1849-1850       268 Washington Street, Boston, Massachusetts.[1]^{, [2]}       

1853                140 Washington Street, Boston, Massachusetts.¹

1849 January 1.  Boston Daily Republican.  (Boston, Massachusetts.)  January 1, 1849, Vol. 4, No. 64, P. 4.

Boston Business Illustrated Directory…Daguerreotype Miniatures.

Cannon, John, Blanchard’s Block, Court.  Pictures taken in the utmost perfection of the art.[3]

Foss, Plummer, 190 Washington, opp.  Marlboro’ Hotel.  Perfect satisfaction given or no charge.  Please call.

Lerow & Co., 91 Washington, would inform the public that they are now taking better Pictures than formerly on account of some important improvements which they have recently made in the Art.  Their work now cannot by surpassed by any in quality, and their prices are extremely low.  Particular attention given to copying Paintings, Engravings, &c.

North’s Daguerreotype Rooms, 142 Washington.  In consequence of the demand for Daguerreotype Miniatures being more than he could supply at his rooms, 142, Mr. North has opened another splendid Daguerreotype Establishment in connection with Mr. Marshall, 268 Washington st.  Likenesses can be procured at either establishment.

Shew, Wm.,  123 Washington, Miniatures taken in the best manner and at low rates.

Whipple, John A., 96 Washington, Miniatures beautifully executed.

Advertisement ran from January 1 to April 2, 1849.

1849 March 1.  The Daily Chronotype.  (Boston, Massachusetts.)  March 1, 1849, Vol. 6, No. 138, P. 3.

North’s Daguerreotype Rooms, 142 Washington Street, (at the foot of School street), Boston.

Mr. North has every facility for executing Daguerreotype Miniatures.

He invites all who have friends they love, to call at his Rooms, and “Secure their shadow ere the substance fades.”

He also has Rooms in connection with Mr. Marshall, 268 Washington st.  These rooms are up only one flight of stairs, fitted up in good style, with a superior sky-light.

Advertisement ran from March 1 to May 31, 1849.

1853 February 3.  The Boston Daily Atlas.  (Boston, Massachusetts.)  February 3, 1853, Vol. XXI, No. 185, P. 3.

Boston Business Directory, Contains Important Trade & Professions Alphabetically Arranged.  Published Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, In The Boston Atlas.  The following List, representing Only Two Houses in each branch of trade…

Daguerreotype Miniatures.

J. A. Whipple, 93 Washington .

S. B. Buttrick & J. P. C. Marshall, 139½ Washington.

Daguerrean Stock.

John Sawyer & Co., 123 Washington street.

Advertisement ran from February 3 to July 9, 1853.

Boston Business Directory.  (Boston, Massachusetts.)  Published by George Adams.

1848.  Not Listed.

1849.  (J.P.C. Marshall) daguerreotypist, 268 Washington st.—H-7 Essex.

1850.  Not Listed.

1851.  Not Listed.

1852.  Not Listed.

1853.  (Buttrick & Marshall) 140 Washington st.—b—139 Harrison ave.

(Buttrick, Samuel B. & Marchall J. P. C.) daguerreotypist, 140 Washington st.—H—at          Salem.

1854.  No occupation listed—b—17 Grove.

1855.  artist, 631 Washington.[4]

1856.  artist, 631 Washington—b—34 Eliot.

1857.  artist, 631 Washington.

1858.  artist, 289 Washington[5]—b—29 Beach.

1859.  showcards, 323 Washington—b—29 Beach.

1860.  showcards,  276 & 323  Washington st.

1861.  showcards, 323 Washington st.—b—at Roxbury.

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[1] A Directory Of Massachusetts Photographers 1839-1900.

[2] 1850 activity date from The American Daguerreotype, probably from the 1849/1850 Boston City Directory.

[3] Advertisement ran from January 8 to April 2, 1849.

[4] Unknown if he was a daguerreotypist/operator or colorist at 631 Washington, this was the same address as Joseph B. Starkweather (1854-1862).  Or he was possibly working alone as an artist at that address.

[5] Unknown if he was a daguerreotypist/operator or colorist at  289 Washington street, this was the same address as Edward L. Allen (1858-1860).  Or he was possibly working alone as an artist at that address.