Madison Wright Wade

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M. W. Wade (Madison Wright Wade) lived from 1866 to 1943. Wade developed his interest in photography while attending college at Ohio Northern University. The first recorded instance of Wade as a photographer was under the employ of Chas. T. Pomeroy in Kansas City, MO in the 1890’s. Wade was most well-known for inventing the “Ping Pong” in 1897. A photographic technique whereby the photographer would print multiple small images of a subject and print them on a single strip of photo paper.

Following his employment with Chas. T. Pomeroy, Wade opened his first studio in Leavenworth, Kansas and then in Denver, Colorado. In 1901, Wade moved to Ohio and opened five galleries. Of these, the main gallery was located in Akron on 207 E. Market St. Two were opened in Columbus, and one was opened in Canton and one in Massilon.

In 1904 Wade closed down all his galleries, moved to Youngstown, Ohio and opened a single studio named “Wade’s Studio”. He practiced his profession in Youngstown for the next 35 years until retiring in 1939. Wade was a regular speaker at photograph conventions across the country many times speaking on how to photograph babies which was one of his specialties. At one time he was crowned the best baby photographer in the United States by delegates at a national photographic association convention.

Biography from contributor R Fricks

Youngstown Vindicator - 10 Aug 1905

Youngstown Vindicator - 13 Apr 1907

Hope (KS) Dispatch -
26 Oct 1893


Hutchinson (KS) News -
31 Oct 1898

Akron OH daily Democrat -
16 Nov 1900

American Photographer - Vol 02

St Louis and Canadian Photographers, Vol 06

St Louis and Canadian Photographers, Vol 06


Akron (OH) Beacon Journal - 22 Feb 1902

Stark County (Canton OH) Democrat -
29 Jan 1904

Youngstown (OH) Vindicator -
10 Aug 1905


New Castle (PA) Herald -
27 Nov 1908

New Castle (PA) Herald -
07 Jun 1919


Pittsburgh (PA) Daily Post -
12 Sep 1919


Mansfield (OH) News Journal -
23 Mar 1923

Bulletin of Photography - vol 32

Indiana (PA) Gazette -
09 Oct 1924

Pittsburgh (PA) Post Gazette -
26 Apr 1925

Pittsburgh (PA) Post Gazette -
05 May 1926

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Fred B Dolbear

Photographer: F. B. Dolbear
Marysville, Ohio

Fred B Dolbear

All newspaper items from Marysville Journal Tribune, Marysville, Ohio
1873 Mar 02
(Ancestry.com)Birth at Marysville, Ohio.
1892 Sep 01
(Newspaper) Takes over O. T. Barbour studio
1893 Oct 12
(Newspaper) Mention as photographer
1893 Dec 21
(Newspaper) ad for Christmas photographs
1894 Apr 29
(Newspaper) Dolbear for fine photo work (ad)
1896 April 09
(Newspaper) Dolbear in Cleveland studying new styles and processes in photography with photographer John Ryder
1896 July 16
(Newspaper) Dolbear attended the photographers’ convention in Columbus yesterday

1897 Oct 07
(Newspaper)Wedding announcement for Oct 12 to Josephine Cameron
1898 April 28
(Newspaper) Mention photographing a parade in Marysville
1898 Oct 24
(Newspaper, Ancestry) Baby Girl Elizabeth born to Fred and Josephine.
1899 Sept 28
(Newspaper) F. B. Dolbear offered position with Winton Motor Carriage Co.
1900 Mar 04
(Find-a-Grave site) Death from tyhoid fever at age 27

Obit from Find-a-Grave:
“Fred worked for Winton Auto Company, one of the first companies to make automobiles. He died of typhoid fever when he was just 27 years old. He married Josephine Cameron and they had one daughter.”

No mention of his seven years as photographer

Marysville (OH) Union County Journal -
25 Aug 1892


Marysville (OH) Tribune
01 Sep 1892

Marysville (OH) Tribune -
12 Oct 1893


Marysville (OH) Tribune -
10 Oct 1894


Marysville (OH) Tribune -
24 Oct 1894

Marysville (OH) Tribune -
26 Mar 1896


Marysville (OH) Weekly Tribune -
22 Apr 1896


Marysville (OH) Union County Journal -
14 Oct 1897


Marysville (OH) Union County Journal -
21 Oct 1897

Marysville (OH) Tribune -
24 Nov 1898


Marysville (OH) Union County Journal -
02 Mar 1899


Marysville (OH) Union County Journal -
24 Aug 1899

Marysville (OH) Union County Journal -
28 Sep 1899


Marysville (OH) Union County Journal -
05 Oct 1899


Marysville (OH) Tribune -
07 Mar 1900

Richwood (OH) Gazette -
08 Mar 1900

Marysville (OH) Union County Journal -
08 Mar 1900

Marysville (OH) Union County Journal -
29 Mar 1900

photographer J F Ryder
239 Superior Street, Cleveland, OH example from contributor D Molchan
(mentioned in timeline at 1896)
(See the Encyclopedia of Cleveland History
for more on Ryder)

reverse of card at lef

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Eugene A Dillhoff

Photographer: E. A. Dillhoff
Broadway cor. Madison St., Brooklyn
The cabinet card above was probably done before 1901 when Eugene Oxford began working with Dillhoff.

Eugene A. Dillhoff
(1866 - 1937)

Timeline
1866 Sep 20
New York, Eugene A Dillhoff is born to Gerald H Dillhoff and Marguerite
1888
Brooklyn, NY, city directory Eugene A Dillhoff as clerk; res 621 Madison
1891
Brooklyn, NY, city directory, Eugene A Dillhoff NOT listed
1892 Feb 16
Brooklyn, NY, state census, Eugene Dillhoff as clerk
1894, 1895
Brooklyn, NY, city directory Eugene Dillhoff NOT listed
1897, 1898
Brooklyn, NY, city directory E A Dillhoff as photographer at 940 Madison; res 621 Madison
1899
Brooklyn, NY, city directory Dillhoff NOT listed

1900
Brooklyn, NY, city directory, Eugene A Dillhohh as photographer; res 821 Madison; Oxford NOT listed
1900 Jun 14
Brooklyn, NY, US census, Eugene Dillhoff as photographer; res 823 Jefferson Av
1901
Brooklyn, NY, city directory, Eugene A Dillhoff as photographer at 940 Madison; res 823 Jefferson; Oxford NOT listed
1902 May
Studio portrait photographs of American Indian performers in the Buffalo Bill Wild West Show created by the photographic studio of Oxford & Dillhoff in Brooklyn, New York.
1902, 1904, 1906
Brooklyn, NY, city directory, Eugene A Dillhoff as photographer at 1365 Broadway; res 823 Jefferson Av; Ernest C Oxford as photographer at 1365 Broadway; res same; also listed is “Oxford and Dillhoff” photographers at 1365 Broadway

1907
Brooklyn, NY, city directory, Eugene A Dillhoff as photographer at 1365 Broadway; res 823 Jefferson Av; Ernest C Oxford as photographer at 1365 Broadway; res 120 Woodbine; also listed is “Oxford and Dillhoff” photographers at 1365 Broadway
1912, 1913
Brooklyn, NY, city directory, Eugene A Dillhoff as photographer at 1365 Broadway; frames 1429 Broadway’ res 823 Jefferson av; Ernest C Oxford photographer 1365 Broadway; frames, 1429 Broadway; res 129 Woodbine (listings for Oxford are a bit is garbled both years)
1930
Brooklyn, NY, US census, Eugene Dillhoff as photographer
1933
Brooklyn, NY, city directory Eug A Dillhoff as photographer at 1323 Bushwick Av; res same (Eugene’s sister Amy is now living at 823 Jefferson) (Ernest Oxford NOT listed)
1937 Dec 4
Brooklyn, NY, state records Eugene Dillhoff dies at age 72

Brooklyn (NY) Daily Eagle - 07 Dec 1937

Note the name is misspelled

Documents show that Dillhoff had a studio at 1365 Broadway from 1902 to 1913. It was perhaps a bit longer but there are no records to support it so far.

Information from contributor D Guggisberg:
The page you have on Eugene Dillhoff showing an example of a Native American, the identity of that man is:
Name: William Sitting Bull (ca. 1878-1909)
Native Name: Runs-away-from-him/Nakicipa
remark: only surviving son of Chief Sitting Bull, Lakota leader

William Sitting Bull was a performer with Frederick Cummins' Indian Congress in 1902 when that photograph was taken.

Repository of the original print:
Yale Beinecke Library

photographer Oxford and Dillhoff
1365 Broadway, Brooklyn, NY
example from pinterest

photographer: Oxford and Dillhoff
1365 Broadway, Near Gates Ave, Brooklyn, NY
example from auction site

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Charles Winslow Miner

Photographer: Miner & Dexter
44 Calhoun, Fort Wayne, Ind.
example from LOST GALLERY

Charles Winslow Miner
(26 Jan 1865 - 22 May 1912)

1865
born in Columbia City, IN
1879 - 1890
Ft. Wayne, IN, city directory Not in these directories
1887
(Ft. Wayne (IN) Sentinel obit) arrives in Fort Wayne, IN
1891 - 1893
Ft. Wayne, IN, city directory as photographer for Felix Shanz, 112 Calhoun;
1894 May 09
(Ft. Wayne (IN) Sentinel newspaper) ad for Miner and Dexter
1895
Ft. Wayne, IN, city directory as photographer (Miner and Dexter) with William G. Dexter, 44 Calhoun;

1895
(Ft. Wayne Sentinel obit) opens own photograph studio
1896
Ft. Wayne, IN, city directory as photographer 44 Calhoun (Dexter gone)
1897 - 1901
Ft. Wayne, IN, city directory as photographer at 23 Wayne
1902 - 1911
Ft. Wayne, IN, city directory as photographer at 121 w Wayne
1912
(FindAGrave) dies, age 47 years

Very little was found about the life of William G Dexter except that his stay in Fort Wayne, IN, was short, apparently just over a year. This cabinet card appears to have been made in that brief period that C. W. Miner was partnered with William G. Dexter, in 1894-1895.

Fort Wayne News
04 Mar 1911

Fort Wayne Journal
12 May 1894

photographer: Miner and Dexter
Fort Wayne, IN
example from auction site
(finished in 1894 or 1895)

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