Thomas Shaw Tappan of Bellaire, OH

photographer: Tappan
Rogers Block, Main Street, Wheeling, WV
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Thomas Shaw Tappan
(1838 – 1902)

1838 Oct 28
State Records, Cincinnati, OH, Thomas Shaw Tappan is born to Benjamin Tappan and Elizabeth Shaw
1850 Sep 04
Cincinnati, OH, US census, Thomas Tappan a1 age 12
1859 Jul 20
State Records, T S Tappan (age 20) and Mary Elizabeth Stuart (age 18) are married
1862
Cincinnati, OH, city directory, Thos S “Tappin” as photographer at 20 W 5th; res 247 Central
1863 Jun-Jul
Indiana, Civil War Draft Registration, Thomas S “Tappin” as photographer
1870
Cincinnati, OH, city directory, Thomas S Tappan as photographer; (NO GALLERY listed)
1872
Cincinnati, OH, city directory, Thomas “Tappin” as photographer; (NO GALLERY listed)

1873, 1874
Cincinnati, OH, city directory, Thomas Tappan as photographer; res 148 w Fourth; NO GALLERY listed)
1875, 1876
Cincinnati, OH, city directory, T S “Tappin” as photographer for Howland’s Gallery; res Covington
1877
Cincinnati, OH, city directory, Thos S Tappan as photographer at 74 W Fifth, (C W Howland); res Covington
1879 Feb 05
Wheeling (WV) Daily Intelligence, item says that Tappan “the Bellaire photographer”, photographed the Phunny Hook and Ladder Company in the public Square
1879 Aug 18
Wheeling (WV) Register, item mentions “Tappan, the Bellaire photographer”
1880 Jun 15
Belmont, Bellaire, OH, US census, Thomas Tappan, as photographer
1880 Nov 24
Wheeling (WV) Register, news item mentions Tappan the photographer

1881 May 17
Wheeling (WV) Intelligencer, item mentions T S Tappan as the “well known Bellaire photographer
1882 Oct 19
Wheeling (WV) Daily Intelligencer, item mentions T S Tappan as photographer
1883 Mar 02
WHEELING (WV) Register, news item mentions a coin collection of Tappan the photographer
1884 Nov 17
Wheeling (WV) Daily Intelligence, item tells of death of Mrs T S Tappan at age 43
1886 Jun 05
Wheeling (WV) Register, item mentions T S Tappan new photographs
1887
Cincinnati, OH, city directory, Thomas Tappan as photographer; rms 148 W 4th
1887 Sep 27
Wheeling (WV) Register, news item says a showcase for T S Tappan was robbed

1888
Wheeling, WV, city directory, T S Tappan as photographers, Tappan & Co, 1121 Main
1888 May 25
Wheeling (WV) Daily Intelligence, item says J H Connell of Tappan’s Gallery has made some views of residences
1889 May 24
Wheeling (WV) Register, item says T S Tappan talks of giving up the photograph gallery
Note that this was the year of the Johnstown Flood
1889 Jun 23
Wheeling (WV) Sunday Register, item says Harry McMillan of Toronto who was working for Tappan and Co has left for Cincinnati, OH
1889 Aug 11
Wheeling (WV) Register, small ad for the Tappan and CO, 1121 Main

1890 Sep 06
Wheeling (WV) Register, story about court case mentions firm of Tappan and Connel

From here on, Tappan is associated with Connel at 1121 Main street
1890, 1892-1893, 1896, 1898, 1901
Wheeling, WV, city directory, Tappan and Connel as photographers at 1121 Main (G W Connel)
1900 Jun 12
Richland, OH, US census, Thomas S Tappan (SR) no occupation shown
1902 Oct 25
Bellaire, O, state records, Thomas Shaw Tappan dies at age 63
1903
Wheeling, WV, city directory, George W Connel as photographer at 1121 Main

Here is a recap of the company names and locations:

1872 to 1878 as photographer for other galleries
1879 to 1888 as independent photographer
1888 to 1889 as Tappan and Co
1890 to 1902 as Tappan and Connel

Mansfield (OH) News Journal - 27 Oct 1902

Wheeling (WV) Daily Intelligencer -
06 Feb 1879

Wheeling (WV) Register -
18 Aig 1879

Wheeling (WV) Register -
24 Nov 1880

Wheeling (WV) Daily Intelligencer -
15 Apr 1881

Wheeling (WV) Intelligencer -
17 May 1884

Wheeling (WV) Intelligencer -
19 Oct 1882

Wheeling (WV) Register -
02 Mar 1883

Wheeling (WV) Daily Intelligencer -
19 Feb 1884

Wheeling (WV) Register -
05 Jun 1886

Wheeling (WV) Register -
27 Sep 1887

Wheeling (WV) Daily Intelligencer -
25 May 1888

Wheeling (WV) Register -
24 May 1859

Wheeling (WV) Sunday Register -
23 Jun 1889

Wheeling (WV) Register -
05 Aug 1889

Wheeling (WV) Register -
06 Sep 1890

Wheeling (WV) Daily Intelligencer -
05 Sep 1898

Wheeling (WV) Daily Intelligencer -
16 Aug 1899

Wheeling (WV) Daily Intelligencer -
22 Feb 1900

photographer: Tappan and Co.
Wheeling, WV
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Belaire, OH
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Belaire, OH
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photographer: Tappan
Belaire, OH
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photographer: Tappan
Belaire, OH
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photographer: Tappan and Connel
Rogers Block, Main Street, Wheeling, WV
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photographer: Tappan and Connel
Rogers Block, Main Street, Wheeling, WV
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photographer: Tappan and Connel
Rogers Block, Main Street, Wheeling, WV
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Plummer of West Virginia

photographer: Plummer's
1138 Main Street, Wheeling, WV
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Francis William Plummer
( 1832 - 1894 )
William Willis Plummer
( 1857 - 1948 )

1864
Wheeling, WV, city directory Francis W Plummer as photographer h s s Centre b 6th and 7th
1865
Wheeling, WV, city directory NO Plummer listed; A C Partridge is at 117 Main
1867
Wheeling, WV, city directory, F W Plummer as photographer at 117 Main
1868
Wheeling, WV, city directory, William W Plummer as photographer at 117 Main
1872
Wheeling, WV, city directory, Francis W Plummer as photographer at 117 Main (note name change)
1882
Wheeling, WV, city directory, F W Plummer as photographer at 1128 w Main; W W Plummer as photographer; both res at west end of Virginia

1884, 1886
Wheeling, WV, city directory, F W Plummer and W W Plummer as photogrpahers at 138 Main; res west end Virginia
(note: 1128 and 138 are probably misprints) 1888
Wheeling, WV, city directory, F W Plummer and WW Plummer as photographers at 1138 Main, res 149 Virginia (Note address change 138 to 1138)
1890, 1891, 1892
Wheeling, WV, city directory, William W Plummer as photographer at 1138 Main; F W Plummer as photographer; James Plummer as retoucher for F W Plummer; Richard H Plummer as photo printer; All res 149 Virginia
1894
Wheeling, WV, city directory, W W Plummer and Richard H Plummer as Plummer Bros, photographers at 1138 Main; res 67 Ohio and 149 Virgiinia

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1896
Wheeling, WV, city directory, W W Plummer as mngr Plummers Photograph Gallery, 1138 Main; R H Plummer as photographer, Jas C Plummer as retoucher
1898
Wheeling, WV, city directory, W W Plummer as mngr, Plummer’s Photograph Gallery, 1138 Main, R H Plummer as photographer, Jas C Plummer as photographer
1901
Wheeling, WV, city directory, William W Plummer as manager of Plummer’s Photography, 1138 Main; James C Plummer as photographer; all res 149 Virginia
1903, 1904
Wheeling, WV, city directory, William W Plummer as manager of Plummer’s Photography, 1138 Main; res 149 Virginia
1905
Wheeling, WV, city directory, William W Plummer as manager of Plummer’s Photography, 1138 Main res. same; James C Plummer as photographer, res 2202 Main; Charles C Plummer as photographer; res 96 24th
1907
Wheeling, WV, city directory, Plummer’s Photography, Miss Edna Mays, Propr, 1138 Main; James C Plummer as photographer

1909
Wheeling, WV, city directory, William W Plummer as Produce Stall at 35 5th WD Market, res 2210 ½ Market; James C Plummer as photographer bds 2202 Main
1911
Wheeling, WV, city directory, NO Plummer Photography listed
1913
Wheeling, WV, city directory, NO Plummer Photography listed, W W Plummer, Produce Stall at 17 Fifth
1915
Wheeling, WV, city directory, James C Plummer as photographer; studio unknown; Wm W Plummer as fruit stand; NO Plummer Photograph Studio listed
1917
Wheeling, WV, city directory, NO Plummer listed as photographer, James C Plummer is now a clk at West Virginia Printing co : W “H” Plummer has Fruit Stall at 15-17 Fifth
1919, 1921
Wheeling, WV, city directory, James C Plummer is listed as photographer; res 2230 Market; NO Plummer Photography studio listed
1948 Aug 15
Wheeling OH, state records, W W Plummer dies at age 91

It appears that W W Plummer retired from the photography business about 1906. Actually there may have been as many as three Plummers in the photograph business; Francis William Plummer, William Willis Plummer and James C Plummer.

And thanks to a helpful commenter, we know that William Willis Plummer (1857-1948) and (James C. Plummer) 1869-1936 were brothers. Their father was Francis W. Plummer (1840-1894.)

The studio continues on until about 1915, managed by Miss Edna Mays and/or James C Plummer (relationship unknown).

Location recap: (two studios found)
117 Main – 1865-1872
1138 Main – 1873-1907

Wheeling (WV) Daily Register -
19 Nov 1873 (small display ads such as this ran twice a week some years. This one shows about when the studio moved.)

photographer: Plummer's
Wheeling, West Virginia
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photographer: Plummer's
Wheeling, West Virginia
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photographer: Plummer's
Wheeling, West Virginia
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photographer: Plummer's
1138 Main Street, Wheeling, West Virginia
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photographer: Plummer's
1138 Main Street, Wheeling, West Virginia
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photographer: Plummer
Wheeling, West Virginia
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photographer: Plummer
Wheeling, West Virginia
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photographer: Plummer
Wheeling, West Virginia
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photographer: Plummer's
1138 Main Street, Wheeling, West Virginia
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photographer: Plummer's
1138 Main Street, Wheeling, West Virginia
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photographer: Plummer's
1138 Main Street, Wheeling, West Virginia
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photographer: Plummer's
1138 Main Street, Wheeling, West Virginia
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Photographer: Plummer
1138 Main Street, Wheeling WV
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photographer: Plummer's
1138 Main Street, Wheeling, West Virginia
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photographer: Plummer's
1138 Main Street, Wheeling, West Virginia
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photographer: Plummer's
1138 Main Street,
Wheeling, West Virginia
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photographer: Plummer's
1138 Main Street,
Wheeling, West Virginia
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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.

This is a work always in progress.

Additional 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.