Vandyke And Onderkirk

Photographer: The Canvas
operated by Vandike and Onderkirk
(no location shown)
example from LOST GALLERY

Research pending on photographers
Vandike And Onderkirk operating a studio called "The Canvas"

As of 28 Nov 2017 no information has been found. The only clue is that the cabinet card was found in McKinney, TX.
As of 11 Nov 2025 no information has been found.
No photographers by either unusual name, have been found.

Note also the differences in spelling. Vandike and Van Dyke.

photographer: Van Dyke Studio
509 Eighth Aveue, New York, NY
example from auction site
(No connection has been found to Vandike and Oderkirk)

No information has been found so far on Van Dyke of Pennsylvania

photographer: Van Dyke
Edinboro, PA
example from contributor

photographer: Van Dyke
Edinboro, PA
example from contributor

photographer: Van Dyke
Edinboro, PA
example from contributor

photographer: Van Dyke
244 North Eighth Street, Philadelphia, PA
example from contributor

photographer: Van Dyke
Pennsylvania
example from contributor

photographer: Van Dyke
Edinboro, PA
example from contributor

photographer: Van Dyke
Pennsylvania
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.
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Clay and Walker

Photographer:
photographer: Clay & Walker
Marlin, Texas
(also listed under Walker)

Sisters Clara and Geneva Clay were well known photographers on the east coast of the US. So far, there is not much evidence to tie them to Marlin, a small town just north of Houston, Texas.

No city directory listings or census enumerations have been found for a Photographer Clay in or around Marlin, Texas, which suggests at best, that the partnership of Clay and Walker might have been short and that their presence in Marlin, TX was brief.

Other Texas photographers named Walker

photographer: Walker's Blue Gallery
Texarkana, TX
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.

Esther A Bowles

Watson and Bowles
Wyandotte, MI
(Listed under Watson also)

Esther Ann Bowles (ne Buck)
(1852 - 1922)

Timeline sources: city directories, US census, Directory Early Michigan Photographers by D V Tinder

1852 Apr 18
Hopkins, MI, state records, Esther Ann Buck is born to Seralpha Couch Buck and Mary Caroline Knaggs
1860 Jun 04
Hopkins, MI, US census, Esther A Buck at eight years old
1869 Jan 01
Kent, MI, state records, Esther A Buck marries George A Bowles
1870 Jul 02
Ganges, MI, US census, Esther Bowles, housekeeping, living with husband’s family
1874 Jan 16
Sumner, MI, state records, daughter Jessie May Bowles is born
1880 Jun 08
Sumner, MI, US census Esther A Bowles as housekeeping
1880 Jun 19
Sumner, MI, state records, son Vernon Lemond Bowles is born

1890’s early
D V Tinder account: Esther and husband part
1892
D V Tinder account: Esther Bowles advertises as photographer and artist in crayon, pastel and oil (a copy of the actual ad has not been found)
1893
D V Tinder account: George Bowles remarries to Martha E Totem
1893 Dec 14
Gratiot County, MI, state records, daughter Jessie May Bowles dies
1897 Apr
D V Tinder account: Esther A Bowles circulates a petition against Sunday operation of photograph galleries; also Bowles Gallery moves from corner of Biddle Av and Chestnut to “Bolton’s adjoining lot”
1898
D V Tinder account: Esther A Bowles advertises photograph work at 128 Biddle Avenue North
1898 Mar 27
Wyandotte, MI, Detroit Free Press small business directory lists E A Bowles, photographer
1898 Oct
D V Tinder account: Esther A Bowles moves across Biddle Avenue to site next to Presbyterian Church (Apparently this is 123 Biddle Ave)

1900 Jun 04
Wyandotte, MI, US census, Esther A Bowles as “widow”, no occupation shown
Note: throughout the records for Esther A Bowles, her marital status varies. She claims mostly to be widowed.
1902 May 15
Detroit (MI) Free Press, item says there was a fire at the photograph gallery of Mrs E A Bowles
1902 Jun
D V Tinder account and St Louis and Canada photography, vol 28 small item says the gallery of Mrs E A Bowles in Detroit, MI, was destroyed by fire
1902 Oct
D V Tinder account: Esther A Bowles advertises offering “Widows and Working Girls” special discount from Oct 16th to December 01, 1902; (copy of the actual ad has not been found)
1907
Wyandotte, MI, city directory, “Mrs” Esther A Bowles as photographer at 123 Biddle; res same
1910 Apr 20
Wyandotte, MI, US census and city directory, Esther Bowles “married” as photographer at 123 Biddle
1912 Jul 03
Bulletin of Photography, vol 11, news item says Mrs E A Bowles spoke briefly at a luncheon of the Woman’s Federation

1915
Wyandotte, MI, city directory, “Mrs” Esther A Bowles as photographer at 123 Biddle; res same
1920 Jan 08
Wyandotte, MI, US census, Esther Bowles (widowed) as photographer, retired, at 123 Biddle; res same
1922 Nov 29
Wyandotte, MI, state records, Esther Ann Bowles dies at age 70 of Bright’s disease; listed on death certificate as photographer

Nothing has been found to establish exactly when Esther Bowles and Watson were actually working together. The most logical period would seem to be when Bowles was starting out in photography sometime before 1890. Although Bowles is always documented in Wyandotte, MI, and Watson always in Detroit, MI, the two cities are only 14 miles apart.

Between 1876 and 1880 J E Watson had other partners and assistants in the “Grand Central Gallery” also named “Land and Watson” and “Watson and Company”. Then in 1890, Watson moved to Portland, OR, for his health.

In any scenario, the partnership seems to have lasted only a short time, months, perhaps weeks.

Detroit (MI) Free Press - 27 Mar 1898

St Louis and Canada Photographers - 15 May 1902


Detroit (MI) Free Press - 15 May 1902

Bulletin of Photography vol 11 - 03 Jul 1912

This studio portrait is not a cabinet card (actual dimensions not known) but is from the Bowles Studio in Wyandotte. The imprint is very faint. This one is probably from after 1900, perhaps even 1910.

Examples of the work of Esther A Bowles are apparently a bit scarce.

photographer Mrs E A Bowles
Wyandotte, MI
example contributed by M Reed

photographer Esther A Bowles
Wyandotte, MI
example contributed by M Reed

Thanks to contributor M Reed for a scarce example from this photographer!

Dating these cards based on the style of he card and the imprints.

The straight edged card could be assumed made before the deckled edge card. But the cabinet card era photographers were known to use up older card stock whenever possible, so it's still a very shaky assumption. Basically, the plainer the card, the earlier it was probably finished.

The logo imprint is more difficult to reconcile. It is the same on both cards. Some photographers, especially the itinerant ones, imprinted their own card blanks. But many ordered them in hundreds, pre-cut and imprinted, from a photo supply or a local printer. The photographers often changed imprint designs with each order. This could mean that these two cards were possibly made within a few hundred cards of each other.

All things considered, the two could even have been finished the same day. That itself is not unusual. Families often went to the photographer's studio in groups and had several poses with different combinations of relatives done.

Based on just the appearance of the cards and the known history of photographer Bowles, they were possibly made circa 1895, but one can see there are many conditions that could stretch that a decade either way.

Not the one you were looking for? Here's the photographer's INDEX by name. Listed here are all the Cabinet Card photographers of the 19th century found in LOST GALLERY. This is a work in progress. For a look at the original postings go to LOST GALLERY.

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, they will be immediately removed.

Chandler and Scheetz

photographer: Chandler & Scheetz
1433 Chestnut Street & 828 Arch Street

This is a timeline combining the business lives of Samuel Scheetz and George Franklin Chandler.

Samuel Scheetz
(1855-1929)

George Franklin Chandler
( 1851 - 1920 )

1851 Aug 12
Dorchester, MA, US census, state census, town records, George F Chandler is born to George S Chandler and Elizabeth Simonton Thurston
1855 Jun 01
Montgomery County, PA, US census and PA death certificate, Samuel Scheetz is born to John Scheetz and Anna Catherine Sands
1865 May 01
Dorchester, MA, MA state census George F Chandler no occupation shown
1870 Jun 01
Charlestown, MA, US census George F Chandler as clerk in store
1873, 1874, 1875
Philadelphia, PA, city directory, Samuel Scheetz as carpenter; res 1303 n 11th
1876
Philadelphia, PA, city directory, Samuel Scheetz NOT listed; George F Chandler NOT listed

1877
Philadelphia, PA, city directory, Samuel Scheetz NOT listed; neither Scheetz nor Chandler in business section
1878
Philadelphia, PA, city directory, George F Chandler as Waiter; res1828 Addison (Possibly NOT the photographer although there is no other listing); NO listing for Samuel Scheetz
1879
Philadelphia, PA, city directory, George F Chandler is NOT listed; Samuel Scheetz is NOT listed
1880
Philadelphia, PA, city directory, George Chandler as photographer with Chandler and Scheetz at 828 Arch, res 2619 Ellsworth; Josephine Chandler NOT listed
1881
Philadelphia, PA, city directory, George Chandler as photographer with Chandler and Scheetz at 828 Arch, res 2629 Ellsworth;
1882 Aug 11, 19
Chester, PA, Delaware County Daily Times, small ad for Chandler and Scheetz studio of Philadelphia, no address shown
1882 Dec 05
Chester. PA, Delaware County Daily Times, small ad for Chandler and Scheetz studio at 828 Arch

1883 Jan 08
Chester, PA, Delaware County Daily Times, small ad for Chandler and Scheetz studio at 828 Arch
1884 May 22
Pittsburg (PA) Post-Gazette, small news item about a portrait by Chandler and Scheetz
1896
Philadelphia, PA, city directory, George Chandler as photographer at 828 Arch and 15 s 13th
1886 Jan 21
Pittsburg, PA, Daily Post, small news item says J P Whitesides formerly with Chandler and Scheetz has accepted a position with Gilbert and Bacon of Philadelphia
1897
Philadelphia, PA, city directory, George Chandler as photographer at 828 Arch; res 2831 Poplar
1887 Nov 20
Philadelphia (PA) Times, small ad for new studio opening at 1433 Chestnut st
1888 Dec 02
Philadelphia (PA) Times, Chandler and Scheetz small ad for both studios 828 Arch and 1433 Chestnut st
1889 Dec 12
Bucks County (Bristol, PA) Gazette, small ad for Chandler and Scheetz studios at 828 Arch and 1433 Chestnut

1890
Philadelphia, PA, Chandler and Scheetz run 60 newspaper ads for studios at 848 Arch and 1433 Chestnut in Philadelphia
1891 Nov 18
Philadelphia. PA, Times newspaper ad to rent space at 828 Arch, It appears the partnership has dissolved sometime between November 1890 and November 1891
1892, 1893
Philadelphia, PA, city directory, Saml Scheetz as photographer with Chandler and Scheetz at 1433 Chestnut; res 1922 Fairmont av
1894 Jun 10
Philadelphia, PA, Times newspaper ad for Chandler studio at 828 Arch; “Late of Chandler and Scheetz”
1895, 1896
Philadelphia, PA, city directory, Saml Scheetz as photographer at 1433 Chestnut; res 1922 Fairmont
1898
Philadelphia, PA, city directory, J E Chandler as photographer at 828 Arch; res 2831 Poplar (obviously a miss print)
1899
Philadelphia, PA, city directory, George Chandler as manager at 828 Arch, res 260 s 3rd; Josephine Chandler as photographer at 828 Arch, res 260 s 3rd

1900
Philadelphia, PA, city directory, George Chandler as photographer at Chandler’s Studio; res 828 Arch (Not in bus pages)
1900
Philadelphia, PA, city directory, Saml Scheetz as photographer at 1433 Chestnut; res 1922 Fairmont
1900 Jun 03
Philadelphia, PA, US census George F Chandler as photographer at 828 Arch; res same
1901
Philadelphia, PA, city directory, George F Chandler as manager at 828 Arch; res Rhawn Sta; Josephine Chandler as photographer at 828 Arch
1901
Philadelphia, PA, city directory, Saml. Scheetz as photographer; res 1922 Fairmont av; this year also lists “A. Scheetz” as photographer at 1433 Chestnut; res 1922 Fairmont av but is probably a printing error
1902
Philadelphia, PA, city directory, G F Chandler NOT listed; Josephine Chandler as photographer at 828 Arch; res Iron Bridge
1902
Philadelphia, PA, city directory, Samuel Scheetz NOT listed

1903
Philadelphia, PA, city directory, (all business) Josephine E Chandler listed in business section as photographer at 828 Arch
1903
Philadelphia, PA, city directory, Samuel Scheetz NOT listed;
1904
Philadelphia, PA, city directory, G F Chandler NOT listed; Josephine E Chandler listed in business section as photographer at 828 Arch; res Iron Bridge
1904 Jun 28
Philadelphia (PA) Inquirer, large news story about the burning of the building where the studio of Chandler and Scheetz was
1905
Philadelphia, PA, city directory, Geo F Chandler as clerk, res: The Bristol; Josephine E Chandler as photographer at 828 Arch; res Iron Bridge
1905, 1906
Philadelphia, PA, city directory, Saml and wife Julia Scheetz; no occupation shown
1910 Apr 27
Philadelphia, PA, US census Samuel Scheetz as public service recorder; res 1925 Wallace
1903, 1904
Philadelphia, PA, city directory, Samuel Scheetz NOT listed in residence or business pages

1905, 1906
Philadelphia, PA, city directory, Saml Scheetz no occupation listed, res 1925 Wallace
1906
Philadelphia, PA, city directory, Geo F Chandler as Clerk; res 1513 Arch
1907
Philadelphia, PA, city directory, Saml Scheetz as messenger; res 1925 Wallace
1908
Philadelphia, PA, city directory, Saml Scheetz as laborer; res 3469 Amber (probably a misprint)
1909
Philadelphia, PA, city directory, Saml Scheetz as PHOTOGRAPHER; res 1925 Wallace; a very curious entry as there is no supporting evidence that Scheetz went back into photography briefly
1910 Apr 27
Clementon, NJ, US census George F Chandler as Photographer; res Faircourt av; Josephine listed as no occupation
1910 Apr 27
Philadelphia, PA, US census, city directory, Samuel Scheetz as public service recorder
1911
Philadelphia, PA, city directory, Saml Scheetz as machinist; res 3466 Amber; also spelled as Saml Sheetz as clerk, res 1835 Spring Garden

1912
Philadelphia, PA, city directory, this year two Saml Scheetz, one as machinist, res 3466 Amber; one as Clerk at 1835 Spring Garden
1913, 1914, 1915
Philadelphia, PA, city directory, this year NEITHER Samuel Sheetz or Scheetz is listed
1916
Philadelphia, PA, city directory, Saml Scheetz as sec of Loan Society of Phila; Saml Sheetz as Machinst, res 3466 Amber
1917, 1918
Philadelphia, PA, city directory, Saml Scheetz as sec of Loan Society of Phila;
1919
Philadelphia, PA, city directory Saml Scheetz as Clerk; res 2002 Mt Vernon
1920 Jan 05
Philadelphia, PA, US census, Samuel Scheetz as “keeping records” at city hall;
1920 Oct 13
Laurel Springs, NJ, George F Chandler dies at age 69
1923
Philadelphia, PA, city directory, Saml Scheetz as clerk; res 2002 Mt Vernon
1924
Philadelphia, PA, city directory, Saml Scheetz as Civil Service Commission’ res 2002 Mt Vernon

1925
Philadelphia, PA, city directory, Saml Scheetz as photographer; res 2002 Mt Vernon
1926-1930
Philadelphia, PA, NO city directories available
1929
Pennsylvania death certificate, Samuel Scheetz dies age 74; listed him as Custodian of Records

After George Chandler’s death his widow Josephine moves to Laurel Springs, NJ. No records have been found that show she continued working in the photography business. According to various newspaper items, around 1926, she marries Ferdinand Himmelreich, a musician and recording artist.

Samuel Scheetz was photographer from about 1880 to about 1901 or possibly as late as 1903.

George Chandler was in the photography business from about 1880 to at least 1910. The records show he was not very active after about 1901, only “Managing” while his wife Josephine appears to have done the actual photography.

Available documents and newspaper items show the partnership of Chandler and Scheetz spanned from August 1882 to about October of 1891.

Delaware County Daily Times - 19 Aug 1882


Delaware County Daily Times - 05 Dec 1882


Reading (PA) Times - 26 Mar 1883

Pittsburg (PA) Post Gazette - 22 may 1884


Pittsburg (PA) Daily Post - 21 Jan 1886


Philadelphia (PA) Times - 18 Dec 1887

Philadelphia (PA) Times - 11 Mar 1888


Philadelphia (PA) Times - 18 Mar 1888

Bucks County (Bristol) Gazette - 12 Dec 1889


Philadelphia (PA) Times - 23 Nov 1890

Philadelphia (PA) Times - 18 Oct 1891


Philadelphia (PA) Times - 10 Jun 1894

Philadelphia (PA) Times - 21 May 1896

Camden (NJ) Courier Post - 28 Jun 1904

Reno(NV) Gazette

Camden (NJ) Courier Post - 13 Dec 1937

photographer: Chandler and Sheetz
1433 Chestnut St, 828 Arch, Philadelphia, PA
example from Elstonology

photographer: Chandler and Scheetz
1433 Chestnut St, 828 Arch St, Philadelphia, PA
example from auction site

photographer: Chandler and Sheetz
828 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA
example from Flickr collection of John W Carson

photograoherL Chandler and Sheetz
828 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA
example from auction site

photographer: Chandler and Sheetz

photographer: CHandler and Scheetz
826 Arch Street
example from contributor

photographer: Chandler and Scheetz
1433 Chestnut and 828 Arch Street, Philadelphia
example from auction site
probably finished between late 1887 and 1893

photographer: Chandler and Scheetz
1433 Chestnut and 828 Arch Street, Philadelphia
example from contributor

photographer: Chandler and Scheetz
828 Arch Street, Philadelphia
example from auction site

photographer: Chandler and Scheetz
1433 Chestnut and 828 Arch Street, Philadelphia
example from auction site

photographer: Chandler and Scheetz
828 Arch Street, Philadelphia
example from auction site

photographer: Chandler and Scheetz
1433 Chestnut and 828 Arch Street, Philadelphia
example from auction site
(Note this is the samw setting
as the photo on the right,
but a different imprint)

photographer: Chandler and Scheetz
1433 Chestnut and 828 Arch Street, Philadelphia
example from Elizabeth Levesque on Flickr
probably finished between late 1887 and 1893

photographer: Chandler and Scheetz
1433 Chestnut and 828 Arch Street, Philadelphia
example from Philadelphia Free Library
probably finished between late 1887 and 1893

photographer: Chandler and Scheetz
1433 Chestnut and 828 Arch Street, Philadelphia
example from Philadelphia Free Library
probably finished between late 1887 and 1893

photographer: Chandler and Scheetz
1433 Chestnut and 828 Arch Street, Philadelphia
example from mj aux on Flickr
probably finished between late 1887 and 1893

photographer: Chandler and Scheetz
1433 Chestnut and 828 Arch Street, Philadelphia
example from auction site

photographer: Chandler and Scheetz
1433 Chestnut and 828 Arch Street, Philadelphia
example from contributor

photographer: Chandler and Scheetz
1433 Chestnut and 828 Arch Street, Philadelphia
example from Lost and Found ancestors
probably finished between late 1887 and 1893

photographer: Chandler and Scheetz
828 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA
example from auction site

photographer: Chandler and Scheetz
1433 Chestnut and 828 Arch Street, Philadelphia
example from auction site

photographer: Chandler and Scheetz
828 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA
example from auction site

photographer: Chandler
Akron, OH
example from auction site

The card on the left is stamped Chandler of Akron, OH. This might be the same Chandler as in Chandler and Scheetz but is probably not. Nothing has been found to show that George F Chandler of Chandler and Scheetz ever traveled west of Pennsylvania.

photographer: Chandler
McConnelsville, OH
example from auction site

The card on the left is stamped Chandler of McConnelsville, OH. This is probably the same Chandler as the example from Akron, OH. Akron is only about 120 miles from McConelsville. Nothing has been found to show that George F Chandler of Chandler and Scheetz ever traveled west of Pennsylvania.

The card on the left is stamped Chandler of St Albans, VT. This would be by D W Chandler. There is no apparent connection to G F Chandler of Chandler and Scheetz.

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.