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Hicks & Jones

Daguerreotypes, , ,

1850                Room on Commercial Row, under the Odd Fellows Hall, Hannibal, Missouri.

Hicks & Jones (George H. Jones) were recorded in an advertisement that appeared on October 10, 1850 in the Western Union (Hannibal, Missouri).  Daguerrean Gallery.  Hicks & Jones, Would respectfully announce to the citizens of Hannibal and vicinity, that they have taken a room on Commercial Row, immediately under the Odd Fellow’s Hall, where they are prepared to execute all kinds of work in the Daguerrean Art in the latest improved style; miniatures set in beautiful shell or morocco cases, also in lockets, breast-pins, finger rings, watch keys, &c., &c.  Being convinced, from past experience, that we can fully satisfy all who may encourage us, public patronage is solicited.  Those wishing miniatures would do well to call soon, as our stay may be short.  Entire satisfaction given, or no charge.

P. S. Instruction given in the Art, and an apparatus furnished on reasonable terms. july 25.

Hicks & Jones (George H. Jones) are not recorded in other photographic directories.

A. Hichcox

Daguerreotypes, , ,

1848-1849       Dr. Peak’s new building, Cooperstown, New York.

A Hichcox (A. Hickcox) is recorded in two advertisements in The Freeman’s Journal  (Cooperstown, New York).  The first advertisement ran from December 30, 1848 to January 27, 1849.  Daguerrian Gallery.  “Secure the shadow ere the substance fade.”  A. Hickcox announces to the public, that he has just fitted up rooms and opened a Gallery in Dr. Peak’s new building, (up stairs,) for the purpose of taking Miniatures by the Daguerreian process, and invites all desirous of obtaining not only a faithful representation of their faces and forms, but a good picture, to give him a call.

He has a new and greatly improved process, by which he is enabled to give a boldness of outline, distinctness, and brilliancy to his pictures unsurpassed.  My instrument is of the very best German glass, and takes everything distinctly, which is very desirable, especially in taking the eyes.  He has also a good assortment of Lockets, Breast-pins, Rings, Watchkeys, &c., which he will sell cheap as they can be bought in the city.  Cooperstown, December 27, 1848.

The second advertisement ran on March 24 & 31, 1849.  Daguerrian Gallery.  A. Hichcox announces to the public that he will be absent from Town a short time, after which he will return and wait upon all who may want Daguerreotypes.

A. Hichcox or A. Hickcox are not recorded in other photographic directories.  Craig’s Daguerreian Registry does list an Ambrose Hickox active in 1859 in Corning, New York.  It’s unknown if they are the same person.

T. Hewitt

Daguerreotypes, ,

1855                Webster’s Building, up stairs, Fort Plain, New York.

T. Hewitt was recorded in an advertisement and an announcement. The advertisement ran from January 18 to September 20, 1855 in the Mohawk Valley Register (Fort Plain, New York).

Hewitt’s Excelsior Daguerrean Rooms.  The undersigned takes this method to inform the citizens of Fort Plain and vicinity that he has improved his facilities for taking Good Daguerreotypes by the addition of an excellent Sky Light, and the latest improved apparatus connected as in Fair Weather.  Miniature Daguerreotypes for Lockets, Pins, Rings, &c., neatly taken.  His assortment of Cases and Plates for single persons and groups cannot be surpassed.—Satisfaction given or no pay asked.  All are invited to call and examine Specimens.  Rooms in Webster’s Building, up stairs.        T. Hewitt.

The announcement appeared on August 10, 1855 in The Freeman’s Journal (Cooperstown, New York).  Destructive Fire At Fort Plain.—A large fire occurred at Fort Point on Friday last, resulting in the entire loss of Diefendorf’s and Wieting’s blocks, and a part of Webster block.  The losses so far as ascertained areas follows:.. Second floor H. Wentworth daguerrean rooms.  Total loss.  Said to be about $500….Webster Block.—…Hewitt’s Daguerrian rooms.  Part of stock saved in a damaged condition.  Loss $100; no insurance.

T. Hewitt in Fort Plain, NY is not recorded in other photographic directories. In Craig’s Daguerreian Registry John list a Thaddeus E. Hewitt active in Amsterdam, NY in 1859 it is possible but unknown if they are the same person.

 

Hewett & Brown

Daguerreotypes, Photographs, , , , , , ,

1852-1855       Corner Fifth & Main Streets, Louisville, Kentucky.

Hewett & Brown (J. M. Hewett & T. F. Brown) were recorded in three advertisements.  The first  advertisement ran from March 10, 1852 to January 13, 1853 in the Bardstown Herald (Bardstown, Kentucky).  Hewett’s National Daguerrean Gallery.  Louisville, KY.  Next To Northern Bank, Corner of Fifth And Main, And Opposite Louisville Journal Office.  Hewett’s old friends in Bardstown and vicinity will please call and see him when in Louisville, “The latch string is never pulled in.”  J. M. Hewett, T. F. Brown, Operators.

The second advertisement ran from January 20 to April 7, 1853 in the Bardstown Herald (Bardstown, Kentucky).  Hewett’s National Daguerrean Gallery.  Louisville, KY.  Next To Northern Bank, Corner of Fifth And Main, And Opposite Louisville Journal Office.  Hewett’s old friends in Bardstown and vicinity will please call and see him when in Louisville, “The latch string is never pulled.”  J. M. Hewett, T. F. Brown, Operators. mar. 10, ’52.

The third advertisement ran from June 5 to July 17, 1855 in the Daily Louisville Democrat (Louisville, Kentucky).  Daguerreotypes and Photographs, Corner of Fifth and main streets.  Hewett & Brown are sending out daily the finest specimens of the two arts.  They will at all times be found ready to fill all orders on short notice, either taken from life or copies from Portraits or Daguerreotypes.  Life-size Photographs made from the smallest Daguerreotypes, and furnished colored in oil or water—the best artist in the city employed to do the coloring.  Call and see specimens.

Hewett’s former customers can here obtain the same superior Daguerreotypes that have secured him premiums over all competitors at the Mechanics Fairs.   my. 9.

John M. Hewitt (Hewett) is listed in Craig’s Daguerreian Registry.  T. F. Brown is not recorded in Craig’s, John  identifies Brown as Samuel F. Brown.

Joseph Hervey

Daguerreotypes, ,

1841                Address Unknown, Cheraw, South Carolina.                                                            1842                Mr. Stanley’s Building Cheraw, South Carolina.[1]                                                             1842                Corner Second and Market Square, Cheraw, South Carolina.

Joseph Hervey was recorded in four announcements and one advertisements in the Farmers’ Gazette, and Cheraw Advertiser (Cheraw, South Carolina).  The first announcement appeared on  May 26, 1841.  The Daguerreotype.  Our readers are, doubtless, all acquainted with the name, and, perhaps, with the purpose of this exquisite invention—but they are not probably aware that our worthy and enterprising townsman, Mr. Joseph Hervey, has procured one, and is now successfully engaged in conducting its beautiful operations.  We have seen several likenesses taken by Mr. H. in this way, which are quite equal to those taken in New York and Charleston that have come under our notice.  The resemblance of the picture obtained by this means to the original is necessarily perfect.  The eye of the artist cannot be deceived, nor can his hand betray its trust, consulting your vanity at the expense of truth.  He is but the minister of Nature, and only adjusts the plate upon which she, with unerring pencil, traces each part and feature in its own form and it’s just proportions.  Those minutiae which distinguish faces that in their general lineaments most nearly resemble each other are here portrayed with surprising precision.  The mole, the pit, the wrinkle, the honorable scar yea even the careless fold in your collar, and the beautiful handiwork, upon the ladies’ lace, are all preserved.  And this is just what any one wants with a likeness,—to be faithful memorial, to distant or surviving friends, of the person and habits.  For we know that even deformities are beauties in the eyes of those who love us.—as Horace teaches in his exquisite satire.  (3. Sat. 1 Book.

Mr. Hervey deserves great credit for his enterprize, and we confidently anticipate for him a bountiful reward.  The cost of a likeness taken, in this manner is so very small (being only five or six dollars for likeness and frame), as not to be worthy of consideration in comparison with the gratification.

The second announcement appeared on April 19, 1842.  Daguerreotype Portraiture.  Mr. Hervey, respectfully announces to his friends, and the public that he will return home in a short time when he will be prepared to execute Daguerreotype Miniatures in the most perfect manner.  No charge unless a perfect specimen of the art is produced.

The third announcement appeared on May 10, 1842.  Mr. Hervey’s Daguerreotype Likenesses.—We last summer went into several establishments in the city of New York, where Daguerreotype likenesses were taken, and the specimens in Mr. Hervey’s possession, taken by himself, are fully equal to any which we saw in New York.

The fourth announcement appeared on  June 2, 1842.  Notice To Cheraw Beat Company Defaulters.  A Court Martial will be held in the Town Hall of Cheraw on the last Saturday in June next, 26th. all concerned are hereby notified to attend.  The Court will be composed of B. F. Pegues, resident, Joseph Hervey and C. I. Shiver, Esqs.  By order of W. D. Hailey, Capt. May 26, 1841.

The advertisement appeared on June 21, 1842.  A Card.  Daguerreotype Miniatures Taken every day (Sundays excepted) from 9 A. M, till 5 P. M. at the corner of Second Street and market Square.  A Correct specimens of the art or no charge.  The public are invited to call and examine specimens at the room.  J. Hervey.  June 20, 1842.

  1. Harvey was recorded in Craig’s Daguerreian Registry as being active in February  842.

[1] Information from Partners with the Sun South Carolina Photographers, 1840-1940.

Samuel O. Hersey

Ambrotypes, Daguerreotypes, Photographs, , , ,

1852-1855       State Street, over Ellis, Wilder and Co.’s Store, Montpelier, Vermont.                      1855-1857       State Street, over Ellis & Bancroft’s Store, Montpelier, Vermont.

Samuel O. Hersey was recorded in five announcements and three advertisements.  The first advertisement ran from February 5 to December 30, 1852 in the Green-Mountain Freeman  (Montpelier, Vermont).  Hersey’s Daguerreotype Gallery, 2d Door East of Branch Bridge, (Over Ellis, Wilder and Co.’s Store,) State Street, Montpelier, Vt.  Where he takes Daguerreotypes equal to the best, and at the Lowest Prices.

The first announcement appeared on September 30, 1853 in the Burlington Free Press (Burlington, Vermont).  State Fair…..Premiums..…Discretionary—Floral Hall…                          S. O. Hersey……Montpelier………Daguerreotypes……..1.00.

The second advertisement ran from December 15, 1853 to December 20, 1855 in the Green-Mountain Freeman (Montpelier, Vermont).  Hersey’s Daguerreotype Gallery, (Over Ellis, Wilder and Co.’s Store,) State Street, Montpelier.  Daguerreotypes of all sizes taken, and put up in any style desired.  No one wishing a perfect likeness should fail to call. Nov. 22, 1853.

The second announcement appeared on July 26, 1855 in the Green-Mountain Freeman.  (Montpelier, Vermont).  Hersey’s Ambrotypes.—The attention of our readers is particularly invited to the advertisement of Mr. Hersey, in another column.  The Ambrotype is a new thing in the picture-making art, and is very justly taking the place of the Daguerreotype and every other species of miniature making.  They are certainly better than anything of the kind we ever saw, and as much surpass the old Daguerreotype, as that does a pen and ink sketch.  It is clear, and bold in tone, minute and expressive, can be seen in any light and must, from the manner of taking, endure as long as the glass on which it is taken.  They can be taken quicker and easier than the Daguerreotype, and secures at once the admiration and preference of the beholder.  Specimens in the best style of the art can be seen at Hersey’s rooms, and the public should take an early opportunity to call.

The third advertisement ran from July 26, 1855 to December 18, 1856 in the Green-Mountain Freeman (Montpelier, Vermont).  Patent Ambrotypes!  or Daguerreotypes on Glass!  The subscriber, having obtained the right for Montpelier and vicinity, is now prepared to take these beautiful and never-changing pictures in glass, at his Daguerrean Stand; over Ellis & Bancroft’s Store, State Street, Montpelier,

The Art of Ambrotyping has very recently been brought to a high degree of perfection by Mr. Cutting, the inventor, who has secured a patent for fourteen-years in France, Great Britain and in the United States.  These Pictures are taken on the best Plate Glass, to which another glass is cemented thus retaining their brilliancy for ages, and are so beautiful in tone, bold and clear in effect, that they are universally admired, and are rapidly taking the place of Daguerreotypes.

Ambrotypes can be taken equally well upon the smallest miniature up to the full size, and in much less time sitting necessary for a good Daguerreotype.  They can be seen in any light as well as engravings, or any paper pictures under glass, and hence are very suitable for large pictures to be hung in frames.  They are not reversed, but seen in the natural position of the sitter.

Daguerreotypes can be copied in this permanent style, and enlarged to any size.  The darkest or dampest weather is equally favorable for this process, with the fairest and driest, as it is rarely necessary to sit half a minute in the darkest day.  Prices varying from $2.00 to $15.00.  The public are invited to call and examine specimens.  Montpelier, July 23, 1855.  S. O. Hersey.

N. B.—The subscriber would respectfully inform the public that he continues Daguerreotyping in the highest perfection of the art and all its various styles. F. O. Hersey.

The third announcement appeared on January 3, 1856 in the Green-Mountain Freeman  (Montpelier, Vermont).  Patent Ambrotypes.—We suggest to all who wish a life-like picture, to visit Mr. S. O. Hersey’s gallery, over Ellis & Bancroft’s Store.  Mr. Hersey has just received a new stock of well selected cases, lockets, &c., and his new suit of rooms are well adapted to the art; while his skill is not surpassed this side of the cities.  See Advertisement.

The fourth announcement appeared on September 17 1857 in the Green-Mountain Freeman  (Montpelier, Vermont).  Vermont State Fair.  The Seventh Annual Fair of the Vermont State Agricultural Society was held at this place last week…Award of Premiums…Floral Hall…

S. O. Hersey, Montpelier, ambrotypes and photographs……….2.00.                                              L. White, Montpelier, photographs………………………………..1.00.

Samuel O. Hersey is recorded in Craig’s Daguerreian Registry as being active in Montpelier, Vermont from 1856-1860.

A. Herington

Daguerreotypes, ,

1847                Rooms Main Street, over the Post Office, Geneva, New York.

A. Herington was recorded in two advertisements that appeared in the Geneva Daily Gazette (Geneva, New York).  The first advertisement that ran on May 29 to July 17, 1847.  Colored Daguerreotype Miniatures, Taken at the daguerreotype Rooms, over the Post Office, Main-st, Geneva.  The subscriber will remain in this place through the season, where he will furnish Likenesses in a style not surpassed by any establishment in the country.  Particular attention to fitting Miniatures into Lockets, Bracelets and Breast Pins.  Call and see specimens.  A. Herington.

The second advertisement ran on June 1 & 15, 1847, with a variant spelling of the last name. Colored Daguerreotype Miniatures, Taken at the daguerreotype Rooms, over the Post Office, Main street, Geneva.  The subscriber will remain in this place through the season, where he will furnish Likenesses in a style not surpassed by any establishment in the country.  Particular attention to fitting Miniatures into Lockets, Bracelets and Breast Pins.  Call and see specimens. A. Harrington.       Geneva, May 28, 1847.

A. Herington is not recorded in other photographic directories.

Henschel & Robertson

Ambrotypes, ,

1856-1857       Rooms at Bissell’s Hotel, Plaquemine, Louisiana.

Henschel & Robertson were recorded in two announcements and one advertisement.  The first announcement ran on December 20, 1856 in the Southern Sentinel (Plaquemine, Louisiana).   Ambrotypes.  We would call the attention of our readers to the advertisement of Messrs. Henschel & Robertson, who have opened rooms at Bissell’s Hotel for the purpose of taking Ambrotype Portraits.  These portraits are taken on glass, and are evidently far superior to those taken by the old Daguerrean system.—They do not reverse the position; they may be seen in any view; they are taken in a much shorter time; can be made double, and it is asserted that they will last for ages unchanged.  These are sufficient inducements to draw crowds to the rooms of the above gentlemen.

The advertisement ran from December 20, 1856 to January 3, 1857.  In the Southern Sentinel (Plaquemine, Louisiana).  Ambrotypes.  Messrs. Henschel & Robertson Would respectfully inform the citizens of this town and vicinity, that they have visited Plaquemine for the purpose of introducing their beautiful art of Ambrotyping which consists in taking Portraits On Glass.

Messrs. H. & R. but ask the public to call and examine their portraits, when their superiority over all others, they feel assured, will be at once admitted.  They are finer and more beautiful; they do not reverse the position; they area as plain as an engraving, seen in any view; they are taken in a much shorter time, therefore the expression is more life-like; they can be made double, so as to show two pictures instead of one, and will last for ages, unchanged.

Correct Portraits of children of any age taken almost instantaneously.  Messrs. Henschel & Robertson have taken rooms at Bissell’s Hotel, where they would be glad to see all who have a desire to examine specimens of their art.

The second announcement appeared on January 3, 1857 in the Southern Sentinel (Plaquemine, Louisiana).  Ambrotypes.  Our citizens who have not been there, should certainly Visit The Rooms Of Messrs. Henschel & Robertson, at Bissell’s Hotel, and see their beautiful portraits, taken by the new system of Ambrotyping.  An occasion like the present, to have a correct and fadeless picture of one’s self—or of some one better loved—may not occur soon again.  We advise all, therefore, to give the above gentlemen an early call, as their stay here may be of short duration.

Henschel & Robertson are not recorded in other photographic directories.

Mr. Henry

Daguerreotypes, ,

1853                195 Broadway, New York, New York.

Mr. Henry is recorded in an advertisement that ran on January 11, 1853 in The New York Herald  (New York, New York).  Wanted—A Person With A Capital of $100 to $150, to invest in a daguerreotype business, established 1843, skylight, seven year lease, furnished, &c., for which he will receive one-half the profits, and be taught the art if required; the money to be used in the business, &c.  Apply to Mr. Henry, in the Gallery, 195 Broadway.

Mr. Henry is not recorded in other photographic directories.

F. W. Henry

Daguerreotypes

1859                Address Unknown, Seneca Falls, New York.

F. W. Henry was recorded in an announcement that ran on December 21, 1859 in the Penn Yan Democrat (Penn-Yan, New York). [From the Seneca Co. Courier–Friday.]  Destructive Fire Great Loss of Property—Ten Buildings Burned.  Yesterday morning our village was visited by one of the most destructive fires which ever occurred in this place.–It broke out about five o’clock, and the flames were first seen issuing from the basement of Skidmore’s Dining Saloon, on the eastern side, but how the fire originated is not satisfactorily known…the flames were not subdued until ten buildings were consumed, embracing… F. W. Henry’s Ambrotype Gallery.

F. W. Henry is listed in Craig’s Daguerreian Registry as Francis W. Henry.