Bernard Guttenstein

Photographer: The Guttenstein Co.
Milwaukee

Bernard Guttenstein (Apr 1869 - 1935)
Since he used both Benjamin and Bernard as his first name, the records were hard to follow.
Timeline
1869 Apr
Birth In Wisconsin
1890-1895
Milwaukee, WI, city directory as photographer at 1618 Wells, probably working for another studio
1896
Milwaukee, WI, city directory, 1900 US Census Marriage with Ida M.; listed as photographer probably working for a studio
1897
Milwaukee, WI, city directory as photographer, Guttenstein Co. 310 State
1898 to 1904
partners in Klein and Guttenstein
1902 Mar 13
Janesville Wisc Gazette B. C. Guttenstein, vice pres of Photography Association
1905 Jun 01
Milwaukee, WI, city directory, Iowa census as photographer living at 194 Ogden

1906 - 1930
Milwaukee, WI, city directory now in his own studio at 326 Grand, 6th floor
1931 and 1932
Milwaukee, WI, city directory listed as photographer studio and West End Garage; res 924 Juneau
1933
Milwaukee, WI, city directory Listed as photographer studio 332 W Wisconsin; res 4226 W Wisconsin
1934
Milwaukee, WI, city directory listed at res 844 N 12th Guttenstein Studio being run by Marion C Lefy and Ray Uhi
1934
Death in Wisconsin
1935
(city directory) wife Ida listed as widow

Since this card says “Guttenstein Co.” it is a good bet that it was made during that short period that this photographer called his studio by that name: 1897. In 1896 Guttenstein apparently was working for other photographers and had no studio of his own. In 1898 he had partnered in the studio Klein and Guttenstein.

From the San Francisco Call
09 Jun 1899

Photographer Klein and Guttenstein
154 Wisconsin Street, Milwaukee, WI
Example from New York Library

Photographer Klein and Guttenstein
154 Wisconsin Street, Milwaukee, WI
Example from New York Library

Photographer Klein and Guttenstein
154 Wisconsin Street, Milwaukee, WI
Example from New York Library

Photographer Klein and Guttenstein
154 Wisconsin Street, Milwaukee, WI
Example from New York Library

Photographer Klein and Guttenstein
154 Wisconsin Street, Milwaukee, WI
Example from New York Library

Photographer Klein and Guttenstein
154 Wisconsin Street, Milwaukee, WI
Example from New York Library

Photographer Klein and Guttenstein
154 Wisconsin Street, Milwaukee, WI
Example from New York Library

Photographer Klein and Guttenstein
154 Wisconsin Street, Milwaukee, WI
Example from New York Library

photographer: Klein
164 Wisconsin St, Milwaukee, WI
example from contributor

Henry S Klein had a studio at 164 Wisconsin, 1895-1897. In 1898 Klein partnered with Guttenstein and the studio remained at the same address until 1900 when they relocated to 79 Wisconsin in Wilwauikee.

Clearly, this card was made between 1895 and 1897.

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Swan and Taylor

Photographer: Swan and Taylor
Lamar, Missouri
example from LOST GALLERY
(Lamar, MO, is only 29 miles from Nevada, MO.)

Charles R Taylor
(Apr 1855- )

Charles R. Taylor, photographer, was found in the US census of 1900 and 1910, living in Lamar, MO. and in the 1880 US census as photographer living in Louisville, IL. There were no city directory listings.

No documents have been found about his partner Swan. There were four photographers named Swan about that time, in Vermont, Iowa, Maine and New York. So far no connections have been made.

Efforts to discover the rest of Swan’s name have gone without result.

Mention of “Swan and Taylor” in newspaper items were found as early as 06 May 1886 and as late as 30 Sep 1886. They indicate that the studio was located in the “Norman Building” on the “West side of Square”. By November 28 of 1886, the ads mention only Swan.

Between 21 Oct 1886 and 28 Nov 1886, the ads mention only Swan.

Swan’s association with R L Turnbull was very brief. Ads were found only from 05 Dec 1889 to 18 Sep 1890

Ads for Turnbull’s West Side Gallery were found from 11 May 1892 to 14 Jul 1892. This is about the end of Turnbull’s photography business as he turns to a general merchandise business from about this date forward.

photographer: Swan and Turnbull
West Side Gallery, Neveda, MO
example from auction site

Timeline Recap:

based on available newspaper ads

1886 May to 1886 Sep – Swan and Taylor
1886 Oct to 1886 Nov – Swan studio
1889 Dec to 1890 Sep – Swan and Turnbull
1892 May to 1892 Jul – Turnbull Studio

photographer Taylor
41 & 43 Monroe Avenue, Detroit,MI
example from New York Library
This Talor of Detroit, MI, has no connection to the Taylor of Nevada, MO

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John H Fitzgibbon

Photographer:
J. H. Fitzgibbon
116 South Fourth Street
St. Louis Mo.

This is an enhanced version because the original is so faded.

John H. Fitzgibbon ( 1817 - 15 Aug 1882)
Active years as a photographer 1839 - 1882, In Saint Louis, MO, about 1857 - 1882
A lengthy Obituary is Here
A short Biography is Here
A lengthy Biography is Here.

This is the reverse of the card at the left.
On the reverse:
Mrs J. H. Fitzgibbon
(The Photographer's Wife)

Photographer J H Fitzgibbon
118 4th st, St Louis, MO
Example from auction site

Reverse of CDV at the left

photographer: J H Fitzgibbon
116 North Fourth St, St Louis, MO
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Reverse of CDV at the left

photographer: J H Fitzgibbon
116 North Fourth St, St Louis, MO
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Reverse of CDV at the left

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Edward Bennen Peddinghaus

Photographer: E. B. Peddinghaus
2018 First Ave. Birmingham, Ala.

This one may not actually be a cabinet card. It is just close to cabinet card size and the position on the card is similar.

Edward Bennen or Benner or Beneur Peddinghaus
(23 Jul 1861 - 23 Dec 1927)

There are a lot of conflicting documents on E. B. Peddinghaus. For example, many documents show he was born 23 Jul 1861 and yet, the 1860 US Census says he is 10 months old in June of 1860. His death is documented at 23 Dec 1927 and yet there is an entry for him in the 1928 Birmingham, AL, city directory.

Timeline

1861 Jul 23
Colchester, New London, CN, Alabama death certificate, Edward Bennen Peddinghaus is born to John Martin Peddinghaus and Maria G Newton.
1881
Harvard University school catalog, published 1884, says Peddinghaus has been
a photographer since 1881 and is in Brooklyn, NY
1879 - 1882
Brooklyn, NY city directory NO Peddinghaus is listed
1882, 1883, 1886
Augusta, GA, city directory Pedderhaus NOT listed

1886
Atlanta, GA, city directory lists Montgomery L Cormany as photographer at 712 Broad
1887
Augusta GA, city directory is NOT available for reference
1888
Augusta, GA, city directory Peddinghaus as photographer at 712 Broad; res same; M L Cormany has left Augusta and moved to Duluth, MN
1889, 1891
Augusta, GA, city directory as photographer with Hall and Peddinghaus at 712 Broad; bds same; Harry C Hall living and working as photographer at same address
1892, 1895
Atlanta, GA, city directory Peddinghaus NOT listed, Harry C Hall is operating the Augusta Art Gallery at 512-517 Jarvis - C bldg.
1897 Nov 11
Eutaw (AL) Whig and Observer, says Peddinghaus studio opens branch in Eutaw, Al, named Peddinghaus and Corwin, apparently to be operated by C T Corwin
1898 Apr 21
Eutaw (AL) Whig and Observer says Corwin is leaving Eutaw for Greensboro, closing the branch office on the 15th of May

1896 - 1906
Birmingham, AL, city directory as photographer at 2018 First
1906 Mar 21
Montgomery (AL) Advertiser news item mentions Peddinghaus as president of the Southern Tri-State Photographic Association, Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi
1907 - 1912
Birmingham, AL, city directory as photographer at 1818 w Second
1912 Jan 16
Washington County (AL) News item tells of Second street studio lost in fire in Birmingham, AL
1913 - 1916
Birmingham, AL, city directory as photographer at 2024 First av
1917 - 1922
Birmingham, AL, city directory as photographer at 1918 ½ Third av
1923 -1924
Birmingham, AL, city directory as photographer at 308 ½ Third av
1925
Birmingham, AL, city directory NOT in business pages; Peddinghaus has apparently closed his own studio and is working for other photographers

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1926
Birmingham, AL, city directory as printer for R T Boyette
1927 Dec 23
Birmingham, AL, state records, E B Peddinghaus dies at age 66
1928
Birmingham, AL, city directory as photographer with wife Louise B; res 1224 s 29th ; probably an error as the city directory probably went to press before knowing of Peddingham’s death

The photograph at the top might have been done around 1896 - 1906, probably closer to 1906 because of the variance in the card size from most cabinet cards.

Eutaw (AL) Whig and Observer - 11 Nov 1897

Eutaw (AL) Whig and Observer - 25 Nov 1897

Eutaw (AL) Whig and Observer - 21 Apr 1898

Tuscaloosa (AL) News - 23 mar 1906

Pensacola (FL) Journal - 24 Mar 1906

Atlanta (GA) Constitution - 10 Apr 1907

Washington County (AL) News - 18 Jan 1912

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Robert James Stone of Texas

Photographer:
R J Stone
Georgetown, Texas

All examples, clippings and research on this page contributed by Ann Lind

Robert James Stone (September 18, 1869-July 28, 1953) was born in Chappell Hill, Washington County, Texas to Warren Thomas Stone (1814-1878) and Cornelia Meriwether (1833-1870). The parents had come to Texas from Alabama after the Civil War. Robert’s mother died before he reached his first birthday and his father died eight years later.

In the U.S. census of 1880, Robert is living with his half-brother, Thomas Benton Stone and family in Chappell Hill where Thomas was serving as President of Soule University.

A year later, in 1881, the family moved to Caldwell, Burleson, Texas where Thomas joined his half-brother, Wooten Meriwether Stone (1855-1945) in a drug store enterprise. Thomas and family lived in Caldwell until 1893 when they re-located to Georgetown, Williamson, Texas opening a drugstore that he owned and managed the rest of his life. There is evidence that Robert began his career in photography in Caldwell and may not have made the move to Georgetown with Thomas’s family in 1893.

A news item in The Galveston Daily News on March 2, 1893 reports that a fire began in

R. J. Stone’s photography gallery but, fortunately was extinguished before extensive damage was done. Also, there is an announcement of the organization of a lodge of The Knights of Pythias by a group of Caldwell men which includes R. J. Stone’s name. By 1896, however, Robert’s place of residence is noted as Georgetown in a list of guests at The Driskill Hotel in Austin.

The first advertisement found for the Stone Gallery appears in the September 9, 1897 issue of The Georgetown Williamson County Sun. The ad gives the location as being across from the Standpipe located by the Fire Hall on Main Street just off the town square.

In 1899 Robert advertises a carbon porcelain portrait. There is also a mention of an exhibition presented by The Farmers’ Institute in which he displayed several examples of his work. He employed two other photographers in 1899: W. P. Womble and S.M. Jimenez, according to a short notice in an October issue of the local paper, The Georgetown Williamson County Sun, but there is no further mention of either of them that has been found.

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In the U.S. census of 1900, Robert is living at the Harrell’s Boarding House on Church Street and his occupation listed is photographer. Ads appear weekly in the local newspaper. In 1904 there is a short article that Stone, the photographer, has many University photographs on display at his studio and that he is working on the Annual for the school. This began a relationship with Southwestern University in Georgetown as the school’s photographer that lasted for decades. Robert was affectionately referred to as “Uncle Bob” by students and faculty, according to his obituary.

As the new century continued and the Kodak became popular, Stone Photography Studio offered cameras for rent and finishing of photographs taken. He continued photographing the citizens of the community and the county and appears to have been the only photographer in town for several years after N. M. Wilcox retired in 1921. In 1946, he was joined in the business by Lee Karr, who, in 1947, announced that the name of the studio would change from R.J. Stone Studio to Lee Karr Studio.

In 1906, Robert married Vitula “Tula” Lee (1886-1968) from Caldwell, Burleson, Texas. To this union three children were born: Tula Lee (1909-1989), Frances Elizabeth (1913-1968) and Robert James “Sonny” Jr. (1914-1925). The U.S. Census of 1910 shows the family residence on College Street and in the 1920 enumeration their residence was on Ash Street. The latter is one of many historic homes preserved in Georgetown. Robert James Stone died July 28, 1953.

Robert James Stone
(1869-1953)
Time line information sources include U.S. census, newspaper items and Portal to Texas History.
1869 September 18
Robert James Stone is born to Warren Thomas Stone and Cornelia V. Meriwether in Chappell Hill, Washington, Texas
1880 U.S. Census
Living in household of half-brother Thomas Benton Stone and family in Chappell Hill, Washington, Texas.
1881
Family moves to Caldwell, Burleson, Texas. Robert is 12 years of age.

1893
Thomas and family move to Georgetown, Williamson, Texas. Robert stays in Caldwell and has opened a Photograph Gallery there. No opening date found.
1896
Robert is living in Georgetown.
1897
First ads appear in the Georgetown Williamson County Sun for Stone Gallery.
1898 July
Robert displays some of his work at The Farmer’s Institute show in Georgetown.
1899 October
News item notes that R.J. Stone has hired Mr. W.P. Womble and S. M. Jimenez to work in his gallery; Advertises a Carbon Porcelain portrait available at Stone Gallery
1900 U.S. Census
Robert is living at Harrell’s Boarding House on Church Street. Occupation listed: Photographer
1904
News item notes that Stone’s Gallery has many Southwestern University photographs on display and that he is busy working on the school’s annual

1906 January 17
Robert marries Vitula (Tula) Lee (1886-1968) from Caldwell, Burleson, Texas
1910 U.S. Census
Robert, wife Tula, and daughter Tula Lee (1909-1989) are living on College Street, Georgetown
Occupation listed: Photographer
1920 U.S. Census
Robert, wife Tula, daughter Tula Lee, daughter Frances Elizabeth (1913-1968) and son Robert James (Sonny) Stone, Jr. (1914-1925) are living at 1102 Ash Street, Georgetown, Texas Occupation: Photographer
1925 October 10
Death of Robert and Tula’s young son, Sonny.
1930 U.S. Census
Robert, wife Tula, daughters Tula Lee and Frances Elizabeth living at 1102 Ash Street, Georgetown, Texas. Occupation: Photographer
1940 U.S. Census
Robert, wife Tula and daughter Tula Lee living at 1102 Ash Street, Georgetown, Texas. Occupation: Photographer
1953 July 28
Robert James Stone dies in Georgetown, Williamson, Texas

Photographer
R J Stone
Georgetown, Texas

Photographer
R J Stone
Georgetown, Texas

Southwestern Photographer


Galveston Daily News - 02 Mar 1893


Galveston (TX) daily News -


Austin (TX) American Statesman -

1897

28 Jul 1953

All examples, clippings and research on this page contributed by Ann Lind

Megaphone -

example from Portal to Texas History

photographer: Stone
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.

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.