1853-1854 82 Merrimack Street, Lowell, Massachusetts.
1855 82 Merrimack Street, Lowell, Massachusetts.[1]
1855-1856 Canal Block, Lowell, Massachusetts.
1859-1861 100 Merrimack Street, Lowell, Massachusetts.1
1864 112 Merrimack Street, Lowell, Massachusetts.1
Ca 1864-1866 166 Essex Street, Lawrence, Massachusetts.1
1866 166 Essex Street, Lawrence, Massachusetts.1
1868 211 Essex Street, Lawrence, Massachusetts.1
1869 Address Unknown, Lawrence, Massachusetts.1
1871 421 Essex Street, Lawrence, Massachusetts.1
1871 271 Essex Street, Lawrence, Massachusetts.1
1853 October 28. Vox Populi. (Lowell, Massachusetts.) October 28, 1853, Vol. XIII, No. 50, P. 3.
Daguerreotypes! The Largest Rooms in the City!! Two Lights, Two Operating Rooms. J. Q. Currier, Invites the attention of citizens and strangers to his extensive Daguerrean Establishment, at No. 88 Merrimack street, the largest and best arranged of any in the city. Two distinct and spacious Operating Rooms, together with skilful and practiced operators enable him to furnish his patrons with Pictures in the highest style of art with the latest possible delay.
His large skylight, added the past season, containing 240 square feet of glass, is admirably adapted to the taking of Large Pictures and Groups, and in this branch the proprietor will Challenge Competition! A share of attention will be devoted to the much admired Crayon Daguerreotypes.
These Pictures have the appearance and effect of very fine Crayon Drawings, and will not fail to merit the approbation of a refined taste.
Colored Daguerreotypes! A new process of coloring Daguerreotypes has just been introduced, and is used by the subscriber with great success. A perfectly life like appearance is given to the countenance and expression by this process, unattainable by any other.
Great pains will be taken in the execution of Children’s Portraits! Pictures Enlarged And Copied.
Mr. Currier is assisted in his business by Mr. M. H. Lufkin, an Artist of taste and experience, and, between the two, he is confident he will be able to merit a large and continued share of the patronage of his friends and the public generally.
Specimen Pictures May be seen at his rooms, which for [beauty] and delicacy he is willing to have compared with the most favorable specimens of the art.
All, then, therefore, in search of a good Daguerreotype, are invited to call at Currier’s Daguerreotype Rooms, Concert Hall Building, No. 82 Merrimack street, Lowell.
Advertisement ran from October 28 to December 30, 1853.
1853 October 29. Lowell Daily Journal and Courier. (Lowell, Massachusetts.) October 29, 1853, Vol. XIX, No. 4208, P. 2.
Daguerreotypes! The Largest Rooms in the City!! Two Lights, Two Operating Rooms. J. Q. Currier, Invites the attention of citizens and strangers to his extensive Daguerrean Establishment, at No. 88 Merrimack street, the largest and best arranged of any in the city. Two distinct and spacious Operating Rooms, together with skilful and practiced operators enable him to furnish his patrons with Pictures in the highest style of art with the latest possible delay.
His large skylight, added the past season, containing 240 square feet of glass, is admirably adapted to the taking of Large Pictures and Groups, and in this branch the proprietor will Challenge Competition! A share of attention will be devoted to the much admired Crayon Daguerreotypes.
These Pictures have the appearance and effect of very fine Crayon Drawings, and will not fail to merit the approbation of a refined taste.
Colored Daguerreotypes! A new process of coloring Daguerreotypes has just been introduced, and is used by the subscriber with great success. A perfectly life like appearance is given to the countenance and expression by this process, unattainable by any other.
Great pains will be taken in the execution of Children’s Portraits! Pictures Enlarged And Copied.
Mr. Currier is assisted in his business by Mr. M. H. Lufkin, an Artist of taste and experience, and, between the two, he is confident he will be able to merit a large and continued share of the patronage of his friends and the public generally.
Specimen Pictures May be seen at his rooms, which for [beauty] and delicacy he is willing to have compared with the most favorable specimens of the art.
All, then, therefore, in search of a good Daguerreotype, are invited to call at Currier’s Daguerreotype Rooms, Concert Hall Building, No. 82 Merrimack street, Lowell.
1853 December 23. Vox Populi. (Lowell, Massachusetts.) December 23, 1853, Vol. XIV, No. 6, P. 3.
“Excelsior!” Daguerreian Gallery The Largest Rooms In The City! 2 Lights & 2 Operating Rooms! J. Q. Currier, Invites the attention of citizens and strangers to his extensive Daguerreotype Establishment At No. 82 Merrimack Street., The Largest and Best Arranged of Any in Lowell!
Two distinct and spacious operating rooms, together with skillful and practical operators, enable him to furnish his patrons with pictures in the highest style of art with the least possible delay.
His Large Skylight, added the past season, contains 240 square feet of glass, is admirably adapted to the taking of Large Pictures! And Groups And In This Branch The Proprietor Will Challenge Competition!
A share of attention will be devoted to the much admired Crayon Daguerreotypes!! The Pictures have the appearance and effect of very fine Crayon Drawings, and cannot fail to merit the approbation of a refined taste.
Colored Daguerreotypes. A new process of Coloring Daguerreotypes has just been introduced, and is used by the subscriber with great success. A perfectly life-like appearance is given to the countenance and expression by this process, unattainable by any other.
Great Pains Will Be Taken In The Execution Of Children’s Portraits.
Pictures Enlarged and Copied.
Mr. Currier is assisted in his business by Mr. M. H. Lufkin, An Artist of taste and experience, and between the two he is confident he will be able to merit a large and continued share of the patronage of his friends and the public generally.
Specimen Pictures May be seen at his Rooms, which for beauty and delicacy he is willing to have compared with the most favorable specimens of the art.
Advertisement ran from December 23, 1853 to February 17, 1854.
1854 August 25. Vox Populi. (Lowell, Massachusetts.) August 25, 1854, Vol. XIV, No. 41, P. 2.
Daguerreotypes.—We would call the attention of our readers to the daguerreian gallery of Wilkins & Lufkin, (successors to J. Q Currier) 82 Merrimack Street. We have rarely seen pictures so clear and brilliant, and never so well-arranged and graceful positions, or delicacy of coloring. Their rooms are beautifully furnished, easy of access, and up but one flight of stairs. A large skylight gives them ample facilities for making any style of picture that their patrons want.
1854 October 13. Vox Populi. (Lowell, Massachusetts.) October 13, 1854, Vol. XIV, No. 48, P. 3.
Daguerreotypes. Wilkins & Lufkin, Daguerreian Gallery. 82 Merrimack Street, Up One Flight of Stairs, Is one of the most extensive in this country. It is fitted up in a superb manner, and accompanied by both side and sky light, with two distinct operating rooms. The advantages of the above arrangement can be seen at a glance.
Miniatures in clouds, crayon, metallic, background, stereoscopes, and every variety of style taken in this Gallery, that for arrangement of attitudes, delicacy of coloring, are unsurpassed in this city.
Metallic Back-Ground. This new and beautiful style of finishing the background needs but to be seen to be appreciated. It consists in applying a substance a substance to the plate after the picture is taken, which gives the background a fine metallic appearance, thereby making the likeness clear and visible in any angle of light, while it rivals in beauty the finest mezzotint engravings.
Persons that have Daguerreotypes or copies of portraits that the outlines are indistinct, or the background dark or mottled, can have the metallic ground applied in a few minutes of time, and at a trifling expense. Every picture warranted.
Prices as reasonable as those of any other artists in the city. Please to call and see for yourselves. Chas. Wilkins. M. H. Lufkin.
Advertisement ran from October 13 to November 24, 1854.
1855 February 23. Vox Populi. (Lowell, Massachusetts.) February 23, 1855, Vol. XV, No. 15, P. 2.
Daguerreotypes.—A capital likeness can be procured at the establishment of Messrs. M. H. Lufkin & Co., Canal Block, opposite the American House. This firm have just completed the remodelling [sic.] of their rooms, and are now prepared to get up pictures in the highest style of the art.
1855 May 18. Vox Populi. (Lowell, Massachusetts.) May 18, 1855, Vol. XV, No. 27, P. 2.
Daguerreotypes.—Messrs. Lufkin & Co. Canal Block, Central Street, have completed the improvements in their rooms, and are now prepared to take likenesses equal, if not superior, to any that can be obtained in the city. Call and see their specimens.
1856 April 28. Lowell Daily Citizen and News. (Lowell, Massachusetts.) April 28, 1856, Vol. VI, No. 1, P. 3.
Crayon Drawing. Portraits and Landscape Drawing taught evenings, by M. H. Lufkin, at his Daguerreian Rooms, Canal Block, opposite the American House. Each pupil taught separately. Call and examine specimens.
Advertisement was recorded from April 28 to May 17, 1856.
1862 May 3. The Lowell Daily Courier. (Lowell, Massachusetts.) May 3, 1862, Vol. XXVII, No. 6723, P. 2.
Gone To Lawrence. Mr. M. H. Lufkin, who is known to many of our citizens as a superior ambrotype and photograph artist, has taken rooms in Lawrence for the prosecution of the art in which he has for years stood in the first rank, in this vicinity. Mr. Lufkin has for a number of years been operating for Mr. G. K. Warren, who has long done the best class of work in Lowell; and we speak what probably no one will deny, when we say that he has had no superior as a skillful, tasty, finished operator. Our Lawrence friends may be sure that Mr. Lufkin is worthy of their patronage, and we trust he will receive it,
1862 October 6. Lowell Daily Citizen and News. (Lowell, Massachusetts.) October 6, 1862, Vol. XII, No. 1973, P. 3.
Born. In this city, Oct 4th, a son to Mr. M. H. Lufkin.
[1] A Directory Of Massachusetts Photographers 1839-1900.
Pioneer American Photographers, 1839 - 1860 