1855 136 Main Street, Hartford, Connecticut.[1]
1856-1859 245 Main Street, Hartford, Connecticut.
Hartford County Fair. Premiums Awarded by the Hartford County Agricultural Society, Oct 3d, 1856…
Fine Arts…
N, A, Moore, superior Photographs, Silver Medal.
H. H. Bartlett, superior col. Photographs, Silver Medal.
G. W. Davis, superior Ambrotypes, Silver Medal.
1857 October 10. The Connecticut Courant. (Hartford, Connecticut.) October 10, 1857, Vol. XCIV, No. 4838, P. 2.
The County Fair. From the Daily Courant of Wednesday. The County Fair opened at the City Hall, yesterday…
Fine Arts Department. Under this head the display is in many respects superior to former exhibitions.
The display on the part of the Daguerrean Artists of our city, is very fine, and they are deserving of great praise for doing so much to make the display in the Fine Arts room, so nearly complete. In fact their specimens of skill, are among the most attractive features of the room. W. H. Chase has some 28 specimens. Bartlett and Hart exhibit but one specimen, the Photograph in oil of Governor Holley. G. W. Davis has a very large and fine collection. He has on exhibition 50 Photographs and 12 Ambrotypes. N. A. Moore exhibits some 50 specimens of Daguerreotypes, Ambrotypes and Photographs, many of them very beautiful specimens. Hartford can well afford to boast of fine Daguerreotype artists.
1857 October 27. The Connecticut Courant. (Hartford, Connecticut.) October 27, 1857, Vol. XCIV, No. 4840, P. 2.
Hartford County Fair. List Of Premiums Awarded By The Hartford County Agricultural Society, October, 1857…
Fine Arts…
W. H. Chase, for Photographs, Ambrotypes and Daguerreotypes, Silver Medal.
G. W. Davis, for plain and colored Photographs and Ambrotypes, Gold Medal.
N. A. Moore, Photographic Views, Gold Medal.
N. A. Moore, Photographs and Ambrotypes, Silver Medal.
Chapin & Hopkins, Photographs and Ambrotypes, Silver Madal.
1858 April 10. Hartford Daily Post. (Hartford, Connecticut.) April 10, 1848, Vol 1, No. 1, P. 2.
Davis’ Photographic And Fine Art Gallery, is the largest and most extensive In the city, and affords the best facilities for producing first class pictures of any rooms in the State.
Families can have Photographs either single or in groups, with a perfection not elsewhere obtained.
Ambrotypes.—It is concluded by nearly all, that my Ambrotypes are far superior to any now made in this city.
Daguerreotypes copied and enlarged by the photograph process, to any size desired.
The best material is used in the production of both the Photographs and Ambrotypes.
Prices correspond with the size and style of the pictures.
Rooms 245 Main street, opposite the Post Office. a10.
Advertisement ran from April 10 to July 1, 1858.
1858 July 2. Hartford Daily Post. (Hartford, Connecticut.) July 2, 1848, Vol 1, No. 71, P. 2.
Davis’s New Photographic Rooms are now open for the reception of his customers.
The very best rooms in the city for making Groups of Families, large or small.
Photographs by Davis stand unrivalled for depth of tone and beauty of finish.
Ambrotypes which are superior to any made in this State can be had by calling upon Davis, 245 Main st.
Advertisement ran from July 2, 1858 to March 22, 1859.
1859 October 1. The Connecticut Courant. (Hartford, Connecticut.) October 1, 1859, Vol. XCVI, No. 4941, P. 2.
The County Fair. Opening Day…Tuesday, September 27th…
Fine Arts…
G. W. Davis’s display of Photographs is one of the finest collections ever brought together in this city. His colored photographs, of which there are 24, will compare favorably with the Philadelphia or Boston work, while the plain pictures, 28 in number, cannot be excelled. He exhibits 15 photographic views of places in and about Hartford, besides a fine panoramic scene, 9 inches wide, by 160 long, of the city, taken on College Hill. It is to be very much regretted that Mr. Davis is the only Daguerrean who feels interest enough in showing what Hartford can do in this line to contribute to such an exhibition.
1859 October 21. Hartford Daily Post. (Hartford, Connecticut.) October 21, 1849, Vol 2, No. 165, Whole No. 475, P. 2.
Horticulture Exhibition.—The last exhibition of the season by the Horticultural Society was held at the Athenaeum yesterday afternoon…
Gold Medals were awarded the following:…
G. W. Davis, Hartford, Very fine collection of plain and colored photographs.
[1] Craig’s Daguerreian Registry.
Pioneer American Photographers, 1839 - 1860 