ca. 1860-1880s
Guide to the Photograph Collection
Abstract
This collection consists of carte de visite photographs of unidentified sitters by American and foreign photographers and photograph studios.
Collection Description
Carte de visite portraits of unidentified sitters by American and foreign photographers and photograph studios. Among the Massachusetts photographers and studios represented in the collection are Allen & Rowell, James Wallace Black, Frederic Lay, and John A. Whipple, among many others. Photographs include individual and group portraits of men, women, and children. There is also a small number of cartes de visite of unidentified sitters by unknown photographers.
Acquisition Information
This collection was created from individual gifts and removals from manuscript collections.
Arrangement
The photographs in this collection are arranged alphabetically by photographer or photograph studio. The collection will continue to grow as new photographs are added. New photographs will be listed under the name of the photographer or studio in the Detailed Description of the Collection below, but numbered with the next number in the sequence and filed at the end of the collection.
Detailed Description of the Collection
Adams
Kilburn Adams, Franklin, Mass. Active 1883-1887.
A. G. Alexander
Abel G. Alexander, 6 Winter St., Boston, Mass. Active 1872-1876.
Alexander & Greydon
Daniel G. Alexander & William Greydon, Woburn, Mass. Active 1868.
Allen
Edward L. Allen, Boston, Mass. Active 1851-1899.
Allen & Rowell
Edward L. Allen & Frank Rowell, 25 Winter St., Boston, Mass. Active 1874-1892.
Alman & Co.
Louis Alman, 172 Fifth Ave., New York, NY. Active 1880s-1890s.
M. Alophe
Menut Alexander Alophe, 35 Boulevard des Capuchins, Paris, France. Active 1856-1873.
Balch
William E. Balch, 493 Washington St., Boston, Mass. Active 1875-1876.
J. Bamberger
Joseph Bamberger, Junghofstrasse 24, Frankfurt.
O. F. Baxter
Oliver F. Baxter, Boston, Mass. Active 1865-1879.
H. Besson
J. W. Black
James Wallace Black, Boston, Mass. Active 1852-1901.
Black & Batchelder
James Wallace Black & Perez Mann Batchelder, 173 Washington St., Boston, Mass. Active 1860-1862.
Brady
Mathew B. Brady, Broadway & Tenth St., New York, NY. Active 1860-1869.
Barritt
Hyde Park, Mass.
W. T. Bowers
Wilder T. Bowers, 204 Market St., Lynn, Mass. Active 1867-1869.
H. Buchholz
Herman Bucholz, Springfield, Mass. Active 1869-1889.
Burrell
David T. Burrell, 390 Main St., Brockton, Mass. Active 1874-1881.
Burrell's Branch Studio
David T. Burrell, C. T. Collier, operator. Bridgewater, Mass. Active 1876-1877.
Bushby & Hart
Asa Bushby & Samuel S. Hart, 71 Broad St., Lynn, Mass. Active 1871-1876.
T. P. Collins
Thomas P. Collins, Westfield, Mass. Active 1852-1871.
L. W. Cook
Lemuel Wallace Cook, manager of Warren Photographic Studios. 145 Tremont St., Boston, Mass. Active 1872-1875.
Critcherson & Storer
Critcherson & Storer, Bellevue Ave., Newport, R.I. Active 1860s-1870s.
L. De Laetre
L. De Laetre, Rue des Douze Chambres, no. 15, Ghent, Belgium.
E. S. Dunshee
Edward S. Dunshee, 3 Tremont Row, Boston, Mass. Active 1868.
Robert Eich
Robert Eich, Pragerstrasse 38, Dresden.
Ferret
Ferret, Rue Gioffredo, Nice, France.
C. D. Fredricks
Charles Deforest Fredricks, 587 Broadway, New York, NY. Active 1850s-1860s.
M. & W. Garrett
Maurice & Warren Garrett, Wilmington, Delaware. Active 1870s-1880s.
Jean Geiser
Jean Geiser, 7 Rue Bab-Azoun, Algeria. Active 1860s-.
W. H. Getchell
William H. Getchell, 375 Washington St., Boston, Mass. Active 1866-1872.
Glover & Stevens
Glover & Stevens, Marlboro, Mass.
Gray
Warren A. Gray 214 1/2 Essex St., Salem, Mass. Active 1884-1887.
J. Gurney & Son
Jeremiah Gurney & Son, 707 Broadway, New York, N.Y. Active 1858-1870s.
L. H. Hale
Luther H. Hale, 293 Washington St., Boston, Mass. Active 1862-1864.
Hanns Hanfstaengl
Hanns Hanfstaengl, Dresden. Active 1860s-1870s.
G. A. Harwood
George A. Harwood, 115 Main St., Fitchburg, Mass. Active 1871.
Hussey
William Hussey, 556 Washington St., Boston, Mass. Active 1862-1868.
A. Ken
Alexandre Ken, Boulevard Montmartre 10, Paris, France. Active 1858-1868.
Charles Knight
Charles Knight, High St., Newport, Isle of Wight. Active 1875-1898.
W. Kurtz
William Kurtz, Madison Square, 23rd St., New York, NY. Active 1870s-1880s.
William H. Lane
William H. Lane, 4 How St., Haverhill, Mass. Active 1865.
Lawrence
Frank Lawrence, 188 Main St./352 Main St., Worcester, Mass. Active 1865-1883.
F. L. Lay
Frederic L. Lay, 31 Winter St./36 Winter St., Boston, Mass. Active 1861-1867.
Ancienne Maison de G. LeGray & Cie.
M. Fontaine, successor to G. LeGray, 35 Blvd. des Capucines, Paris, France. Active 1870s.
W. Kurtz
William Kurtz, Madison Square, 23rd St., New York, NY. Active 1870s-1880s.
Le Jeune
Augustin Aime Joseph Le Jeune, 22 rue de Choiseul/350 Rue St. Honore, Paris, France. Active 1866- 1870s.
Levitsky
Sergei Luvovich Levitsky, 22 rue de Choiseul, Paris, France. Active 1859-1864.
Litho-Photographic Institute
Litho-Photographic Institute, 492 New Oxford St., London. Active 1870s.
G. H. Loomis
Grove Hinman Loomis, 7 Tremont Row, Boston, Mass. Active 1861-1873.
Marshall & Co.
Augustus Marshall, 90 Studio Building, Boston, Mass. Active 1863-1867.
Miller
George W. Miller, 58 Main St., Charlestown, Mass. Active 1864.
Molleson's Specialty
P. Molleson, 241 Fulton St. Brooklyn, NY. Active 1860s.
Fotografia Artistica Montabone
Carlo Marcozzi, Piazza Durini, Milan, Italy. Active 1878.
Moore Brothers
Chauncey L. & Hiram Charles Moore, Opposite Court Square, Springfield, Mass. Active 1866-1878.
Mora.
Jose Maria Mora, 707 Broadway, New York, NY. Active 1870-1893.
Notman.
James Notman, 99 Boylston St., Boston, Mass. Active 1879-1891.
Ordinaire
[Emile] Ordinaire, Dinard, France. Active 1877.
Penabert
George Penabert, Passage du Havre 36 & 38, Paris. Active 1870s-1900.
Perkins
Williams O. Perkins, 23 Temple Place, Boston, Mass. Active 1878-1883.
J. L. Potter
James L. Potter, 142 Essex St., Lawrence, Mass. Active 1867.
Prescott & Gage
Prescott & Gage, 368 Main St., Hartford, Conn. Active 1860s-1875.
E. E. Reed
Edgar E. Reed, Depot, Frankin, Mass. Active 1890.
Russell
Frank Russell, Essex St., Lawrence, Mass. Active 1868-1896.
J. C. Schaarwachter
Julius Cornelius Schaarwachter, Friedrichstr. 190, Berlin, Germany. Active 1872-1886.
Seaver
Chandler Seaver, Jr., West Newton, Mass. Active 1879-1896.
Silsbee, Case & Co.
George M. Silsbee & John G. Case, 299 1/2 Washington St., Boston, Mass. Active 1858-1862.
B. F. Smith & Son
Benjamin F. Smith, Middle St., Portland, Maine. Active 1869-ca. 1871.
Mrs. C.A.N. Smith
Mrs. C. A. N. Smith, 840 Broadway,New York, N.Y. Active 1890s.
F. W. Smith
Frederick Wheaton Smith, 43 Winter St., Boston, Mass. Active 1876-1883.
A. Sonrel
Antoine Sonrel, 46 School St./ 121 Washington St., Boston, Mass. Active 1863-1874.
John P. Soule
John Payson Soule, 199 Washington St., Boston, Mass. Active 1862-1875.
Southworth & Hawes
Albert S. Southworth & Josiah J. Hawes, 19 Tremont Row, Boston, Mass. Active 1857-1861.
B. Sprague
Barton Sprague, 22 Tremont Row, Boston, Mass. Active 1866-1873.
Steinberger & Bauer
Steinberger & Bauer, Junghofstrasse, no. 10, Frankfurt, Germany. Active 1870s.
D. B. Taylor
D. B. Taylor, 3 Pond's Block, Greenfield, Mass. Active 1864-1867.
S. A. Thomas
Samuel A. Thomas, 717 6th Ave., New York, NY. Active 1867-1873.
Tourtin
Joseph Tourtin, Rue Louis-le-Grand, 32, Paris. Active 1870s.
Turner, Jas. W.
James W. Turner, 47 Hanover St., Boston, Mass. Active 1860-1881.
D. B. Vickery
Dexter B. Vickery, Haverhill, Mass. Active 1869-1891.
G. K. Warren
George Kendall Warren, Post Office Block, Cambridgeport, Mass. Active 1863-1885.
F. Weisbrod
F. Weisbrod, 70 Bleichstrasse, 70, Frankfurt. Active 1860s-1870s.
Whipple
John Adams Whipple, Washington St., Boston, Mass. Active 1860-1874.
B. Whiting
Benjamin Whiting, 16 Main St., Plymouth, Mass. Active ca. 1860-1870.
O. H. Willard
Oliver H. Willard, 1628 Market St., Philadelphia, Penn. Active 1860s.
C. H. Williamson
Charles H. Williamson, 245 Fulton St., Brooklyn, NY. Active 1860s-1870.
S. Wing
Simon Wing, Washington St., Boston, Mass. Active 1862-1898.
S. Webster Wyman
S. Webster Wyman, Woburn, Mass. Active 1860-1869.
Unidentified photographers
Preferred Citation
Unidentified carte de visite portraits by known photographers, Photo. Coll. 237, Massachusetts Historical Society Photo Archives.
Access Terms
This collection is indexed under the following headings in ABIGAIL, the online catalog of the Massachusetts Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related persons, organizations, or subjects should search the catalog using these headings.