1858 Location Unknown, St. Albans, Vermont.
1859 Location Unknown, Burlington, Vermont.
A. F. Styles was recorded in six announcements. The first announcement appeared in the Burlington Free Press (Burlington, Vermont) on September 24, 1858. The State Fair…A. F. Styles, of St. Albans, exhibited Ambrotypes, plain and colored.
The second announcement appeared in the Burlington Free Press (Burlington, Vermont) on September 24, 1858. The State Fair…Award of Premiums…A. C. Styles, St. Albans, Photographs in Watercolors, and Ambrotypes, $5.00.
The third announcement appeared in the Vermont Phoenix (Brattleboro, Vermont) on September 25, 1858. Eighth Annual Exhibition of the Vermont Agricultural Society. The Eighth Annual Fair of the Vermont State Agricultural Society was held at Burlington, on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of last week….Premiums Awarded….Floral Hall…
A. F. Styles, St. Albans, Photographs in Water colors, and Ambrotypes 5.00
C. L. Howe, Brattleboro, Photographs 5.00
Chas. Miller, Burlington, India Ink Photographs 5.00
The fourth announcement appeared in the Burlington Free Press (Burlington, Vermont) on September 16, 1859. The State Fair…Floral Hall…Mr. A. F. Styles of Burlington, also occupies considerable space with Photographs—some of them quite good, especially the views. A Photographic view of High Bridge is particularly excellent.
The fifth announcement appeared in the Vermont Phoenix (Brattleboro, Vermont) on September 24, 1859. Ninth Annual Fair of the Vermont State Agricultural Society. In accordance with arrangements effected last year, the ninth annual Fair of the Vermont State Agricultural Society was held at Burlington on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, the 13th, 14th, 15th, and 16th days of September, inst, on the grounds occupied by the Society in 1856 and again in 1858….Premiums Awarded…Floral Hall…
C. Miller, Burlington, Photographs, 1st premium diploma & 5.00
A. F. Styles, Burlington, Photographs, 2nd premium diploma & 3.00
The sixth announcement appeared in the Burlington Free Press (Burlington, Vermont) on September 23, 1859. The State Fair…Photographs…Though the committee assign a second place of honor to the plain photographs, exhibited by Mr. A. F. Styles, of Burlington, there are among them many specimens, of great merit.
A. F. Styles or (A. C. Styles) is recorded in Craig’s Daguerreian Registry as A.F. or A. J. Styles as being active in Burlington and St. Albans, Vermont in 1860.
Pioneer American Photographers, 1839 - 1860 