Edward F. Hartley, Chicago Photographer

Posted on March 11, 2016 by Annieoakley

We love these photo studio illustrations with the studio name appearing multiple times (eight in this case, including the name under the building). The block on the sidewalk is called a carriage step, carriage stone or mounting block, if you were wondering. The above is the reverse of the Cabinet Card in the prior post.

Most of what appears presently online for Edward F. Hartley (1847 – 1887) comes from obituaries; some of the information we found conflicts, that being his year of marriage, studio location prior to Chicago (Jacksonville or Decatur but no record was found of either in city directories or newspaper ads) and whether he competed for professional photographer association prizes. In any case, Hartley was a very successful and well-known Chicago photographer whose studio was located at 309 W. Madison Street since at least 1877. The son of Methodist minister Charles Hartley and his wife Louisa (Louisa’s given name per the 1850 Federal Census; however her maiden name wasn’t located.) Edward Hartley was born in Wadsworth, Ohio, on November 9, 1847, (per the Daily Inter-Ocean.) On October 5, 1871 (or 1873) he married a judge’s daughter, Virginia Boyd; they had no children. Below an excerpt from Edgar E. Boyd’s Record of the Boyd Family: John Boyd from Scotland and Descendants, which was compiled in 1913:

Below, two obituaries, from, left to right, from the Decatur Daily Republican (Decatur, IL) and the Daily Inter Ocean (Chicago, IL) and a funeral announcement from the Inter Ocean.

Below, a humorous analogy in advertisement by E. F. Hartley, showing the shrewd businessman in action. The “Sign of the Rooster” mentioned at the bottom of the ad, can be seen in other ads put out by him, as in the insert below, a rooster standing atop another rooster, victorious. (We found another, showing Hartley’s rooster having completely beaten down the competition. That one was too graphic for our sensibilities, and we remind ourselves that this was the 1880s…probably what we today would view as negative in advertising (therefor to avoid) was perhaps just seen as getting the point across. The dogs at the trough image is a little rough, too. No pun intended 😉 As for the $2.00 Cabinet Cards, this price was for twelve Cabinets and one panel, a smokin’ hot deal for the public, to be sure.

Below, from a couple of our readers (thank you!)….see the comment from J. Hill. Here’s the beautiful shadow box and a close-up in sepia of the handsome, newly-married couple, names unknown, photographed by the Hartley studio. Note the bride’s lace at the neck (unusual by today’s standards I think, because it’s not symmetrical) love her dark gloves, the beautiful embroidery on the bodice…and very unusual, that white piece of fabric sticking out below the bodice, seemingly so random, but in a way balancing out the lace on the neck in the overall effect. And those would be artificial orange blossoms (most likely made from wax) in the bride’s headpiece and the groom’s boutonniere, that now lovingly surround the Cabinet Card. Orange blossoms were worn and made popular by Queen Victoria at her wedding to her beloved Prince Albert.

Update: In response to a query from a reader, for the question of whether the Hartley studio continued after his death in 1887….There is a possibility that Edward’s brother, Charles F. may have continued with the business, more research will be forthcoming. Below, the news clipping on Hartley’s will appearing in Chicago’s The Inter Ocean:

Sources: Ancestry.com. Illinois, Marriage Index, 1860-1920.

Year: 1850; Census Place: Lawrence, Stark, Ohio; Roll: M432_731; Page: 94A; Image: 196. (Ancestry.com).

“Passed Away” Decatur Daily Republican (Decatur, Illinois) October 13, 1887, Thur, p. 3. (Newspapers.com).

“The Final Reward. Edward F. Hartley, the Well-Known Photographer, Answers Death’s Dread Summons.” Daily Inter Ocean (Chicago, IL) Vol. 16, Issue 199. October 10, 1887, p. 5. (Genealogybank.com).

“Laid to Rest” October 13, 1887, Thur, p.3 The Inter Ocean (Chicago) (Newspapers.com).

“Public Patronage Trough” Chicago Daily Tribune. March 15, 1885, Sun, p. 2. (Newspapers.com).

“Hartley’s Rooster” Daily Inter Ocean (Chicago, IL) Vol. 16, Issue 44. May 7, 1887, p. 4. (Genealogybank.com).

Hamilton, E. L. “With quiet determination, Queen Victoria chose a white wedding dress, launching the trend that endures to this day.” March 20, 2018. https://www.thevintagenews.com/2018/03/20/queen-victoria-wedding-dress/ (accessed November 6, 2018).

“Edward F. Hartley’s Will.” The Inter Ocean (Chicago, IL). November 2, 1887. Wednesday, p. 10. (Newspapers.com).

Enrico Bambocci, Photographer (Circa 1857 – 1932)

Posted on November 1, 2015 by Annieoakley

Here’s the photographer’s stamp dated 1908 from the prior post.

“E. Bambocci. Premiato Con. 21 Medalie D’Oro. 27 North Market St., San Jose, Cal.”

As stated previously, “Premiato Con. 21 Medalie D’Oro” translates from Italian as “With Award-Winning 21 Gold Medals.”

A long-running studio

Enrico Bambocci was born in Parma, Italy, to Italian-born parents, about 1857. From as early as 1908 he ran his photography studio at 27 N. Market St. in San Jose, CA. He continued at this address until sometime between 1925 and 1927 when he and his wife Carla (Hauser) Bambocci moved to Redwood City: the 1927 Redwood City directory lists them at 241 Hamilton St.

A discrepancy in records

Oddly enough, the 1910 Federal Census taken in San Jose, shows Enrico and Carla: his second marriage, her first, married about eight years. Odd because the Santa Clara County, CA marriage database lists their marriage as July 21, 1914.

Carla – Italian or Austrian born?

Though the difference in the marriage date is not explainable (without heavier research) what is readily explainable is why Carla is normally listed as being born in Italy, while one census gives Austria, and her naturalization application states Trieste, Austria. Trieste, an Italian port city, was part of the Austrian empire until it was annexed to Italy after WWI.

Moved to Redwood City

By 1929 Enrico and Carla had moved the business to 113 Middlefield Road in Redwood City. (Sometime around 1932 or ’33 this street address changed to 1113 Middlefield Road.) Enrico died February 2, 1932, after which Carla ran the photography business. The 1940 Federal Census for Redwood City shows Carla, occupation Photographer, industry “Photograph Co.” The last city directory found for Carla Bambocci is for year 1946, showing her as widow of Enrico, and residence 530 Warren, Redwood City. So, sometime between 1940 and 1946 Carla would have retired.

Enrico in Italy

Enrico Bambocci is mentioned in the book Acquaviva delle Fonti nelle Collezioni fotografiche tra ‘800 e ‘900 regarding the Italian city of Acquaviva dell Fonti, in the province of Bari, a photographic collection from 1800 to 1900. This book, by author Cesare Colafemmina, is written in Italian with an English translation. The intriguing first paragraph explains: “Ever since the late 1800s, the city of Acquaviva delle Fonti, in the province of Bari, has been the theater for many photographic campaigns, some of which unknown up to the present day.” Mention of Enrico appears on page 33, as having been from Parma, but coming to Bari in 1880 and who worked there alongside other photographers for some number of years (till perhaps 1885? it seems according to the text.)

Sources: Polk-Husted Directory Co.’s San Jose City and Santa Clara County, 1908 – 1909. p. 1088. (Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1989).

R. L. Polk & Co.’s Classified Buyer’s Guide of Redwood City, California, 1927 – 1928. p. 49. (Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1989).

R. L. Polk & Co.’s Classified Buyer’s Guide of Redwood City, California, 1929 – 1930. p. 36. (Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1989).

R. L. Polk & Co.’s Redwood City Directory, 1946. p. 26. (Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1989).

Year: 1910; Census Place: San Jose Ward 1, Santa Clara, California; Roll: T624_106; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0092; FHL microfilm: 1374119. (Ancestry.com).

Year: 1940; Census Place: Redwood City, San Mateo, California; Roll: T627_331; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 41-60A. (Ancestry.com).

“California, County Marriages, 1850-1952,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V4MN-XHC : accessed 1 November 2015), Enrico Bambocci and Carla Hauser, 21 Jul 1914; citing Santa Clara, California, United States, county courthouses, California; FHL microfilm 1,468,523.

Ancestry.com. California, State Court Naturalization Records, 1850-1986. (Carla Bambocci)

“California Death Index, 1905-1939,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKSM-PWQ2 : accessed 1 November 2015), Enrico Bambocci, 02 Feb 1932; citing 12316, Department of Health Services, Vital Statistics Department, Sacramento.

Trieste. n.d. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trieste. (accessed November 1, 2015).

Colafemmina, Cesare. (2003) Acquaviva delle Fonti nelle Collezioni fotografiche tra ‘800 e ‘900. Fratelli Alinari spa. (Google book search.)

John G. Feeser, Photographer

Posted on October 17, 2015 by Annieoakley

See Girl With Bow post and Young Woman In Hanover, Pennsylvania post.

Feeser’s Studio, 24 E. Middle Street, Hanover, PA was the forerunner to the present-day Poist Studio and Frame Shoppe, 20 E. Middle Street.

Hanover city directories would need further (local library) exploration to fill in the gaps for missing years: John Feeser’s occupation in directory listings is shoemaker in 1881 – 1888, and the next directory found online is not until year 1898, when he is then listed as a photographer. But, according to a genealogical society publication on York area photographers, Feeser started in 1883 and son-in-law Joseph Poist took over in 1919 when John Feeser died. However, the 1910 Federal Census for Hanover gives John G. Feeser’s occupation as retail merchant at a [variety?] store with son-in-law Joseph, living next door, occupation photographer. So, unless John was working as both photographer and shoemaker at the same time, it would seem he started in the photography business sometime between 1888 and 1898, and then with his son-in-law taking over from him possibly as early as 1910. Here’s a brief timeline compiled from online records:

20 September 1849 – John G. Feeser born in Maryland to Daniel Feeser and Carolina Yengling[?] both also native to Maryland.

21 December 1879 – marriage to Sarah “Savannah” C. Yeiser at St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church, Hanover, PA.

1881 -’82 – John Feeser, shoemaker, Fountain Square, corner of Frederick, Hanover.

1883 – ’84 – John G. “Fesser”, shoemaker, Fountain Square, corner of Frederick, Hanover.

1886 – John G. Feeser, shoemaker, Fountain Square, Hanover.

1887 – ’88 – John G. “Fesser”, shoemaker, Fountain Square, corner of Frederick, Hanover.

1898 – John G. Feeser, photographer. 24 Middle St., residence the same.

1900 – Federal Census, 26 E. Middle Street, Hanover, PA. John G. Feeser, photographer; wife Savannah C. Feeser, milliner; daughter Goldie M. Feeser, milliner; brother Frank Feeser, day laborer.

1910 – Federal Census, 26 Middle Street, Hanover, PA. John G. Feeser, retail merchant at a [variety?] store; wife Savannah C. Feeser, milliner; brother Frank [Y. or L.] Feeser, laborer[?] at a printing[?] office; Maria Weiser, mother-in-law to John. This census shows that John’s marriage to Savannah is his second marriage and her first. Living with them is the Poist family: Joseph E. Poist, photographer; Joseph’s wife, Goldie M. Poist, retail merchant at a millinery store; their children, Francis M., Elbert J.[?] and Evelyn L. Poist.

September 15, 1919 – Death, John G. Feeser, Hanover, PA; occupation on death record is retired[?] shoemaker. Buried in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Hanover.

Note: The website Find A Grave shows the gravestone photo for John G. Feeser with the date of death as September 16th, rather than the 15th. John’s entry has a link for his wife, Savannah C. (March 4, 1855 – April 24, 1927.)

Sources: “Pennsylvania Marriages, 1709-1940,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2XW-P67 : accessed 17 October 2015), John G. Feeser and Sarah C. Yeiser, 21 Dec 1879; citing Saint Matthews Lutheran Church,Hanover,York,Pennsylvania; FHL microfilm 823,598.

Boyd’s York Directory, 1881 -1882. p. 242. (Ancestry.com U. S. City Directories, 1822 -1989.)

York Area Photographers, 1840 – 1997. South Central Pennsylvania Genealogical Society, 1998. Google Books (snippet view).

Boyd’s York Directory, 1883 – 1884. p. 228. (Ancestry.com U. S. City Directories, 1822 -1989.)

Boyd’s York Directory, 1887 – 1888. p. 313. (Ancestry.com U. S. City Directories, 1822 -1989.)

Young’s York City & County Directory, 1886. p. 289. (Ancestry.com U. S. City Directories, 1822 -1989.)

R. L. Polk & Co’s Directory for Hanover, 1898. p. 511. (Ancestry.com U. S. City Directories, 1822 -1989.)

Year: 1900; Census Place: Hanover Ward 1, York, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1501; Page: 22B; Enumeration District: 0150; FHL microfilm: 1241501. (Ancestry.com).

Year: 1910; Census Place: Hanover Ward 1, York, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1433; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0058; FHL microfilm: 1375446. (Ancestry.com).

Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1963.

John G. Feeser, Memorial #136531756. (Find A Grave.)

Savannah C. Feeser, Memorial #136531665. (Find A Grave.)

Anton Larson, Minneapolis Photographer

Posted on September 30, 2015 by Annieoakley

Here’s the reverse side of the Cabinet Card in the prior post, and one of the many examples of the beautiful designs used by photographers for this time-period. Besides the ornate border, the center shows the photo artist’s initials, an “A” with a curving “L” entwined around it; a camera and artist’s easel in front of a shining sun; the motto underneath, “I have engaged the sun to shine for me.” This phrase was not exclusive to Larson, as it was found on the back of a Cabinet Card for the photographer Anderson in Richmond, Virginia (showing currently on Flicker.) The photographer’s name and address on our cabinet card shows as “A. Larson. 313 Washington Ave. So., Minneapolis, Minn.”

Thankfully, A. Larson was identified in the Minneapolis city directories at this address under his full name of Anton Larson. And the 1900 Federal Census for the same city shows the most detailed information about the photographer and his family:

Anton Larson, was born August 1849 in Norway of Norwegian-born parents, occupation Photographer on the 1900 census. His wife Caroline, was born in Wisconsin, June 1853, the couple having been married in about 1882. They have two daughters, Amanda[?] W., born in Minnesota, March 1884, and Agnes, born in Minnesota, August 1888. Living with them at the time is boarder, Anna Olson and a domestic servant, Hannah Nydahl, both born in Norway. The address for the family is 2446 Chicago Ave, a home that the Larsons are paying mortgage on. The 1900 also gives Anton’s year of immigration as 1873, and shows he is a naturalized U. S. citizen.

A marriage record dated June 3, 1882, for the county of Hennepin appears to fit for the couple, showing the bride as Carrie Knuteson.

City directory listings from 1881 – 1905:

1881 – ’82: Address 228 Washington Ave. S., boarding at the same address is J. H. Olson.

1882 – ’83: 313 Washington Ave. S., residence the same.

1884 – 1885: 307 & 313 Washington Ave. S., residence 1429 S. 7th.

1887 – 1905: 313 Washington Ave. S., residence 2446 Chicago Ave, with the exception of 1895 studio address given as 301 Washington Ave. S.

Sources: Year: 1900; Census Place: Minneapolis Ward 8, Hennepin, Minnesota; Roll: 768; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0082; FHL microfilm: 1240768.

“Minnesota, County Marriages, 1860-1949”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJGY-BQ9W : accessed 29 September 2015), Anton Larson and Carrie Knuteson, 1882.

C. Wright Davison’s Minneapolis City Directories. Years encompassing 1881 – 1905. (Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1989).

Gibson, Sykes & Fowler Photography

Posted on June 7, 2015 by Annieoakley

Gibson, Sykes & Fowler ph1 City directory ad, about 1905

Per the above ad, Gibson, Sykes & Fowler were the successors to J. K. Stevens & Sons. See John K. Stevens, Trade Card for related information.

Union Postal Clerk ad, 1910

Countless mentions of this prominent Chicago photography studio can be found online; appearing in the business directory as early as 1905 (55 McVickers Bldg.) and mentioned in the society page of the Tribune as the photographers for an engagement photo in 1926. This time frame is just a general estimate for them, and curiously, census records during this time reveal little, if anything. But we do know that Gibson was David E. Gibson; Sykes was Melvin H. Sykes; and Fowler was A. E. Fowler. Melvin Sykes also appears to have operated on his own; records were found for him from 1905 through 1923; and appearing as Melvin H. Sykes, Inc. in 1923.

Some random references for Gibson, Sykes & Fowler

1906 – Mentioned in thanks for supplying some of the photos of orphaned babies that were advertised in Good Housekeeping. The children were waiting to be adopted. (Wow, how times have changed!)

1912 and 1918 – Chicago business directory listings gave their address as 32 S. Wabash.

Below, an example of a 1917 engagement photo done by Gibson, Sykes & Fowler, that appeared in the Chicago Daily Tribune, 28 October, 1917: Miss Myrtle Mitchell, of Negaunee, Michigan, daughter of Mrs. Samuel Mitchell. Myrtle was noted for “her charm and cleverness.”

1921 – Associated Portrait Photographers held their November meeting at the Gibson, Sykes & Fowler studio. There were over eighty members that attended.

Sources: Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

C. W. Bryan & Co., 1906. Good Housekeeping. p. 638 (Google eBook)

Donnelly, George A., The Union Postal Clerk, Vol. 4-6. Dec. 1910. p. 23 Web accessed June 7, 2015. (Google eBook.)

“Miss Myrtle Mitchell” (photo). Chicago Daily Tribune. 28 Oct. 1917: p. 4. Web. (newspapers.com)

Abel, Juan C. (Ed.). (1921) Abel’s Photographer’s Weekly, Vol. 28. p. 542. (Google eBook)

“Miss Laura Marie Sampson” (photo). Chicago Sunday Tribune. March 24, 1926. p.4. Web. (archives.chicagotribune.com)

Ensign Kinne, Photographer

Posted on May 25, 2015 by Annieoakley

See our Waukegan, IL WWII Sailor post for a Kinne & Meyer photo.

Ensign Kinne was born March 22, 1878, in Housatonic, Massachusetts, died October 20, 1940, in Shields Township, Lake County, Illinois, and was buried October 23, 1940 in Pittsfield, Mass. He was the son of Massachusetts native Finneus Morgan Kinne and Lucretia Bowers. Ensign Kinne’s occupation on this death record is given as Photographer, and residence Waukegan. He was single, and a veteran of WWI.

Ensign Kinne’s early life: several city directories starting with 1891 for Chicopee and running through 1898 for Westfield, MA show Ensign’s occupation as Clerk, working for his father, P. M. (Phineas M.) Kinne, who ran a billiard parlor on Elm in Westfield (on the 1898 directory) and was advertised as “dealer in temperance drinks, cigars, tobacco, etc.”

Army enlistment: age 26 and 5/12. (Record dated August 23, 1904.)

The 1910 Federal Census shows him incorrectly listed as Ensign “Kaiser”, Musician 1c; stationed at the Navy yard in Puget Sound, Washington; ship name U.S.S. Washington.

The application below for a military headstone shows his Navy enlistment was September 20, 1915 – September 19, 1919.

The 1920 Federal Census record for Waukegan, Illinois, shows “Esign” Kinne, renting at 122 County St., self-employed photographer.

Surprisingly, as far as Meyer & Kinne, Meyer wasn’t located, and the only other reference currently found for the studio was in a compiled military photo list (no photos) “Circa 1920s…Staff in front of Barracks A, Kinne & Meyer photograph.” But it’s interesting how these posts at Laurel Cottage often come together – for this one and the prior two – WWI Army, WWII Navy, and a photographer who served in WWI Army and Navy, with the first name of Ensign. How common was this given name? When we hear it today, we probably think military, but in browsing through the census records through the 1880s – 1940s it’s a name that comes up often.

Sources: Ancestry.com. Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947

Original data: Springfield, MA, 1890: Price, Lee & Co., 1890.Springfield, MA, 1891: Price, Lee & Co., 1891.

R. S. Dillon & Co.’s Westfield Directory, 1898. p. 169. Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989.

Register of Enlistments in the U.S. Army, 1798-1914; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M233, 81 rolls); Records of the Adjutant General’s Office, 1780’s-1917, Record Group 94; National Archives, Washington, D.C. (Ancestry.com)

Year: 1910; Census Place: USS Washington, Puget Sound, Washington, Military and Naval Forces; Roll: T624_1784; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0125; FHL microfilm: 1375797. (Ancestry.com)

Year: 1920; Census Place: Waukegan, Lake, Illinois; Roll: T625_382; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 278; Image: 291 (Ancestry.com)

Original data: Applications for Headstones for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1941. Microfilm publication M1916, 134 rolls. ARC ID: 596118. Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, Record Group 92. National Archives at Washington, D.C. (Ancestry.com)

“Company Photos.” p. 1. Sept 27, 2006. Naval History and Heritage Command. Web accessed May 25, 2015. [http://www.history.navy.mil/museums/greatlakes/companyphotos.pdf]

Isaac F. Hertzog, Photographer

Posted on May 11, 2015 by Annieoakley

Isaac F. Hertzog was born October 30, 1857 in Fleetwood, Berks County, Pennsylvania to William Hertzog and Hermina Snyder or Schneider. He took over the photography business from his father, William, as shown below in an excerpt under the heading of Photographers found in a 1940 Nazareth, PA Bi-Centenniel publication:

“Edward Hummel operated a photograph gallery in Nazareth at what is now 12 Belvidere Street during the Civil War and was followed by William Hertzog and then the latter’s son, Isaac Hertzog, who continued the business at 49 South Main Street until 1922, when it was bought by Harvey Dietz who is the present proprietor.”

Isaac married Sarah Melinda Young about 1883 and then Carrie Sutton, sometime after Sarah died (1934) and prior to the 1940 census. City directories only show one listing, in the town of Easton for Isaac, that of Isaac F. Hertzog, mental healer, address 741 Ferry. A March 23rd, 1914 newspaper article in The Allentown Leader, confirms that this is the same person. Isaac Hertzog, “photographer and faith healer,” and he was unfortunately having financial problems at the time, and had declared bankruptcy. Mention of Isaac Hertzog can also be found in reference to the Grace Bible Fellowship Church of Nazareth, of which our subject was a regular attender, and to which he made several generous contributions. At this time we have one example of his work, under the prior post, Mother And Sons. Below is the stamp that appears on the back of the postcard.

Isaac F. Hertzog died June 1, 1940 in Nazareth. (The death certificate was incorrectly filled out with his place of birth as Fleetwood, New Jersey and Bucks County, Pennsylvania. And of course that should be Fleetwood, Berks County, PA.)

Sources: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates, 1906–1963. Series 11.90 (1,905 cartons). Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. (Ancestry.com)

Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates, 1906–1963. Series 11.90 (1,905 cartons). Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. (Ancestry.com)

The Allentown Leader, (23 March 1914.) p. 12. Web accessed May 10, 2015. (Newspapers.com.)

Hoyle, Ronald. “Infinite Grace: The History of God’s Grace at Grace Bible Fellowship Church of Nazareth, Pennsylvania.” Nov. 14, 1998. Web accessed May 10, 2015. (bfchistory.org)

William Hertzog: Year: 1880; Census Place: Bushkill, Northampton, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1161; Family History Film: 1255161; Page: 334D; Enumeration District: 067; Image: 0068. (Ancestry.com)

Year: 1920; Census Place: Nazareth Ward 2, Northampton, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1609; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 141; Image: 516. (Ancestry.com)

Two Centuries of Nazareth, 1740 – 1940. Nazareth, Pennsylvania, Bi-Centenniel, Inc. (1940): p. 254. Web accessed May 10, 2015. (Ancestry.com)

William Vick, Photographer

Posted on February 12, 2015 by Annieoakley

William Vick (1833 – 1911) was a photographer for thirty-plus years, primarily at London Road in Ipswich, Suffolk County, England, and later in Hornsey, Middlesex County. Baptized August 25, 1833 in the parish of King’s Stanley, and born in Ebley, Gloucestershire, to Samuel and Mary Vick; his father’s occupation was listed as Millwright at the time of William’s second marriage. The above cropped scan shows the back of a Carte de Visite from probably around the mid to late 1870s to early 1880s. This was slightly darkened in Photoshop to bring out the detail a little better. You can see the lovely swirl pattern of the card backing. See the previous post “Dr. ‘R’ of H.M.S. Penelope” for full Carte de Visite info.

William Vick was first married to Joyce (maiden name Webb per an Ancestry family tree) around 1858. They had three sons (per same Ancestry tree) Charles William, Henry John and James Walford Vick. The 1861 England census shows William Vick, occupation Schoolmaster, wife Joyce, and one-year old Charles, living in Cainscross, Gloucestershire.

William’s second marriage was to Mary Ann Agar on August 26, 1865, at St. Marylebone church in Middlesex County. Their marriage record shows William as a widower, still working as a schoolmaster, and residing in Cainscross.The bride’s father, Henry Agar, was a hotel keeper at this time. William and Mary Ann had three children, William Henry, Eleanor Mary and Annie M. Vick. William Vick changed careers to Photographer sometime after his second marriage and before the 1871 census was taken.

The 1871 shows William, Photographic Artist, about 38 years old; wife, Mary Ann, about 35, born in Mary le bone, Middlesex; and four-year old Henry William Vick, born in Cainscross, Gloucestershire; and nine-month old Eleanor Mary Vick, born in Ipswich, Suffolk; also with the family is Mary Ann Leyeant, servant, age 24. The address is London Road (corner house, no house number), Ipswich, St. Matthew’s Parish.

An 1874 city directory shows William Vick, Photographer with address listed as Clarkson Street (just north of London Road) but all other various directories found after this (1875 – 1892) show London Road.

The 1881 census shows William, Photographic Artist, and family at the same London Road, corner house address with the additional family member by now, daughter Anne M. Vick, born Ipswich, about 1874. Also with them is household servant, Sarah Ristruck, age 24.

The 1891 lists William as Photographer, wife Mary Ann, and daughters Eleanor, now age 20, and Annie M., about 17 years old. Rather comically, Eleanor’s occupation is listed as “Kinder Garten Student” (what was the name of that Adam Sandler movie? Billy Madison 🙂 ) But we’d assume the census taker meant either kindergarten teacher or a student studying to be a kindergarten teacher.

The 1901 census shows William, Photographer, wife Annie, son William H., age 34, occupation Architect and daughter Eleanor (no occupation given). The family is by now living in Hornsey, Middlesex County, and William Vick is working from home.

The 1911 census for Merton, Surrey County shows William, widower and Retired Photographer, at St. John’s Lodge (Nursing Home.)

William Vick died at age 77, on April 15, 1911 at St. John’s Lodge. It’s always a little sad to come across the death information, after getting to know the person slightly through their records. But, we’ll be on the lookout for more examples of William’s work, at any upcoming (and the ever-so addictive) vintage paper fairs.

Update: Click here for notes taken from The Ipswich Journal and more information about the photographer’s work.

Sources: Gloucestershire Archives; Gloucester, England; Reference Numbers: P190 IN 1/6. Ancestry.com. Gloucestershire, England, Baptisms, 1813-1913.

Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1861. Class: RG 9; Piece: 1771; Folio: 47; Page: 16; GSU roll: 542865. (Ancestry.com)

Church of England Parish Registers, 1754-1921. London Metropolitan Archives, London. London Metropolitan Archives, Saint Marylebone, Register of marriages, P89/MRY1, Item 238. (Ancestry.com)

Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1871. Class: RG10; Piece: 1750; Folio: 5; Page: 1; GSU roll: 830780. (Ancestry.com)

White’s Professional and Commercial Advertising Directory, 1874. p. 135. (Ancestry.com. UK, City and County Directories, 1766-1946.)

The Post Office Directory of Suffolk, 1875. p. 854. (Ancestry.com. UK, City and County Directories, 1766-1946.)

Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1881. Class: RG11; Piece: 1868; Folio: 77; Page: 1; GSU roll: 1341451. (Ancestry.com)

Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1891. Class: RG12; Piece: 1466; Folio: 67; Page: 1; GSU roll: 6096576. (Ancestry.com)

White’s Index of Places, 1892. p. 483. (Ancestry.com. UK, City and County Directories, 1766-1946.)

Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives, 1901. Class: RG13; Piece: 1245; Folio: 24; Page: 40. (Ancestry.com)

Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA), 1911. Class: RG14; Piece: 3453; Schedule Number: 54. (Ancestry.com)

England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966. (Ancestry.com)

William Vick (1833 – 1911). Early-Photographers. Web accessed April 5, 2015. [http://www.early-photographers.org.uk/Studio%20-%20Vick.html]

Clement F. Kaylor, Photographer

Posted on January 31, 2015 by Annieoakley

Clement F. Kaylor was a photographer from about 1910 – 1930 in Mishawaka, Indiana; possibly starting prior to 1910 but not earlier than 1906. (The 1906 city directory shows he was working for the M. W. Manufacturing Co.) Born February 9, 1868 in Huntington, Indiana, he was the son of Harmon Kaylor and Eliza Forst. His father’s occupation was Blacksmith on the 1880 Federal Census which was taken in Warren, Indiana.

Clement or “Clem” was first married to Cora Bell Dinius, who died in 1890. Findagrave.com lists a son for the couple, Eldon Edward Kaylor, born 1888. On September 7, 1898, in Fort Wayne, Clem married Agnes C. Kelley. The 1910 census shows Clement, Agnes and their nine-year old son Marvin, born Indiana, about 1901. Also on this census is Clem’s sister Clara, working for him at the photography studio.

The 1910 city directory gives Clem’s studio address of 116 E. 2nd. In 1916 the address given was 116 Lincoln Way E. (This may have been the same location but renamed.) About 1920 he had moved his studio to 112 N. Main St. The 1923 directory gave some additional information showing Clem F. Kaylor, “Photographer, Framing, Kodak Finishing.” Clem died in Mishawaka, January 14, 1931.

See our Cina’s Hat post for an example of the photographer’s work.

Sources: Year: 1880; Census Place: Warren, Huntington, Indiana; Roll: 285; Family History Film: 1254285; Page: 515C; Enumeration District: 193; Image: 0372. (Ancestry.com)

Year: 1910; Census Place: Penn, Saint Joseph, Indiana; Roll: T624_377; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0155; FHL microfilm: 1374390. (Ancestry.com)

Year: 1930; Census Place: Mishawaka, St Joseph, Indiana; Roll: 627; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 0075; Image: 1010.0; FHL microfilm: 2340362. (Ancestry.com)

South Bend Directory Co.’s Directory of South Bend, Mishawaka and Rural Route Lists of St. Joseph County, Indiana. 1906. p. 826. (Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989)

Hibberd’s City Directory of South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana. 1912 – 1916. (Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989)

R.L. Polk & Co.’s City Directories for Mishawaka and South Bend, Indiana. 1919 – 1930. (Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989)

Clement F. “Clem” Kaylor. Findagrave.com. Memorial #115943847. (Accessed January 31, 2015.)

Harmon Kaylor. Findagrave.com. Memorial #19551530. (Accessed January 31, 2015.)

Indian War Dancer

Posted on June 15, 2014 by Annieoakley

Divided back, unused postcard with writing. Publisher and distributor: Bob Petley, Phoenix, Arizona. From a Kodachrome original by Ray Manley of Western Ways. Made in the U.S.A. Series or number K140. Photo circa early 1950s. Postcard circa 1963.

Price: $5.00

The caption on the back states: “Indian War Dancer. Bedecked in brilliant feathers, paint and beads, these tireless dancers carry on the same tribal rituals practiced by their forefathers who inhabited the southwest long before the coming of the white man.”

The website for the Arizona Historical Society has information on the company Western Ways, and mentions the photographer of this photo, Ray Manley. Western Ways was founded in Montana as a “loose association of photographers and writers” in the late 1930s by Charles W. Herbert, who ran the company, along with his wife Lucile, until the late 1970s. After WWII the company re-started in Tucson, Arizona and expanded to a photo-production agency and plant, portrait studio and a base for Herbert’s film and television projects. The company’s top photographers, Ray Manley and Naurice Koonce left Western Ways in 1954 when the company downsized, so the photo used for this postcard was taken maybe ten or so years earlier than the circa 1963 or maybe early ’60s postcard production date.

Source: “The Western Ways Feature Files Collection” Arizona Historical Society. Web. 15 June 2014. [http://www.arizonahistoricalsociety.org/wp-content/upLoads/library_Western-Ways.pdf]

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