New posts will begin March 1. With well over 4,000 files that include individual daguerreians, ambrotypists, photographers, partnerships, suppliers, and artists that worked coloring images I felt a need to rethink how I am sharing information. 

Previously I only posted new names that had not been published before or additional information about known individuals. With this phase I will post all of my files under 20 to 25 typed pages.  Information from published photographic directories is not included. Also not included are well known image makers who had long careers or advertised daily and whose files can exceed hundreds of typed pages. 

Each entry will begin with the photographer’s name followed by an activity summary based on my current research. Next is a chronological list of appearances in publications illustrating the progression of information followed by publication citation.  Finally, the text transcription itself. 

Note: [ ? ] means that I could not read the text.  [Text] is my best guess based on clarity of the scan.  Spelling and punctuation appear as in the original publications and have not been corrected for modern usage.