Mattheas Brothers

photographer Mattheas Brothers
135 E Indiana Street, Chicago, IL
example from LOST GALLERY

1882
Chicago, IL, city directory Gustave Mattheas NOT LISTED
1885
Chicago, IL, city directory Gustave Mattheas as photographer; res 899 Blue Island av
1887
Chicago, IL, city directory Gustave Mattheas NOT LISTED

Gustav Mattheas appears as photographer in the Chicago, IL, city directory residential section in 1885. He is not listed in the business section indicating he was probably working for a studio other than his own. The next available city directories for Chicago, IL, are 1882 and 1887 where he is not mentioned.

It is quite possible that he changed the spelling of his name due to persistent misspellings by record keepers and others.

Faced with continual phonetic misinterpretations of their spoken names some just gave up an accepted the version given. Thus Gustav could have become Gustaf or Gustave or even Gustoff. Mattheas could be Matthews, Mattheus or Matthis.

He may have been an immigrant. Many immigrants intentionally altered their family names either radically or with slight spelling changes to help them blend with their new countrymen.

In the case of Gustav Mattheas, at this time at least, it is all just speculation because no other trace of him has been found so far using that spelling of his name. His immigration status is unknown.

Any information on Gustav Matteas is welcomed.

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.

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John Henry Haws

photographer: J H Haws
Decatur, IL
example from LOST GALLERY

John Henry Haws
(1839 - 1912)

1839 May
Kentucky, US census, John Henry Haws is born
1860
Tharps, KY, US census, J H Haws as farm labor, living with parents
1862
John Haws is married to Jennie (family name unknown)
1880 Jun 18
Decatur, IL, US census, John H Haws as photo artist
1889
Decatur, IL, city directory, John Haws as photographer at 158 e Main
1893
Decatur, IL, city directory John Haws as photographer at 117 n Water
1896 - 1907
Decatur, IL, city directory, John Haws as photographer at 154 e Main
1907 Feb 03
Decatur (IL) Herald, news item says John Haws and wife are leaving for their new home in California
1909
Coffeyville, KS, from Decatur (IL) Daily Review obituary: J Haws moves to Coffeyville, KS, apparently from California

1911 Dec 15
Coffeyville, (KS) Weekly Journal news item says John Haws, photographer; 821 ½ Union Street, has met his sister in sister after a separation of 30 years; item also mentions that John Haws has been moving a lot in recent years because of health issues
1912 Aug 07
Coffeyville (KS) Weekly Journal, obituary John Haws dies at age 73

These records have a few gaps and a few missing facts.

The 1912 obituary for John Henry Haws mentions that he learned photography from his wife, Jennie. It goes on to say she learned the skill from her father. But, her maiden name has not been found anywhere so her photographer father’s name remains unknown also.

Obituaries are notorious for the inaccuracy of past facts about the deceased. One obituary says he died on the seventh and another says the eighth. One source says he was born in Corbin, Kansas; others say Corbin, Kentucky.

After a couple moves, John H Haws studio settled at 154 East Main and remained there for around 12 years , about 1896 to 1907.

Dcatur (IL)Review - 03 Jul 1886


Decatur (IL) Herald - 05 Jun 1891


Decatur (IL) Herald - 03 Feb 1907

Coffeyville (KS) Weekly Journal -
15 Dec 1911

Coffeyville (KS) Weekly Journal -
09 Aug 1912

Decatur (IL) Daily Review - 09 Aug 1912

Decatur (IL) Herald - 10 Aug 1912

Decatur (IL) Herald - 03 Jul 1920

Decatur (IL) Herald - 04 Jul 1920

Decatur (IL) Herald - 05 Jul 1920

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.

New examples and additional information 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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Rush V Downey

photographer: R V Downey
Mendota, IL
probably finished around 1898
example from LOST GALLERY

reverse of card at the left

Rush V Downey
(Sep 1869 - )

1869 Sep
US and Iowa state census, Rush V Downey is born
1880 Jun 01
Bloomington, IL, US census, Rush V Downey age 11 living with mother and stepfather Richard Fenwick, who is a photographer
1889
Bloomington, IL, city directory, Rush V Downey as photographer for R Fenwick; res 811 n East
1891
Bloomington, IL, city directory, Rush V Downey as photographer; not in business pages
1893
Bloomington, IL, city directory, Rush V Downey NOT listed
1895
Bloomington, IL, city directory, Rush V Downey as travel agent; res over 408 Main
1897
Bloomington, IL, city directory, Rush V Downey is NOT listed

1898
Peru, IL, city directory, Rush V Downey as photographer; boards at 513 5th st
1899 Jan 02
Bloomington IL, Pantagraph news item mentions R V Downey of Cedar Rapids, IA, is working on a new photographic paper that promises to revolutionize the business
1899 Aug 07
Bloomington, IL, Pantagraph news item says Rush Downey plans to manufacture his new photograph paper in Bloomington
1900 Feb 28
Bloomington, IL, Pantagraph news item says that Richard Fenwick has sold his gallery at 402 n Main; he plans to open another gallery with his grandson Rush Downey on North Center st
1900 May 14
Bloomington, IL Pantagraph news item says R V Downey and Ida L Downey are granted divorce
1900 Jun 05
Bloomington, IL, US census, Rush V Downey as Photo Paper manufacturer
1901
Bloomington, IL, city directory not available.

1901
Dallas, TX, city directory, Russ V Downey NOT listed
1902
Dallas, TX, city directory, Russell V Downey as photographer at 312 Cockrell Bldg; res 114 Masten
1903
Dallas, TX, city directory, R V Downey NOT listed
1904 May 17
Decatur, IL Daily Review news item says R V Downey from Bloomington plans to open a studio in Decatur, IL, for making outside work entirely
1905
Dallas, TX, city directory, R V Downey NOT listed
1906
Dallas, TX, city directory, Russell V Downey as photographer for Fishburn Illustration Co; rms 465 Ross
1907
Dallas, TX, city directory, R V Downey as photographer at 305 Cranfill bldg.

1908
Dallas, TX, city directory, Russell V Downey as photographer; bds 284 Main
1909
Dallas, TX, city directory, R V Downey NOT listed
1910 May 03
Dallas, TX, US census, Rush V Downey as photographer; living in rooming house at 214 Main
1911
Cedar Rapids, IA, city directory R V Downey NOT listed
Dallas, TX, city directory, R V Downey NOT listed
1912
Cedar Rapids, IA, city directory, R V Downey, no occupation shown; rms 228 A av
1915
Cedar Rapids, IA, state census Rush V Downey as bookkeeper; age 45
1917, 1922
Cedar Rapids, IA, city directory, R V Downey NOT listed

Records are very thin for R V Downey. Included here are some entries to show where he was NOT, in order to help speculate where he actually might have been. He did move around a bit between Iowa and Texas. It appears he had his own studio for only a short time in Iowa and maybe for a bit in Texas. There were no records found to place him in Mendota, IL, so it is still unknown when he was there. But, one could speculate that it was around 1898 when he was working in Peru, IL. Peru is only 16 miles from Mendota IL.

He also seems to have worked for other photographers most of the time. Cabinet cards stamped with Downey studio might be a bit rare.

Bloomington (IL) Pantagraph -
02 Jan 1899

Bloomington (IL) Pantagraph -
01 Aug 1899


Bloomington (IL) Pantagraph -
28 Feb 1900

Bloomington (IL) Pantagraph -
14 May 1900


Decatur (IL) Daily Review -
17 May 1904


Decatur (IL) Herald -
18 May 1904

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.

New examples and additional information 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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William Henry Neuman

photographer: Neuman
Camp Point, IL

The photographer, William H Neuman appears in the US census of 1900. Not much else has been found about this photographer. In the US census of 1880, at age 21, he is listed as still living with his parents and working as a cooper.

Additional searches found almost nothing. There was no city directory at Camp Point, IL. No newspaper mentions were found.

So far it can be shown only that W H Newman was photographer around 1900.

photographer: Neuman
Butler, IN
example from auction site
(Probably NOT the same Neuman. Butler, IN, is over 400 miles from Camp Point, IL.)

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.

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Do not crop.
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Charles M Bowman

Photographer:
Bowman Hughes & Company
205 N. 16th St. Omaha, Neb.

Benjamin E. Hughes and Charles M. Bowman were both photographers in Omaha, NE. They worked together as Bowman Hughes only a short time between 1890 and 1892.

A sketchy timeline of their period in photography has been assembled from Omaha city directory listings. No biographical information on either has been found.
(All data from the Omaha city directory)
1884 - 1885
Bowman or Hughes not listed
1886
Hughes partnered with George Heyn (see example below)
1887
Bowman as photographer partnered with J. E. North; Hughes as photographer
1888
Bowman as photographer at 205 N 16th; Hughes as photographer at 1509 Douglas

1889
Bowman as photographer 205 n 16th; Hughes partnered with Alvord
1890 - 1892
Working as Bowman Hughes at 205 N 16th
1893 - 1896
Hughes partnered with Sandberg; Bowman not listed
1897 - 1900
Hughes partnered with Sandberg; Bowman not listed
1902
Hughes partnered with Allen; Bowman not listed
1904
Hughes partnered with Sandberg; Bowman not listed
1905
as Hughes and Co. but not in Bus. Section; Bowman not listed
1906
Hughes not listed; Bowman not listed

Examples below are from George Heyn, the partner mentioned in timeline at 1886

photographer: Heyn
313, 315, 317 S 15th Street, Omaha, NE
example from Be-Hold.com

reverse of card at left

photographer: Heyn
313, 315, 317 S 15th Street, Omaha, NE
example from auction site

photographer: Heyn
Omaha, NE
example from auction site

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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All submissions should be free of glare and shadows.
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Alfred H Glover

photographer; Alfred H Glover
113 S Jefferson, Saginaw, MI
example from LOST GALLERY

photographer; Alfred H Glover
113 S Jefferson, Saginaw, MI
example from LOST GALLERY

Alfred H Glover
(1853 - 1937)

1853 May 15
Saginaw, MI state records Alfred Hoyt Glover is born to Oliver Lawrence Glover and Susan Bow
1880
Saginaw, MI US census Alfred H Glover as farmer living with parents
1881 Sep 14
Saginaw, MI, state records Alfred H Glover marries Eliza Algenia Wright
1888, 1889
Saginaw, MI city directory A Glover NOT listed
1890
Saginaw, MI city directory A H Glover as photographer at e s Webber 2 s of Bartow, Buena Vista (means: east side of Webber, second south of Bartow, Buena Vista)
1891
Saginaw, MI city directory, A H Glover as photographer at 113 S Jefferson; res same
1893-1895 city directory not available
1898
Saginaw, MI, city directory, Alfred H Glover as photographer at 113 s Jefferson; res Arthur and Wadsworth

1900
Saginaw, MI, city directory, Alfred H Glover as photographer at 115 s Jefferson; res Kimball and Carroll
1900 Jun 02
Saginaw, MI, US census Alfred Glover as photographer
1902 through 1908
Saginaw, MI, city directory, Alfred H Glover NOT listed; Possibly in Omer, MI, during this time
1909
Omer, MI, city directory Alfred Glover as photographer
1910 Apr 27
Pinconning Bay, MI, US census Alfred Glover as farmer
1911, 1912
Saginaw, MI city directory Alfred Glover NOT listed
1913
Saginaw, MI city directory Alfred H Glover as photographer at 415 Genesee av; res same
1914
Saginaw, MI city directory Alfred H Glover as photographer at 415 Genesee av; res 1049 Douglas

1915. 1916, 1917, 1919
Saginaw, MI city directory Alfred F Glover as photographer res 1049 Douglas
1921, 1922
Saginaw, MI, city directory Alfred H Glover as Janitor’ res ws Douglas 1 s of Lane
1923, 1924, 1925, 1927
Saginaw, MI, city directory Alfred H Glover NOT listed
1928, 1929
Saginaw, MI, city directory Alf H Glover as Janitor; res 1049 Douglas
1930, 1931
Saginaw, MI, city directory Alf H Glover, no occupation shown, res 1049 Douglas
1932
Saginaw, MI, city directory Alf H Glover as laborer, res 1049 Douglas; son Nelson is now living at 1049 Douglas also

1933
Saginaw, MI city directory A H Glover as no occupation at 1049 Douglas
1934
Saginaw, MI, city directory Alf H Glover, no occupation shown; res 3611 Douglas
1936
Saginaw, MI city directory Alf H Glover no occupation shown; res 3641 Douglas
1937 Jun 16
Saginaw, MI, state records, Alfred H Glover dies at age 84

A H Glover can be shown as photographer in Saginaw, MI, from 1890 through 1919 with a short gap as a farmer 1910 to 1912.

The two cards at the top would have been finished in about 1891 when he was at 113 South Jefferson.

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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.

Robert Mullins

Photographer: Robt. Mullins
Marlin & Kosse
Texas

Not much has been found on Robert Mullins to date.

To muddle things a bit, the item below from the Victoria Advocate, 11 Mar 1899 shows a Robert Mullins selling his photography business in Victoria, TX, to Mr. Rodman. (Note: The printing is obscured a bit. Perhaps the name on this one is Robert Mailins.)

The small town of Victoria, TX, is NOT close to the towns of Marlin and Kosse, TX where JOHN Mullins was working.

No research on Kosse of Texas at this time.

photographer: Robert Mullins
Calvert, TX
example from Portal to Texas History

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.

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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.