Photographer: Hartley
309 Madison St, Chicago
Reverse of Card at the left.
"Largest and finest equipped photographic Gallery in the world"
"3 immense floors alive with the best photographic talent possible to procure."
"Cloudy days good as sunshine, studio open every day."
309 W. Madison St. Chicago
For more photographs by Hartley see also here:
Danish American Immigrant Photos
Rootsweb/Ancestry.com
Who Were They/Photographer Hartley
Who Were They/Like Mother, Like Baby
uneinsamkeiten.blogspot.com/unknown-woman
Photographer: Hartley309 Madison, Chicago
Edward F. Hartley
(1849 - 10 Oct 1887)
Edward Hartley was born 1849 in Wadsworth, OH. The date he left Ohio
is undetermined but, according to one obituary, had a photograph
studio in Jacksonville, IL, before moving to Chicago in 1875.
News items and other documents say that he was active as a
photographer in Chicago from 1873 to 1887. He opened his studio in
Chicago at 309 W Madison where he continued until his death in
1887.
However, the photograph studio carried on some years after his death
under the management of his brother Charles Hartley and others. It
would certainly be possible that some photographs from the studio
continued with the same imprint. And oddly, the city directory kept
Edward Hartley in the listings for three years after his death.
Not much was found about his brother, Charles Hartley, except for the
newspaper article shown here.
Timeline Edward F Hartley
(1843-1887)
1843 or 1847
Wadsworth, OH, Edward F Hartley is born to Charles F Hartley and
Louisa Hartley
1860
Fredericktown, OH, US census Edwart F Hartley at age 17
1873
Jacksonville, IL, Chicago Inter Ocean newspaper item says E F Hartley
began his photographic this year
1875, 1876
Chicago, IL, city directory, Edward F Hartley NOT listed
1876 May
Chicago, IL, Inter Ocean newspaper says Hartley came to Chicago and
opened his first studio at 309 w Madison
1877
Chicago, IL, city directory, Edward F Hartley as photographer at 309
Madison; boards at 306 w Washington; Charles Hartley as photographer;
boards at 306 w Washington
1878
Chicago, IL, city directory, Edward F Hartley as photographer at 309 w
Madison; boards at 306 w Washington; Charles Hartley as photographer;
boards at 32 Aberdine
1882
Chicago, IL, city directory, Edward F Hartley as photographer at 309 w
Madison; res same
1885, 1887
Chicago, IL, city directory, Edward F Hartley as photographer at 309 w
Madison; res 56 May
1887 Oct 10
Cook County, IL, Marriage & Death index shows Edward F Hartley dies at
age 44
The following city directory listings are probably in error as
several documents show that Edward F
Hartley died 10 Oct
1887
1887, 1888, 1889
Chicago, IL, city directory, Edward F Hartley as photographer at 309 w
Madison; res 56 May; Charles Hartley as manager or clerk at 309 w
Madison
1890
Chicago, IL, city directory, Edward F Hartley as photographer at 309 w
Madison; Charles F Hartley as clerk at 309 w Madison
1891
Chicago, IL, city directory Edward F Hartley NOT listed; Charles
Hartley as mngr at 309 Madison, res 929 w Jackson
1892, 1893, 1894, 1895 city directories NOT available
1896
Chicago, IL, city directory Charles F Hartley as photographer at 163
State; Edward F Hartley NOT listed
C F Hartley
210-220 Wabash Ave
Chicago, IL
example from auction site
Photographer Hartley
309 Madison, Chicago, IL
Example from auction site
Photographer Hartley309 Madison, Chicago, IL
Example from auction site
photographer; Hartley309 w Madison St, Chicago, IL
example from auction site
photographer C W Hartley
Matoon, IL
example from mj aux on Flickr
finished probably after C F Hartley "eloped" and left Chicago.
Photographer: Hartley
309 Madison, Chicago, IL
example from auction site
Photographer: Hartley
309 Madison, Chicago, IL
example from auction site
photographer Hartley
309 Madison, Chicago, IL
example from auction site
reverse of the card at the left
photographer Hartley
309 W Madison st, Chicago, IL
example from
photographer: Hartley
Chicago
example from auction site
note this imprint differs from all others on this page
photographer: Hartley
Chicago
example from auction site
photographer; Hartley
309 w Madison St, Chicago, IL
example from auction site
photographer; Hartley
309 w Madison St, Chicago, IL
example from auction site
photographer; Hartley
309 w Madison St, Chicago, IL
example from auction site
photographer; Hartley
309 w Madison St, Chicago, IL
example from auction site
photographer; Hartley
309 w Madison St, Chicago, IL
example from Babiki
photographer: Hartley Studio
800 Madison, Chicago, IL
example from auction site
reverse of card at left
This card design was probably used 1895-1900
reverse of card at left
309 w Madison St, Chicago, IL
example from auction site.
309 w Madison St, Chicago, IL
example from auction site.
photographer; Hartley309 w Madison St, Chicago, IL
example from C Gardenier
reverse of card at left
800 Madison, Chicago, IL
example from contribtor
photographer: Hartley Studio
800 Madison, Chicago, IL
example from auction site
reverse design of the two cards at left
photographer: Hartley309 w Madison St, Chicago, IL
example from C Gardenier
reverse of card at left(note the imprints in this row differ from all others on this page)
309 Madison Street, Chicago, IL
example from Collins Family
(This card is owner dated at 1885 to early 1887)
(Note that the reverse design is the same as the example at the top of the page but the face imprint is different)
photographer: Hartley
Chicago
example from auction site
210-212 Wabash, Chicago, IL
example from auction site
(note that the imprint on this card
differs from all others on this page)
309 W Madison st, Chicago
example from contributor
309 w Madison St, Chicago, IL
example from contributor
309 w Madison St, Chicago, IL
example from contributor
(same prop wall appears in a card in the top row on this page.)
photographer: Hartley309 w Madison St, Chicago, IL
example from auction site
309 w Madison St, Chicago, IL
example from contributor
photographer: Hartley210-212 Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL
example from auction site
Origin of the following cards has been lost. If they belong to you, please let me know so proper credit can be posted.
photographer Hartley (address not shown)
example from W George
photographer Hartley 309 W Madison, Chicago, IL
example from W George
photographer Hartley 309 W Madison, Chicago, IL
example from W George
photographer Hartley 309 W Madison, Chicago, IL
example from W George
photographer Hartley's 309 W Madison, Chicago, IL
example from W George
(note the imprint is different on this one)
Waterloo, Liverpoole
(no connection to E F Hartley of Chicago, IL, has been found)
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