Benjamin E. Hughes

Photographer:
Bowman Hughes & Company
205 N. 16th St. Omaha, Neb.
example from LOST GALLERY
from 1888-1889

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.

Timeline for Benjamin E Hughes taken mostly from city directories
1864 Dec 31
Jackson, OH, state records, Benjamin Edgar Hughes is born to Daniel Hughes and Caroline Mills
1884-1885
Omaha, NE, city directory Bowman or Hughes not listed
1886
Omaha, NE, city directory Hughes as photographer partnered with G Heyn
1887
Omaha, NE, city directory Ben E Hughes as photographer; Bowman as photographer partnered with J. E. North;
1888
Omaha, NE, city directory, Hughes as photographer at 1509 Douglas; Bowman as photographer at 205 N 16th;
1889
Omaha, NE, city directory, B E Hughes as photographer partners with Alvord; Bowman as photographer 205 n 16th;

1890 - 1892
Omaha, NE, city directory Hugh and Bowman as partners at 205 N 16th
1893 - 1896
Omaha, NE, city directory B E Hughes as photographer, partnered with Sandberg; Bowman not listed
1897 - 1901
Omaha, NE, city directory, Hughes as photographer partnered with Sandberg; Bowman not listed
1902
Omaha, NE, city directory Ben E Hughes partnered with Allen; Bowman not listed; business section lists Hughes and Co, 205 n 16th; Sandberg now partnered with Allen at 107 s 6th
1903
Omaha, NE, city directory NOT available
1904
Omaha, NE, city directory Ben E Hughes as photographer as Hughes and Co. but not in Bus Section; Bowman not listed; Sandberg partners with A W Allen at 107 s 16th
1905
Omaha, NE, city directory, Benjamin Hughes as photographer as Hughes and Co at 205 n 16th; Sandberg and Allen at 107 s 16th
1906
Omaha, NE, city directory Hughes NOT listed; Bowman not listed

1906
Denver CO, city directory Ben Hughes rooms, no occupation listed
1907, 1908, 1909
Denver, CO, city directory B E Hughes NOT listed
1910
Denver, CO, city directory Benjamin E Hughes as Artist; 236 Ogden
1911
Denver, CO, city directory B E Hughes NOT listed
1912
Denver, CO, city directory Benjamin Hughes as clerk; rms 1835 Champa
1913
Denver, CO, city directory Benjamin Hughes as Frame Maker for Kendrick-Bellamy Stationery co; res 2448 High
1914
Denver, CO, city directory, Benjamin E Hughes as photographer; res 2232 High; no business listing so probably working at another studio
1915
Denver, CO, city directory, B E Hughes as framer for Kendrick-Bellamy Stationery co; rms 1921 Champa
1916, 1917
Denver, CO, city directory, B E Hughes as framer for Kendrick-Bellamy Stationery co; rms 721 21st

1918, 1919
Denver, CO, city directory, Benjamin E Hughes as framer for Eugene Fried; rms 711 21st
1920
Denver, CO, city directory, Benjamin E Hughes NOT listed
1921, 1922
Colorado Springs, CO, city directory Benjamin Hughes no occupation shown; res 608 Nevada
1923, 1924
Colorado Springs, CO, city directory, B E Hughes NOT listed
1930 to 1945
Denver, CO, city directory, Benjamin Hughes apparently spends the rest of his life as a picture framer
1945
The only document found for the death of a Benjamin Hughes was in Staffordshire, England, April 1945; it is not known if this was our photographer or someone else; his farther Daniel Hughes was born there

photographer: Hughes and Alvord
Omaha, NE
example from picclick
(from later 1889)

photographer: Hughes and Sandberg
example from auction site
(finished between 1893 and 1901)

Related photographers

photographer: Heyn
Omaha, NE
example from Be-Hold.com
(this is probably the partner Heyn in 1886

reverse of card at left

photographer: Heyn
Omaha, NE
example from auction site

reverse of card a left

photographer: Heyn
Omaha, NE
example from auction site

reverse of card at left (highly resored)

photographer: Heyn
303, 315 and 317 S 15th, Omaha, NE
example from contributor

reverse of card at left

photographer: Heyn
Omaha, NE
example from contributor

photographer: Heyn
Omaha, NE
example from contributor

From the monogram this photographer appears to be A A Hughes of Humbolt, Nebraska. It is not known yet if this is connected to Benjamin Hughes

Photographer: Hughes
Humbold, NE
This cabinet card also shows an imprint monogram of A A Hughes.
example from auction site

photographer: A A Hughs
Humbolt, NE
examle from auction site

photographer: George A Hughes
Howard, KS
example from auction site

According to newspaper items George A Hughes was active photographer in Howard, KS, from about Sep 1894 to Apr of 1901.

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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Frederick Edward Baynes

Photographer
F. E. Baynes
Britt, IA

Frederick Edward Baynes
(1871 - 1926)

Sources: US census, city directories, naturalization papers,

1871 Mar 11
Montreal, Quebec, Frederick Edward Baynes is born to George Aylmer Baynes and Elizabeth E Griffin
1881
Montreal, QU, Canada census, Baynes still living in Canada at age 10
1892 or 1893
Records to not agree, Baynes moves to the US
1899 Jun 20
Lyon, IA, state records, Frederick Edward Baynes and Maudena Luella Shatwell marry
1900
Britt, IA, US census, Baynes as photographer
1907
Everett, WA, Snohomish, WA, city directory, Baynes NOT listed
1908
Everett, WA, Snohomish, WA, city directory, Baynes as bookkeeper at Snohomish Furniture and Novelty Works; res 426 Spring

1909
Everett, WA, Snohomish, WA, city directory, Baynes as bookkeeper for H S Blaine grocer; res 426 Spring
1910
Snohomish, WA, US census as Bookkeeper for a grocery store
1911
Everett, WA, Snohomish, WA, city directory, Baynes as clerk for H S Blaine grocer
1912 to 1917
Everett, WA, Snohomish, WA, city directory, Baynes as bookkeeper for H S Blaine grocer; res av A
1918
Everett, WA, Snohomish, WA, city directory, Baynes no occupation listed; res av A
1919
Everett, WA, Snohomish, WA, city directory, Baynes; res av A; parents Aylmer and Lilla now living at same address
1920 Jan 08
Snohomish, WA, US census Baynes as owner, operator of logging co; res North A st

1922
Everett, WA, Snohomish, WA, city directory, Baynes; res av A; parents Aylmer and Lilla now living at same address
1923
Everett, WA, Snohomish, WA, city directory, Baynes NOT listed
1926 Sep 26
Snohomish, WA, state records F E Baynes dies at age 55

It appears that the photographic career of F E Baynes was rather short. The marriage application of 1899 lists him as a photographer and the 1900 US census also lists him as photographer but by 1906 he has moved to Snohomish, WA, and began life as a bookkeeper.

Any cabinet cards found imprinted F E Baynes must have been finished around 1900, possibly as late as 1907 or as early as 1893.

photographer: F Baynes
Grand Rapids, MI
example from auction site

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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W H Staples

Photographer: W. H. Staples
Peirce City, MO
example from LOST GALLERY

Very little information has been found on photographer W H Staples of Missouri. There are records of a photographer named W. H. Staples, in Oklahoma, Texas, Indiana, Tennessee and perhaps Ohio. None of these could be connected to anywhere in Missouri.

The town of “Peirce” City, Missouri, is quite infamous. In 1901 it was the scene of terrible race related mob violence. The spelling of the name changed to “Pierce” City in the early 1920’s.

The style of the card would indicate that it was made in 1900 or after.

Below are some newspaper items that mention the name W H Staples. And no, these are not all about the same person.

Tarborough (NC) Southerner -
12 May 1870

Indianapolis (IN) Journal -
29 May 1887

Kansas City (MO) Times -
21 Oct 1890

Canton Stark County (OH) Dempcrat -
17 Sep 1891

Cleveland (OK) Trangle -
01 Nov 1900

Pawnee (OK) Times Democrat -
27 Ag 1903

Cleveland (Ok) Enterprise -
27 Aug 1903

Cleveland (OK) Leader -
20 Oct 1910

Cleveland (OK) Leader -
27 Oct 1910

Cleveland (OK) Enterprise -
24 Mar 1911

Cleveland (OK) American -
10 May 1923

Cleveland (OK) American -
30 Jun 1927

Kingfisher (OK) Weekly Free Press -
02 Feb 1928

The Thomas (OK) Tribune -
23 Sep 1937

The example at the right is by W H Staples of Cleveland, Oklahoma.

This is possibly the same W H Staples.

The name, if not the photographer, seems to cover a wide range of locations. Evidence of a photographer named W H Staples has been found in Indiana, Texas, Tennessee, Ohio and Connecticut. Which of these might also have worked in Pierce City, MO, and/or Cleveland, KS, is not known. Or perhaps it was a different photographer.

photographer: W H Staples
Cleveland, OK
example from auction site

The example at the right is probably not the same photographer Staples.

photographer Staples
88 S Illinois St, Indianapolis, IN
example from pin

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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Simon Leonard Stein

Photographer: Stein
Milwaukee
example from LOST GALLERY

This is the reverse of the card on the left.
on reverse:
Copied by Stein -Photographer

Simon Leonard Stein
(1854 – 1922)

1854 Auq 12
Katharina, Austria, US census, state records, Simon Leonard Stein is born to Jacob Stein and Adelheide Schwager
1866 July
Naturalization record, Simon Stein arrives in US
1870 thru 1873
Milwaukee, WI, city directory, Simon Stein NOT listed
1874
Milwaukee, WI, city directory, Simon L Stein as “operator”; res 304 3rd
1875 - 1877
Milwaukee, WI, city directory, Simon L Stein as photographer; bds 385 6th ; working for another studio
1878 - 1879
Milwaukee, WI, city directory, Simon Stein employed as photographer; res 411 Cherry
1880
Milwaukee, WI, city directory, Simon Stein as photographer at cor 3rd & State (310 State), res 411 Cherry
1881
Milwaukee, WI, city directory, Simon Stein as photographer at cor 3rd and State, res 516 State

1882
Milwaukee, WI, city directory, Simon Stein as photographer at cor 3rd and State; res 516 State
1883 Jul 21
Lincoln, WI, state records, son Julian Stein is born
1883 - 1895
Milwaukee, WI, city directory, Simon Stein as photographer at 310 State
1896 - 1904
Milwaukee, WI, city directory, Simon Stein as photographer at 126 Wisconsin; res 160 Juneau
1905 - 1908
Milwaukee, WI, city directory, Simon Stein as photographer at 126 Wisconsin; res 638 Farwell (son Julian at same res)
1909 - 1916
Milwaukee, WI, city directory Simon & Julian Stein as Stein and Son, photographers at 128 Wisconsin
1917 - 1920
Milwaukee, WI, city directory, Simon L Stein as photographer at 128 Wisconsin
1921
Milwaukee, WI, city directory, S L Stein and Son (Simon) as photographers at 128 Wisconsin
1922 Mar 4
Milwaukee, WI, state records, Simon Stein dies at age 67

Nathan Louis Stein
(brother of Simon L Stein)
(1856-1921)

1856 Nov 25
Austria, US census and Immigration records, Nathan Louis Stein is born to Jacob Stein and Adelheide Schwager
1873 Sep 03
Naturalization card, Nathan L Stein arrives in New York
1890
Milwaukee, WI, city directory, Nathan L Stein NOT listed
1891
Milwaukee, WI, city directory, Nathan L Stein as photographer at 310 State, res 1315 Prairie
1892
Milwaukee, WI, city directory, Nathan L Stein as manager at 456 Mitchell
1894
Milwaukee, WI, city directory, Nathan L Stein as photographer at 456 Mitchell

1893 Sep 03
Milwaukee, WI, state records, Mathan L Stein and Rachel Whitehead are married
1894 - 1897
Milwaukee, WI, city directory, Nathan L Stein as photographer at 456 Mitchell
1898 - 1903
Milwaukee, WI, city directory, Nathan L Stein as photographer at 452 Mitchell, res 638 First av
1904 - 1909
Milwaukee, WI, city directory, Nathan L Stein as photographer at 452 Mitchel; res 597 Greenbush
1910 Apr 01
Milwaukee, WI, US census, Nathan L Stein as photographer res 597 Greenbush
1911 - 1920
Milwaukee, WI, city directory, Nathan L Stein as photographer at 452 Mitchell
1920 Jan 05
Milwaukee, WI, US census, Nathan L Stein as photographer
1921 Sep 01
Milwaukee, WI, FindSGrave, Nathan L Stein dies at age 64

Note: examples at right are not exactly cabinet cards but very similar.

photographer: N L Stein
Milwaukee, WI
example from auction site

photographer: N L Stein
452 Mitchell Street, Milwaukee, WI
example from auction site

Julian Henry Stein
(son of Simon L Stein
(1883-1897)

1883 Jul 21
Milwaukee, WI, state records, Julian Henry Stein is born to Simon Leonard Stein and Bertha Guttenstein
1905 - 1908
Milwaukee, WI, city directory, Julian H Stein as photographer; no studio listed, probably working for father, Simon Stein; res 638 Farwell av (same address as father)
1909 - 1916
Milwaukee, WI, city directory Simon & Julian Stein as Stein and Son, photographers at 128 Wisconsin
1917 - 1918
Widewater, Stafford County, Virginia, US WW 1 Draft registration, listed as farmer
1917 Nov 26
Washington, DC, state records, daughter Catherine Betty Stein is born
1920
Washington, DC, city directory, “Julia” Stein as photographer; res 1331 Mt Pleasant nw

1920 Jan 17
Washington, DC, US census, Julian H Stein as photographer; res 3364 Mt Pleasant
1921
Milwaukee, WI, city directory, Julian Stein with Stein and Son (Simon and Julian) 128 Wisconsin;
1922 - 1930
Milwaukee, WI, city directory, Julian H Stein as photographer at 425 Milwaukee
1931 – 1935 (1936 incomplete)
Milwaukee, WI, city directory, Julian Stein as photographer at 733 N Milwaukee
1937 Jan 21
Milwaukee, WI, state records, Julian Stein dies at age 53

Milwaukee City Directory 1924
This advertisement would be for Julian Stein

Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle
29 Jan 1937

photographer: S L Stein
Milwaukee, WI
from the collection of Derek Wood on Flickr

photographer: S L Stein
310 Sate, Milwaukee, WI
example from Rescued Photo

photographer S L Stein
310 State St, Milwaukee, WI
(note this card says "Copied by...")

photographer Stein
128 Wisconsin St, Milwaukee, WI
example from pin
(from 1909-1916)

photographer S L Stein
310 State St, Milwaukee, WI
example from auction site

photographer S L Stein
310 State St, Milwaukee, WI
example from auction site

reverse design of both cards at left

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.

William J Godwin

Photographer: Godwin
Butler, PA
example from LOST GALLERY

reverse of card at left

The text on the reverse says:
“Mary C Thompson
Nee Abrenson
Died January 27, 1887
At her home in Butler
County PA
Of Pheumonyian and Kidney
Complaint
Aged 42 Years 7 month and 23 days”

Estimating he age of the subject at 35, dates the photograph at about 1880-1882

Godwin died in 1925 of a diabetic coma according to his death certificate.

William J. Godwin (14 Apr 1849 - 26 Jul 1925)
William Godwin immigrated to the US in 1853 or 1859, depending on which US Census is correct. His occupation when he settled was Jeweler. City Directories list him mostly as photographer but sometimes Jeweler or Watchmaker.

The 1910 US Census lists him as photographer, his son Harry as artist and his son Charles as Jeweler. His death certificate says he was an optician.

William J Godwin
(1849-1925)

1849 Apr 14
England, FindaGrave, William J Godwin is born to Charles Godwin and Jane Godwin
1853
From 1910 US census. W J Godwin arrives in US; 1920 US census says it was 1859
1871 Sep 15
From 1900 US census, W J Godwin and Caroline Matilda Rhines are married
1880 Jun 07
Richland, PA, US census, William Godwin as jeweler

1900 Jun 07
Butler, PA, US census, William Godwin as photographer; res 442 N Bluff St
1903 (earliest)
Butler, PA, city directory, William Godwin as Jeweler at 103 E Jefferson; bds 442 N Bluff,
1906
Butler, PA, city directory, William Godwin as photographer at 134 S Main; res 422 N Bluff
1908
Butler, PA, city directory, William J Godwin as photographer at 134 S Main; res 422 Bluff
1910
Butler, PA, city directory, William J Godwin as jeweler at 103 E Jefferson; res 422 N Bluff

1910 Apr 18
Butler, PA, US census, William Godwin as photographer; res 422 Bluff
1920 Jan 12
Butler, PA, US census, William J Godwin as merchant retail jewlery
1912
Butler, PA, city directory, Wm J Godwin, as Jeweler at 103 Jefferson; res 442 N Bluff (Note that Ideal Studio is now at 134 S Main)
1913
Butler, PA, city directory, Wm Godwin as Jeweler, 103 E Jefferson; res Miller Station, PA
1915
Butler, Pa, city directory, William J Godwin as Jeweler at 111 S Main; res 324 Federal

1917 (last one available)
Butler PA, city directory, William J Godwin as watchmaker, 111 S Main; res 324 Federal
1920 Jan 12
Butler, PA, US census, William J Godwin as retail jewelry merchant
1925 Jul 26
Butler, PA, FindaGrave, PA death certificate, William J Godwin as optician. dies at age 76

Butler (PA) Citizen - 11 Oct 1911
Appeared more than 20 times
in Sept and Oct of 1911

Pittsburgh (PA) Daily Post - 28 Jul 1925

photographer: Godwin
Union Block, Butler, PA
example from auction site

photographer: Godwin
Union Block, Butler, PA
example from auction site

reverse of card at left

photographer: C M Godwin
Butler, PA
(This one is apparently credited to Charles Godwin, son of William J Godwin.
It was probably finished after 1910, possibly as late as 1920.)

photographer: C M Godwin
Butler, PA
example from pin

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.

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.