Howard, Lysander Bradford

1856-1860       Address Unknown, North Bridgewater, Massachusetts.[1]

ND                  Corner Main and School Streets, North Bridgewater, Massachusetts.1

1868                Address Unknown, North Bridgewater, Massachusetts.1

1869-1872       372 Main Street, Southworth’s Block, North Bridgewater, Massachusetts.1

1873-1874       Address Unknown, North Bridgewater, Massachusetts.1

N. D.  9th plate advertising card

Daguerreotypes, Ambrotypes and Photographs By L. B. Howard, Artist.  Rooms Cor. Main & School Streets, N. Bridgewater, Mass. Also Tintype with paper label on reverse—L. B. Howard, Photographer Bixby’s Block, Corner Main and School Streets, North Bridgewater, Mass.  Photographs of all Sizes, Ferrotypes, Tintypes, &c. &c., Executed in the best style.  Particular Attention Paid To Copying From Old Daguerreotypes, Ambrotypes, &c.  Frames Of All Kinds on hand and made to order.[2]

From The Howard Genealogy Supplement.  Descendants of John Howard of Bridgewater, Massachusetts, 1930, P. 95.

Lysander Bradford Howard d. in Brockton, June 26, 1922, age 92 yrs.  He was Brockton’s leading photographer for many years and continued to use his camera until his last years.  He spent his summers in Brant Rock, [Massachusetts] for many years, and is said to have had two thousand pictures from that place.  He was a skilled Flute and Piccolo player, playing for twenty-five years in Martland’s band and was in great demand for concert work. 

History of North Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, 1866, P. 539

Lysander Bradford, b. June 5, 1830, Married Matilda Packard, daughter of Deacon Simeon Packard, November 23, 1853.  Children— Louise Frances, b. March 21, 1855 and Annie Mayhew, b. April 8, 1857.


[1] A Directory Of Massachusetts Photographers 1839-1900.

[2] Private collection

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