N.D.                Address Unknown, Newburgh, New York.[1]

1855-1856       421 Broadway, New York, New York.

1856                419 Broadway, New York, New York.

1857                315, 419, & 429 Broadway, New York, New York.

1858                315 Broadway, New York, New York.

1855 December 22.  New York Daily Tribune.  (New York, New York.)  December 22, 1855, Vol. XV, No. 4579, P. 8.

Handsome Ladies!—Pictures Taken Gratis!—The time fixed for the opening of Barnum’s Gallery Of Beauty has been extended for a short period $20,000 will be expended in Premiums to the 100 handsomest Ladies and for painting their portraits.  Highest prize $1,000.  For particulars see circulars at the Museum.  Daguerreotypes for this Gallery will be taken free of all expense to the sitter, if application be made to them immediately, by all the principal artists in the United States, including the following superior Daguerreotypist in the City of New York.

J. Gurney, No. 489 Broadway; M. M. Lawrence, No. 831 Broadway; S. Root, No. 363 Broadway;  Meade Brothers, No. 233 Broadway; R. Anson, No. 589 Broadway; Beckers & Piard, No. 264 Broadway; M. H. Kimball, No. 407 Broadway; J. W. Thompson, No. 315 Broadway, and 182 Fulton-st, Brooklyn; M. Kerston, No. 421 Broadway, cor. of canal; P. Welling, Cor. of Bleecker and Carmine-sts; P. G. Clark, No. 156 Bowery; Jullus Brill, No. 204 Chatham-st; R. A. Lewis, No. 142 Chatham Square.

1856 January 1.  Photographic and fine Arts Journal.  (New York, New York.)  January 1, 1856, Vol. IX, No. 1, P. 19.

In an article entitled the Photographic Galleries of America.  Number One, New York. The author visited 69 Galleries in New York City.

Kertson — I should advise this gentleman to pay more attention to focusing his pictures. As a general thing they are dim and either over or under developed.

1856 July 2.  The New York Herald.  (New York, New York.)  July 2, 1856, Whole No. 7247, P. 5.

Kertson’s Large Size Daguerreotypes, For fifty cents, are all the go now-a-days.  They are better and larger than any taken in or out of the city of New York.  You will find them at 419 and 421 Broadway, corner of Canal street.

1856 July 8.  The New York Herald.  (New York, New York.)  July 8, 1856, Whole No. 7252, P. 5.

Kertson’s Large Size Daguerreotypes, For fifty cents, are actually the best pictures in the known world.  Call and get one, and judge for yourself, at 419 and 421 Broadway, corner Canal street, entrance in Broadway.

1857 November 1.  The New York Herald.  (New York, New York.)  November 1, 1857, Whole No. 7731, P. 1.

Fire In Broadway…Between 2 and 3 o’clock on Saturday morning a fire broke out in the dwelling apartments of Dr. S. B. Henderson, oculist [419] Broadway…

The first floor, on the corner of Canal street…

The store next door…The fourth floor is occupied by Mr. Kertson, ambrotypist, &c.  Damaged by water and smoke.  The fire was just burning through the flooring of this floor when checked by the firemen.  Stock insured for $1,000 in the St. Marks Insurance Company…

1857 November 3.  New York Semi Weekly Tribune.  (New York, New York.)  November 3, 1857, Vol. XIII. No. 71,298, P. 5.

Fatal Conflagration In Broadway.—About a quarter to 3 o’clock on Saturday morning, a fire broke out in the large brick building No. 419 Broadway, corner of Canal street, occupied on the…fourth floor by Mr. Kertson, ambrotypist…

1858 January 17.  The New York Herald.  (New York, New York.)  January 17, 1858, Whole No. 7797, P. 3.

Wanted—Two ¼ And Two ½ Sized Cameras, cheap for cash or daguerreotype stock.  Apply to Rockwell & sic. Kertser [sic.], 315 Broadway.

1858 April 19.  The New York Herald.  (New York, New York.)  April 19, 1858, Whole No. 7899, P. 3.

A Large Store And Basement To Let Or lease; it is about being altered, and will, if applied for immediately, be altered to suit carpet, cabinet, or other business requirements requiring extensive rooms on one, two, three or four floors.  Apply H. M. Kertson, daguerreotype establishment, 315 Broadway. 

1858 October 23.  The New York Herald.  (New York, New York.)  October 23, 1858, Whole No. 8085, P. 3.

List Of Letters Remaining in the New York Post Office, Saturday October 23, 1858…

Kertson, Marcellus.

New York City Directories (New York, New York.)  published by John Fowler Trow.

1854.  Not Listed.

1855.  daguerreotypes, 421 Broadway, h—89 Elm.

1856.  daguerreotypes, 419 Broadway, h—36 Macdougal.

1857.  daguerreotype, 315, 419 & 429 Broadway, h—36 Macdougal

1858.  Not Listed.

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[1] Craig’s Daguerreian Registry.