Arliegh B Harden

Arleigh B Harden

Arleigh B Harden
(1866-1928)

1866 Mar
Ottawa, KS, state records, Arleigh B Harden is born to David C Harden and Minerva Harris
1884 (next available directory is 1903)
Ottawa, KS, city directory, A B Harden NOT listed
1885 Mar 01
Ottawa, KS, state census, Arleigh B Harden at age 19, living parents
1886 Jan 07
Ottawa (KS) Daily Republic, small adv for Barker and Harden
1886 Nov 04
Ottawa (KS) Daily Republic item says Barker and Harden have dissolved partnership
1887 May 28
Ottawa, KS, state records, Arleigh B Harden marries Carrie E Herrick of Joplin, MO
1887 Jun 04
Ottawa (KS) Lever, small item says Mr Arleigh B Harden of “Joplin, MO” and Carrie Herrick are married

1889 Feb 16
Galena (KS) Weekly, small ad for Harden, photographer
1890 Jul 26
Ottawa (KS) Daily Republic item says Harden will open gallery in Opera House block. Item also says that Harden has been in business in Joplin, MO up to that time.
1890 Oct 16
Ottawa, KS, state records, Arleigh B Harden marries Anna P Gibson
1890 Oct 16
Ottawa (KS) Independent Journal item says A G Harden has disposed of his business to Mr Shephard from Ness City
1890 Nov 05
Ottawa (KS) Daily Republic item says Harden has leased the “Little Gallery” to open about Nov 08
1890 Nov 13
Ottawa (KS) Journal item says Harden is now in business at the Little Gallery on Second Street
1890 Nov 26
Ottawa (KS) Daily Republic small ad for Little Gallery on Second Street

1891 Feb 02
Ottawa (KS) Independent Journal item says the Little Gallery will close; Harden is apparently going to work for W H Martin, the photographer, known for comic post cards
1892 Mar 31
Ottawa (KS) Herald item says Harden has bought out S A Shepard and will operate in the Pickrell Gallery
1892 Jul 13 to 1893 Jun 15
Ottawa (KS) Tribune and Waverly (KS) Gazette small display ads for Harden’’s Pickrell Gallery at 209 Main St, Ottawa, KS
1894 1895 1896, NO mentions in the newspapers
1895 Mar 01
Ottawa, KS, state census, Arleigh B Harden as photographer
1900
Ottawa, KS, US census, A B Harden as photographer, res 619 Elm st
1903
Ottawa, KS, city directory Arleigh B Harden as photographer (no studio address shown) res 619 Elm, wife Anna P Harden; NOT listed in business section; E H Corwin is at 209 S Main

1905
Ottawa, KS, city directory, Arleigh B Harden as photographer at 603 S Locust; res 207 Maple; Son David C and his wife Minerva A, live at 603 S Locust; BUSINESS SECTION: A B Harden at 603 S Locust and W H Martin, photographer is at 226 S Main
1907
Ottawa, KS, city directory, Arleigh B Harden as photographer no studio address shown, res 628 S Willow; Minerva A, widow of David C Harden, res 603 S Locust; A B Harden NOT in business section; W H Martin listed in business section at 226 Main
1910
Ottawa, KS, city directory, Arleigh B Harden as photographer for Martin Post Card Cl; res 628 Willow; NOT listed in business section
1911 May 06
Ottawa (KS) Evening News item says Harden has a new series of post cards for sale
1911 May 15
Ottawa (KS) Daily Republican item says Harden has installed electricity 628 Willow for picture making purposes; possibly he is still doing studio work at this point

1913
Ottawa, KS, city directory, Arleigh B Harden as photographer at 603 S Locust, bds same; brother Clarence at same address; A B Harden is listed in business section at 603 S Locust
1913 Oct 10
Ottawa (KS) Daily Republic item says Harden has picture postcard photographs of the New Dam
1915 Mar 01
Ottawa, KS, state census, A B Harden as photographer (living with his elderly mother)
1916
Ottawa, KS, city directory, NO Harden is listed in Res section; NOT in business section; L G Bauman at 226 S Main
1916 Jun 17 (April and May also)
Ottawa (KS) Herald item says Harden has some furniture for sale at 603 Locust
1917 Jan 31
Ottawa (KS) Herald item says Harden has gone to Lawrence to “assume duties” at the Squires Photograph Studio

1918 Sep 04
Son Harold Harden is listed on roster of Machine Gun Battalion giving 603 Locust Av, Ottawa, KS, as his address; this is also the last known address of his father Arleigh B Harden.
1920 Oct 29
Ottawa (KS) Herald item says Harden is trying to sell household furniture again at 603 S Locust

NO records have been found to place A B Harden for January 1921 through 1927;

1928
Omaha, NE, city directory, Arleigh B Harden as photographer; 2616 Capitol Av, apt D
1928 Jul 26
Omaha, NE, 1929 city directory listing shows that A B Harden died on this date

Following is a recap of locations of operations. The details are a bit sketchy and at times somewhat inaccurate, so a little speculation is necessary.

1886 Jan, to 1886 Nov - known dates for the partnership of Harden and Barker
1887 - Harden working in Joplin, MO
1889 Feb 16 - Harden working in Galena, KS
1890 Jul to 1890 Oct - Harden oowerwa gallery in “Opera House Block”, Ottawa, KS
1890 Nov to 1891 Feb - Harden operates “Little Gallery” in Ottawa, KS
1891 Feb - Harden begins work for W H Martin post cards
1892 Mar to 1893 Jun - Harden operates at Pickrell Gallery
1894 no records found
1895 to 1904 - Harden as photographer but no locations known
1905 - Harden as photographer at 603 S Locust
1910 and 1911 - Ottawa, KS, Arleigh B Harden as photographer for Martin Post Card Co
1911 and 1912 - Harden possibly doing studio work at 628 Willow, Ottawa, KS
1913 to 1916 - Harden as photographer at 603 Locust, Ottawa, KS
1917 Jan - probably brief duties running the Squires Gallery in Lawrence, KS
1918 to 1920 - Harden apparently still operating at 603 Locust, Ottawa, KS
1921 to 1927 - no records found
1928 as photographer in Omaha, NE, no studio address known

Not a lot to place A B Harden working history. Perhaps more information will turn up to help tell where he was working and when. And no family relationships were found to connect Arleigh Harden with Alden Harden, also reviewed here.

Ottawa (KS) Daily Republic -
07 Jan 1886

Ottawa (KS) Daily Republic -
04 Nov 1886

Ottawa (KS) Lever -
16 Feb 1889

Ottawa (KS) Weekly Republican -
16 Feb 1889

Ottawa (KS) Daily Republic -
26 Jul 1890

Ottawa (KS) Independent Journal - 16 Oct 1890

Ottawa (KS) Daily Republic -
05 Nov 1890

(Ottawa, KS) Independent Journal -
13 Nov 1890

Ottawa (KS) Daily Republic -
26 Nov 1890

(Ottawa, KS) Independent Journal -
08 Jan 1891

(Ottawa, KS) Independent Journal -
12 FEB 1891

(Ottawa, KS) Herald -
05 Mar 1891

(Ottawa, KS) Herald -
31 Mar 1892

Ottawa (KS) Daily Republic -
08 Apr 1892

Ottawa (KS) Daily Republic -
08 Apr 1892

Ottawa (KS) Tribune -
13 Jul 1892

Waverly (KS) Gazette -
17 Feb 1893

Wellsville (KS) Globe -
15 Jun 1893

Ottawa (KS) Evening Herald -
06 May 1911

Ottawa (KS) Daily Republic -
15 May 1911

Ottawa (KS) Daily Republic -
10 Oct 1913

Ottawa (KS) Herald -
17 Jan 1916

Ottawa (KS) Herald -
31 Jan 1917

Ottawa (KS) Herald -
29 Oct 1920

Photographer: A B Harden
209 S Main, Ottawa, KS
example from auction site

Photographer: A B Harden
209 S Main, Ottawa, KS
example from auction site

Photographer: Harden
209 S Main, Ottawa, KS
example from auction site
(Owner Dated Aug 28, '90)

Reverse of card at left

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Alden Wakefield Harden

Photographer: Harden (Alden W.)
204 East Douglas
Wichita, Kansas

Alden Wakefield Harden
(20 Apr 1838 - 13 Jun 1927)

1838 Apr 20
Hamilton County, IN, Alden Wakefield Harden is born to Samuel Harden and Malona Burton
1883, 1885
Wichita, KS, city directory, Harden NOT listed
1886
Wichita, KS, city directory, Alden W Harden as photographer with Harden and Ostergren at 204 E Douglas; res 1061 N Emporia
1886-1887
Wichita, KS, from Directory of Michigan Photographers, Harden and Gustav (George) A Ostergren were partners
1888
Wichita, KS, city directory, Alden W Harden ad photographer at 204 E Douglas; res 1061 N Emporia
1891
Wichita, KS, city directory, Alden W Harden as photographer at 204 E Douglas; res 1061 Emporia

1908
Wichita, KS, city directory, Alden W Harden as photographer at 204 E Douglas; res 312 E Elm ; Son Homer T Harden also listed as photographer at 215 E Douglas, res 312 Elm 1919 Wichita, KS, city directory, Alden W Harden as photographer at 204 E Douglas; res 626 N Topeka; Son Homer T Harden also listed as photographer at 3rd floor Butts bldg; res 905 N Waco
1920 Jan 08
Wichita, KS, US census, Alden W Harden as no occupation; res 626 N Topeka
1927 Jun 13
Wichita, KS, state records, Alden W Harden dies at age 89
Alden Harden grew up in Indiana. His first appearance in Wichita, KS, in any document is the 1886 city directory, as a photographer at 204 E Douglas.

He remains listed as a photographer at the same studio address, 204 E Douglas, until he retires at about age 82 in 1920.

His son, Homer Thomas Harden (1882-1939) continued in the profession of photography in his own studio at 327 Butts bldg. by 1927.

The photograph at the left would have been made between 1886 and about 1920.

Alden Harden partnered with George A Ostergren from Jan 1886 to about Dec 1887, in Wichita, KS. The studio was at 204 E Douglas

The photographer A B Harden, based in Ottawa, KS, appears to be no close relation to A W Harden who worked in Ottawa, KS. Not a brother, son or uncle was found with the name. Perhaps they were distant cousins.

photographer: Harden and Ostergen
Wichita, KS
example from email contribution
(finished in 1886 or 1887)

photographer: Harden and Ostergen
Wichita, KS
example from auction site
(finished in 1886 or 1887)

photographer: A W Harden
204 E Douglas, Wichita, KS
example from auction site

photographer: A W Harden
204 E Douglas, Wichita, KS
example from auction site

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photographer: A W Harden
204 E Douglas, Wichita, KS
example from contributor

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.

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John Harris Wright

Photographer J. H. Wright
Ottawa, Kas.
(finished circa 1891)

There were several people with the name J. H. Wright in the late 19th century. Two or three of them seemed to be photographers in the mid-west at one time or another.

The right one was finally sorted out with the discovery of a newspaper article describing a marriage of “Mattie Geer” of Oswego, KS, to photographer J. H. Wright from Macon, MO, in 1899.

Macon Republican - 12 Dec 1899

Here is an interesting bit from her obituary: "Mattie lived and worked in a saloon, cleaning up for her room and board. She had to fend for herself and it was in Cherryvale, Kansas, that she met up with John Harris Wright and agreed to go with him. She married him in 1899."

There are small almost weekly advertisements in the Osawatomie, KS, newspaper, “The Graphic” that place him in Ottawa, KS, from 13 Jul 1888 to Sep 1889. Two news items from the Ottawa Daily Republic place him with a studio in Ottawa 1891 and 1892.

Osawatomie Graphic - 14 Dec 1888

Ottawa Republican - 17 Jun 1891

Ottawa Republican - 21 Jul 1892

After the marriage in 1899, he and his wife live in Macon, MO until about 1903. After a time in St. Louis, MO, the two spend the rest of their lives in towns in Ohio.

Macon Citizen - 09 Mar 1900

John Harris Wright
(24 Jun 1874 - 10 Mar 1942)

1874 Jun 24
born in Coldwater, MS
1888 Jul 13 thru 1889 Nov 30
newspaper ad photographer at 3rd & Main, Osawatomie, KS
1891 Jun 17
story in Ottawa Daily Republic about remodeled studio
1892 Jul 21
story about Wright skipping town
1899
marriage to Martha E. Gear at Oswego, KS
1900
US census as photographer in Macon, MO.
1901
son Joseph Harris Wright born in Cherryvale, KS
1903 May 30
news item in Macon Republican; Wright goes to work for Denslow’s Studio

Macon Republican - 30 May 1903

1910
US census as photographer in St. Louis, MO
1916 Sep 12
draft registration as photographer at 21 W College, Lorain, OH
1920
US census as photographer Lorain, OH
1930
US census as photographer 139 E Main, Kent, Franklin Township, OH
1935
US census as photographer at Revenna, OH
1940
US census as photographer at 617 Main, Ravenna, OH
1942
Death at 67 in Akron, OH.

This cabinet card (above left) was probably finished between 1888 and 1892, quite likely 1891.

Thanks to an alert descendant who contributed some great information and corrections to this page!

Macon Republican - 09 Mar 1900

The Balwin (KS) Ledger - 31 May 1889 The Ottawa (KS) Lever - 19 Feb 1891

Miltonvale (KS) News -
06 Mar 1891 Ottawa (KS) Daily Republic -
03 Apr 1891

Ottawa (KS) Daily Republic -
17 Jun 1891

Ottawa (KS) Lever -
25 Feb 1892 Ottawa (KS) Daily Republic -
27 Feb 1892

Ottawa (KS) Weekly Republic -
03 Mar 1892

Two great items from contributor Melinda C. Schaber. THANKS!

photographer John Harris Wright

photographer: Wright
Ottawa, KS
example from contributor

photographer: Wright
Ottawa, KS
example from auction site
(finished circa 1891)

photographer: Wright
cor Third and Main, Ottawa, KS
example from auction site
(finished circa 1889)

photographer: Wright
Ottawa, KS
example from auction site

photographer: J H Wright and Co
Palestine, TX
example from contributor

No evidence has been found to connect this card to John Harris Wright of Ottawa, Kansas.

Palestine, TX, is over 500 miles from Ottawa, KS.

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.

All submissions should be free of glare and shadows.
Do not crop.
Leave a border around each card. The edges are sometimes an important clue to the age of the card.
Email to the address found in the profile at the bottom of this page.

Some examples on this page have been enhanced or restored for clarity and presentation here.

This page is free for educational and research purposes only but, as always, if the original owner of any of these examples objects to the use on this page, just let me know and they will be immediately removed.