife Emma.

His death still remains undocumented exactly. He was still alive for the 1920 US census which was enumerated January 05 of the year. He must be presumed deceased by Feb 05 1921 when his wife was advertising her own studio, which she had not done before. Although Jarrard’s last will and testament was written and witnessed 21 Aug 1919, it was not registered in probate record until 18 Mar 1924 three years after his death.

Note also when dating work by Jarrard studio, the imprinted name probably continued after his death while his wife Emma was running the studio. The changing studio addresses should probably pinpoint the date.

Harry A. Jarrard (Feb 1853 - 1920)

1853
born in Indiana
1880
(US Census) In Elwood, Madison County, IN
1885 Sep 13
(Newspaper item) new studio “over Eckart’s meat store”
1886
(Newspaper item) Fort Wayne Sentinel says opened gallery in Huntington
1888 Feb 14
marriage to Emma Short in Allen County
1889
(Fort Wayne city directory) photographer at 66 Calhoun St.
1890 - 1896
(Fort Wayne city directory) photographer at 86 Calhoun St.
1897
(Fort Wayne city directory) photographer at 2 E Columbia Street
1900
(US Census) photographer at 2 E Columbia St. (later number changed to 102 E Columbia St.)
1901
(Fort Wayne city directory) photographer at 2 E Columbia St.

1903 - 1907
(Fort Wayne city directory) photographer at 607 Calhoun St.
1907 Mar 28
(Newspaper item) opens additional gallery in Monroeville, IN, Saturdays only
1909
(Fort Wayne city directory) photographer at 102 E Columbia
1910
(US Census) photographer at 102 E Columbia
1918 May 02
(Newspaper item) working at “Swain Gallery”
1919 Aug 19
actual date the last will was written
1920 Jan 03
(US Census) as photographer at Brookville, Franklin County, IN
1921 Nov 10
(Newspaper item) Emma Jarrard advertises her own studio
1929 Feb 14
(Newspaper item) notice of death of wife Emma, Feb. 5 in Chicago

The cabinet card at the left was probably done in 1886 before his move to 88 Calhoun Street.

photographer: Jarrard
86 Calhoun Street, Fort Wayne, IN
example from James Agnew on Flickr

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Iron Cottage Studio

Photographer: Iron Cottage Studio
Gatesville, Texas

According to one example on eBay, the studio name at one time was Fitzgerald and Hoffman, Iron Cottage Studio, Gatesville, TX. Nothing further has been found.

EBay example below. Note the similarity in technique.

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Elizabeth Ingle

Photographer: Ingles'
South side of square
Gainseville, Texas

Elizabeth Ingle
(Nov 1874 - )

Records have been found to show that Elizabeth Ingle and husband Henry lived and worked at 16 ½ Main, Gainesville, TX, from 1888 to 1915. Elizabeth is listed as photographer in the city directories for 1907, 1910, 1913, 1915 and 1917, the only directories available, but as no occupation in the US census of 1900 and 1910.

In the 1900 US census and all four of the city directories Henry Ingle is shown as “physician” but the 1910 US census and his death certificate show him as “dentist”.

In April through June of 1888, Henry ran an ad several times describing himself as “physician” and keeping up his “dental practice” also. Photography is not mentioned.

An odd item a Gainesville Daily Hesperian from 1892 notes that Elizabeth Ingle died on February 22 of that year. Obviously she did not. It is also doubtful that there were two women of the same name, living in the small town of Gainesville, TX, at the same time.

Henry dies in 1917, age 83, leaving Elizabeth a 42 year old widow. The 1920 US census shows 8 year old niece Bessie Lumley living with Elizabeth who is listed again as photographer at 16 north Main. Sometime after 1920, Elizabeth and Bessie move to Seminole, OK. The 1930 US census shows Elizabeth and Bessie living in Seminole, but with no occupation.

The cabinet card on the left must have been finished between 1907 and 1920 or close to that period. Note the name is imprinted on the card as “Ingles’” with an apostrophe.

Henry's career in photography is a little more elusive. He seems to have dabbled in many professions and some law suits. No records were found that show exactly when he had a photography studio.

Gainesville Daily Hesperian - 21 Apr 1888

photographer: H. Ingle
Gainesville

Gainesville Daily Hesperian - 8 May 1888

Gainesville Daily Hesperian - 06 Jun 1888

Gainesville Daily Hesperian - 15 Oct 1891

Unfortunately, not every issue of this paper is available so none of these stories can be followed.

Gainesville Daily Hesperian - 28 February 1892

Daily Hesperian - 05 May 1896

Daily Hesperian - 27 Jan 1897

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Ira Otis Goodenough

Photographer: Otis Goodenough
Farmington, IA.
The Leading Photographer

Ira Otis Goodenough (11 Aug 1873 - 28 Mar 1934)
Otis Goodenough carried on the photography business of his father, Gilbert C. Goodenough (1833-1916)

There is no indication that he was ever in any other business. Census and city directory records from 1900 to 1930 show him as photographer, but he probably started as early as 1893 when he married Ladella Freshwater.

His main studio was in Farmington, IA, but at one time he had studios in Kahoka and Cantril, IA.

photographer: Goodenough
Farmington, IA
example from auction site

photographer: Otis Goodenough
Farmington, IA
example from pinterest

photographer: Otis Goodenough
Riverside Studio, Farmington, IA
example from picclick

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