1853-1858 117 Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware.1
1859-1861 121 Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware.[1]
1859-1863 415 Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware.
1863-1867 411 Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware.[2]
1867-1868 309 Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware.
1869-1881 Address Unknown, Allentown, Pennsylvania.[3]
N. D. 629 Hamilton, Allentown, Pennsylvania.[4]
1873-1874 637 Hamilton, Allentown, Pennsylvania.4
1881-1899 702 Edgemont Avenue, Chester, Pennsylvania.
1899-1903 610 Edgemont Avenue, Chester. Pennsylvania.
1857 April 16. Delaware Weekly Republican. (Wilmington, Delaware.) April 16, 1857, Vo;. XIX, No. 31, Whole No. 1,015, P. 3.
Melainotypes. J. Jeanes, No. 117 Market Street, between Fourth and Fifth Sts., has purchased the right to take Melainotypes which are acknowledged by all to be superior to the Daguerreotype or Ambrotypes, and as he was the first to introduce them in Wilmington, all persons wishing a good Melainotype should favor him with a call.
Prices from Fifty cents upward.
Advertisement was recorded twenty five times from April 16, to December 31, 1857
1857 August 28. Delaware State Journal and Statesman. (Wilmington, Delaware.) August 28, 1857, Vol. XXV, No. 70, P. 4.
Malainotypes. J. Jeanes, At No. 117 Market Street, Over Marsh’s Music Store, Has procured the right to use this improvement in taking Likenesses. For Truthfulness And Beauty, The Malainotype Far Excels The Best Daguerreotypes And Ambrotypes. It is indestructible by time in any climate. The most concentrated acid does not effect it. Prices from 50 cents upwards. Call and see his specimens. Aug 1.
1857 August 29. Delaware Democrat. (Wilmington, Delaware.) August 29, 1857, Vol. 1, No. 19, P. 4.
Wilmington Melainotype And Ambrotype Gallery. J. Jeanes, No. 117 Market Street, between Fourth and Fifth Streets, has purchased the right to take Melainotypes which are acknowledged by all to be superior to the Ambrotypes, and warranted never to fade in any climate.
All persons wishing a durable and correct Likeness should favor him with a call.
Prices from Fifty Cents and upward. May1.
Advertisement was recorded four times between August 29 to October 17, 1857.
1858 August 14. The Commonwealth. (Wilmington, Delaware.) August 14, 1858, Vol. II, No. 17, P. 4.
Wilmington Melainotype And Ambrotype Gallery. J. Jeanes, No. 117 Market Street, between Fourth and Fifth Streets, has purchased the right to take Melainotypes which are acknowledged by all to be superior to the Ambrotypes, and warranted never to fade in any climate.
All persons wishing a durable and correct Likeness should favor him with a call.
Prices from Fifty Cents and upward. may1.
1859 May 7. Delaware Inquirer. (Wilmington, Delaware.) May 7, 1859, Vol. 1, No. 2, P. 4.
J. Jeanes, Photographic, Ambrotype, and Melainotype Rooms, Old No. 121, New No. 415 Market Street, between Fourth and Fifth Streets, Wilmington, Delaware, ap 23.
Advertisement was recorded from May 7, 1859 to March 24, 1860.
1859 Oct 22. Delaware Inquirer. (Wilmington, Delaware.) October 22, 1859, Vol. 1, No. 25, P. 4.
Photographs! Photographs! The Great Invention. The undersigned is now prepared to take life-size and life-like Pictures, by Schiver’s Great Patent, at unprecedented low rates.
Prices range from $5 to 25 cents. Call and see specimens. J. Jeans, No. 415 Market Street, between 4th & 5th.
Advertisement ran from September 24, 1859 to March 24, 1860.
1859 Oct 22. Delaware Inquirer. (Wilmington, Delaware.) October 22, 1859, Vol. 1, No. 25, P. 4.
The Agricultural Exhibition.—The Exhibition of the Agricultural Society of New Castle Co. opened on Tues week, and continued on Wednesday and Thursday…
Miscellaneous…
Several superb photographs, J. Jeanes…
1861 January 1. Delaware State Journal and Statesman. (Wilmington, Delaware.) January 1, 1861, Vol. XXIX, No. 1, P. 3.
J. Jeanes No. 121 Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware. His New Rooms have been fitted up with all conveniences for making Good Pictures, and with the necessary accommodations for visitors.
Photographs taken Life Size. Also, copies made of the same size from small daguerreotypes, Ambrotypes. Melainotypes, Leathertypes, and a variety of other kinds, from Twenty-Five Cents and upwards. nov.19.
Advertisement was recorded from January 1 to November 15, 1861.
1861 January 4. Delaware State Journal and Statesman. (Wilmington, Delaware.) January 4, 1861, Vol. XXIX, No. 2, P. 3.
Daguerreotypes.—Our readers who desire to have an excellent daguerreotype, Ambrotype, or any other type of likeness taken, would do well to call at the Saloon, of our friend J. Jeanes, No. 415 Market street, where they can be [suited both as regards quality and price.—Mr. Jeanes never fails to give satisfaction, as is fully attested by the fact that he takes about 10,000 pictures annually. “Secure the shadow ere the substance fades,” as it is very consoling to friends to look upon the likeness of those they loved. Life is uncertain, and we know not how soon we may be called upon to yield it up. Improve the time before you. To have an imperfect daub , is worse than none at all, you should therefore go where you a certain to get a good one, and Jeanes’s is just the place.
1861 November 19. Delaware State Journal and Statesman. (Wilmington, Delaware.) November 19, 1861, Vol. XXIX, No. 93, P. 3.
J. Jeanes, Photographic, Ambrotype, And Ivorytype Rooms, No. 415 Market St., bet. 4th & 5th, Wilmington, Del.
Advertisement ran from November 19, 1861 to October 23, 1863.
1863 December 25. Delaware State Journal and Statesman. (Wilmington, Delaware.) December 25, 1863, Vol. XXXI, No. 103, P. 3.
A. Gawthrop & Co., Photograph And Ambrotype Rooms, No. 415 Market Street, Wilmington, Del. The undersigned having opened a Gallery in the rooms formerly occupied by Joseph Jeanes…
1865 December 15. Delaware State Journal and Statesman. (Wilmington, Delaware.) December 15, 1865, Vol. XXXIII, No. 100, P. 3.
Sheriff’s Sale.—By Virtue Of A Writ of Levarl Facias to me directed, will exposed to Public Sale., at the Hotel of Morris Dickinson, in the city of Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, on Saturday, the 30th day of December, 1865, at 2 o’clock, P. M., the following Real Estate, viz:—
All that [pertain] Brick Messuage and lot of Land, situated in the city of Wilmington [afore] said, and bounded and describe as follows, to wit: Beginning at the corner of the lot of land formerly of Peter Brynberg, now of Peter B. Porter’s heirs on the Westerly side of Market street, between High (now Fourth) and Queen (now Fifth) streets; the use with line of said lot north [18] degrees west 117 feet 7 inches, to the easterly side of Shipley street, the [ ? ] there by north [82] degrees, east 16 feet 11 inches to the corner of a lot sold to Wm. Janvler, now of the said John McLear; thence by a new line common to that and this lot, south 58 degrees, east parallel with the first mentioned line and with Fourth and Fifth streets, formerly High and Queen streets, as aforesaid, 117 feet 7 inches to the aforesaid side of Market street, thence thereby south 32 degrees, west 16 feet ii inches to the place of beginning, be the contents more or less.
Seized and taken in execution as the property of Eliza Dauphin, and Thomas Roberts and Joseph Jeanes, torre tenants, and to be sold by Geo. S. Hagany, Sheriff. Sheriff’s Office, New Castle, December 11, 1865.
1867 May 15. Wilmington Daily Commercial. (Wilmington, Delaware.) May 15, 1867, Vol. II, No. 116, P. 1.
J. Jeanes Has removed his Photographic Gallery to No. 309 Market Street, And would respectfully inform his friends and the public generally that he is now prepared to take photographs, Carte de Visites, Vignettes, &c. Satisfaction guaranteed or no charge.
Advertisement ran from May 15, 1867 to July 6, 1868.
1867 June 13. Delaware Tribune. (Wilmington, Delaware.) June 13, 1867, Vol. I, No. 24, P. 3.
J. Jeanes Has removed his Photographic Gallery to No. 309 Market Street, And would respectfully inform his friends and the public generally that he is now prepared to take photographs, Carte de Visites, Vignettes, &c. Satisfaction guaranteed or no charge.
1868 November 17. Wilmington Daily Commercial. (Wilmington, Delaware.) November 17, 1868, Vol. III, No. 662, P. 4.
New Castle County Court. The November term of the superior court…
The following cases being called and defendants not answering their recognizances were forfeited:…
State vs Joseph Jeanes.
1881 December 3. Chester Daily Times. (Chester, Pennsylvania.) December 3, 1881, Vol. 11, No. 1620, P. 3.
Good Photographs taken at J. Jeanes. No. 702 Edgmont avenue. $1 per dozen and upwards. Try them. J. Jeanes, Photographic Artist.
1886 September 17. Chester Evening Times. (Chester, Pennsylvania.) September 17, 1886, Vol. 16, No. 3121, P. 3.
Look Here! Something new and noval, your handkerchief indelible. Any one getting one dozen Cabinet Photographs at J. Jeanes, No. 702 Edgmont Avenue, will get their likeness on one handkerchief free of charge, (worth one dollar), the site of large cameo.
Call and examine specimens. J. Jeanes, 702 Edgmont Ave., Chester, PA.
1886 November 8. Chester Evening Times. (Chester, Pennsylvania.) November 8, 1886, Vol. 16, No. 3164, P. 4.
As Natural as Life; I have purchased a Dallmeyer Lense by which photographs 11 x 17 inches can be taken.
The production is Perfect and Lifelike.
The large size photographs taken and framed equal to any crayon at great reduced rates.
Call and see specimens; cabinet photographs at bottom prices. J. Jeanes, 702 Edgmont Avenue.
1892 June 3. Chester Times. (Chester, Pennsylvania.) June 3, 1892, Vol. 25, No. 4891, P. 6.
Bargains in Crayons. One-half dozen of the best Cabinet Photographs and one Crayon, 16 x 20 framed for $1.
Cabinets, $2 Per Dozen And Upwards.
All persons are cautioned not to buy any tickets from agents using my name.
The Best Photographs in Chester. J. Jeanes No. 702 Edgmont Ave. Chester.
1892 July 28. Chester Times. (Chester, Pennsylvania.) July 28, 1892, Vol. 25, No. 4936, P. 6.
Great Grand Master In Photography! 42 Years In The Business! 20 years in Wilmington, Del., and made the best likenesses while there. 12 Years in Allentown, Pa., and made the best likenesses while there. 10 years in Chester, and make the best likenesses here. Prices as low as the lowest for good work. Great Bargains in Fine Crayons J. Jeanes No. 702 Edgmont Ave, Chester.
1892 November 5. Chester Times. (Chester, Pennsylvania.) November 5, 1892, Vol. 26, No. 5022, P. 8.
A Poor Likeness Is An Abomination. We make the best likeness in Chester, therefore the best Photo. Look to your interest when you want good photographs. Great Bargains in fine Crayons. All kinds of copying done. J. Jeanes, No. 702 Edgmont Ave., Chester, Pa.
1892 December 9. Chester Times. (Chester, Pennsylvania.) December 9, 1892, Vol. 26, No. 5050, P. 3.
Please Call And See our Aristotype Cabinets. They are beauties. Also great bargains in Fine Crayons. The best likeness in Chester.
Cabinets from two dollars per dozens upward. Copying of all kinds done at the lowest rates. J. Jeanes, No. 702 Edgmont Ave., Chester, Pa.
1893 November 5. Chester Times. (Chester, Pennsylvania.) November 5, 1893, Vol. 26, No. 5104, P. 5.
Photographer J. Jeanes has placed a new tubular revolving show case in front of his old established studio on Edgmont avenue.
1896 April 4. Chester Times. (Chester, Pennsylvania.) April 4, 1896, Vol. 32, No. 6480, P. 1.
Bought a Store. Arrangements have been made to sell the last unsold store of the Black Block, 610 Edgmont avenue. The purchase is to be made by Misses Annie and Ella Jeanes, who have been keeping a general dry goods store in the Ladomus Block, West Third street, for the past ten years. They are are to be given possession by May 15th, and will purchase within six months from that date. It is the purpose of the Misses Jeanes to open a first-class store. The family will move into the second story, and Joseph Jeanes may also remove his photograph gallery there from his present stand, at 702 Edgmont avenue.
1898 November 25. Chester Times. (Chester, Pennsylvania.) November 25, 1898, Vol. 38, No. 7289, P. 8.
Look Here 18 Photographs For 18c., 6 Stella Cabinets For 50c. Improved Crystaltypes. Will not crack nor lift from mount; very fine; only $3 Per Dozen. The thing for Christmas. Also the best crayons to be had anywhere for the money. Come along. J. Jean & Son No. 702 Edgmont Ave., Chester Pa.
1899 July 10. Chester Times. (Chester, Pennsylvania.) July 10, 1899, Vol. 40, No. 7481, P. 1.
A Spirit With Whiskers Dead Man’s Visage Appears Upon an Old Photograph Plate. An Artist’s Uncanny Vision The Ghost Picture Business Looked Upon With Increditulity [sic.] by a Photographer Who Takes No Stock in Negatives Made by Spirits.
Seventeen years ago James Byrne, the well known hotel keeper of West Fourth street, than greatly interested in athletics, took part in a running race at Eddystone, where he was employed at the Print Works. Preparatory to the event he had been carefully trained by a friend who was an authority on sports. He retained his togs and sometime after the trainer died. Mr. Byrne when to J. Jeanes’ photographic establishment at Seventh and Edgmont avenue, and had his photograph taken in his sporting clothes. While Jeanes was at work developing the photographs, a shadow or “spirit picture” also appeared in the plate. Trial after trial failed to remove the shadow and Mr. Jeanes is at a loss to explain what he regards as a phenomenon.
Story Of The Photographer. Here is his story as given to a Philadelphia Times man and published yesterday.
A man who gave his name as Byrne went to Jeanes’ establishment to have a photograph taken. Bryne, who is an athlete, had the picture taken in his athletic togs. The use of the usual acids failed to remove the spirit picture from the plate, and exposure was made and the plate was being developed when something white appeared upon the negative mixed in with the background. At a loss to know what it was Mr. Jeanes threw the plate away.
“Guess we’ll have to try again,” he remarked to Byrne, who was waiting to see the negative.
The second exposure was made and the same mysterious shadow appeared upon it.
“Something’s wrong with that plate, too,” said Jeanes, and he made a third exposure.
The same shadow appeared like a fatal stain upon the third exposure, but in a less marked degree, and Jeanes decided to print it. He told Byrne to call for the finished picture in a few days.
Byrne called and when the pictures were handed to him he looked at the first one and exclaimed:
“Good heavens! How did that get there?”
“I am as much at a loss to account for it as you are,” replied Jeanes. “My dark room is all right. My developer is good. That never happened to me before in all my experience.”
“It’s my trainer,” shouted Byrne, still fearfully agitated.
“Your Trainer?” repeated Jeanes blankly.
“And he has been dead four years!” cried Byrne, dropping the photograph in dismay and retreating towards the door.
Come in to-morrow and we’ll try it again, to see if the same thing appears,” solicited the photographer.
“Not if I know myself,” replied Byrne. “You couldn’t get me into that studio of yours again with a team of mules.”
Mr. Jeanes is serious in saying that the “spirit picture” is no invention of his. He is very reluctant to talk about it for fear it will affect his business. He says he has lost money on it already. He would be very happy to have anybody satisfactorily explain the phenomenon to him. Until they do he will be compelled to hold to the belief that it is “a sure enough picture of a spirit and no mistake.”
In order to prove his belief Mr. Jeanes appeared before Charles C. Larkin, of this city, last week and made the following affidavit:
“I, Joseph Jeanes, 702 Edgmont avenue, Chester, Pa., do hereby affirm that this photograph is true and came about ing [sic.] the following manner: The shadow, or image, or whatever it is, came on the plate in the developing without any trickery on my part whatsoever. I knew not what it was until I printed the negative and saw the image of a man. I firmly believe that it is a true spirit picture, as the shade was recognized as being the photograph of a man who had been dead several years.”
Mr. Byrne was seen this morning in regard to the story, but he declined to discuss it. He admitted the facts as far as sitting for the picture is concerned but says he does not believe in spiritualism and therefore cannot attribute the shadow to that source. He refuses to give the name of the trainer, who is dead and for whom he had the greatest respect. He laughed at the idea of a ghost.
Mr. Jeanes is a firm believer in spiritualism and says he has been investigating the thing for forty years. This is not a new theory by any means and some photographers claim that it is a “trick of the trade.”
1902 March 28. Chester Times. (Chester, Pennsylvania.) March 28, 1902, 26th Year, No. 8326, P. 5.
Joseph Jeanes, Sr., who was engaged in the photographing business at Seventh and Edgmont avenue for fifteen years or more, but has lived retired for the past five years, has resumed his calling, having leased the gallery in the Black Block.
1904 May 30. Chester Times. (Chester, Pennsylvania.) May 30, 1904, 29th Year, No. 8993, P. 5.
Joseph Jeanes, Sr., the Edgmont avenue photographer, is suffering from internal injuries sustained in falling from a chair several weeks ago. The veteran taker of pictures has been in a precarious condition during the past week.
1904 June 17. Chester Times. (Chester, Pennsylvania.) June 17, 1904, 29th Year, No. 9009, P. 1.
Joseph Jeans, Sr., Photographer, Dead The Celebrated Spiritualist Passes Away after a Long Residence Here. Joseph Jeanes, Sr., for many years a photographer in this city, died yesterday at his late home, 610 Edgmont avenue. He was over 75 years of age, having observed his birthday just about one month ago.
For a long time Mr. Jeanes was in business as a photographer on Edgmont avenue, just a few doors above Seventh street, but removed some time since to the Black Block, where he conducted business in company with his son.
He was a genial traits. He was an avowed Spiritualist and took a great interest in the teachings of that sect. He became locally famous some years ago by what he termed his spirit photographs which he claimed produced the presence of a shadow behind the face and form of those whom he subjected to his camera.
His funeral will take place on Saturday afternoon and there will be private interterment [sic.] in Chester Rural Cemetery. His widow, 2 sons and two daughters survive him, the latter having been in the dry goods and notion business for some years.
[1] 1853-1857 partnership of Jeanes & Waith & 1859 Information from A Directory Of Delaware Photographers 1839-1900 And Beyond.
[2] 1863-1867 dates from A Directory Of Delaware Photographers 1839-1900 And Beyond.
[3] From advertisement dated July 28, 1892.
[4] Directory Of Pennsylvania Photographers 1839-1900.
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