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Adams

Ambrotypes, Photographs, , , , ,

1858                Address Unknown, Biddeford, Maine.

1858 October 19.  Maine Democrat.  (Saco, Maine.)  October 19, 1858. Vol. XXX, No. 12, P. 2.

Cattle Show and Fair.  Our Expectations in regard to the Agricultural Fair were fully realized last week…Ambrotypes, &c.—Three entries.  First premium, E. H. McKenney, Biddeford, 3.00; A. R. Davis, Saco, 1.00.  The other entry was by Adams, Biddeford.

1858 November 2.  Maine Democrat.  (Saco, Maine.)  November 2, 1858. Vol. XXX, No. 14, P. 1.

Reports of Committees, Made at the Cattle, Show and Fair of the York County Agricultural Society, held at Saco, Oct. 13th, 14th and 15th, 1858…On Paintings…

The Ambrotypes and Photographs were entered by E. H. McKenney, and Adams, of Biddeford, and A. R. Davis, of Saco.

Mr. McKenney, though unfortunate in the loss by fire, in the Spring, of his instruments, and consequently working under a disadvantage in the use of new ones, has succeeded in entering for exhibition, twenty or ore pictures, which won the admiration of your Committee, In tone, truthfulness, and beauty of finish, we look upon Mr. McKenney’s pictures as being in the highest style of the art.  We award to Mr. McKenney the first premium of $3.00.

To Mr. A. R. Davis. Whose pictures, many of them, were really meritorious, particularly a Photograph of Mr. Milliken, we award a premium of $1.00.

Adams

Daguerreotypes, ,

1848                Address Unknown, New York, New York.

Adams appeared in one advertisement in the New York Herald (New York, New York) on  September 6, 1848.  Wanted.—A Good Opportunity For Any One To locate in the Daguerreotype business.  Adams’ old established rooms, furniture, and apparatus is now for sale, he wishing to go South, his health not being good. To one not knowing it, the art can be taught in one week.  Cost in all $125.

Adams is not recorded in other photographic directories as being active in New York City in 1848.  Looking through Craig’s Daguerreian Registry Dan Adams is the only person recorded who was active in the 1840’s and then showed up in the south.  This is speculation on my part based on the fact that Craig does not record Adams as having a studio address other than working for Brady and any factual knowledge that Adams did in fact continued working as a daguerrean in the south.