Ellis, Lemuel
Robinson & Ellis
Wing & Ellis
Ca. 1850 Address Unknown, Boston, Massachusetts.[1]
1851 In Canada, various locations.[2]
1854 Address Unknown, Lynn, Massachusetts.1
1854 123 Washington Street, Boston, Massachusetts.1
1857 Address Unknown, Boston, Massachusetts.1
1858 203 Washington Street, Boston, Massachusetts.1
1859 Foster Block, Worcester, Massachusetts.
Ca. 1850. Information and research from Graham Garrett.
Robinson & Ellis, Stanstead, Lennoxville and Sherbrooke, L. C. (Quebec). Senior partner was Joseph C. Robinson, born in the U. S. in 1826. Listed as a portrait painter and daguerreotypist. Mentioned on Sherbrooke Census as having a residence in Lennoxville. Advertisement on January 9th, 1851 stated, “Messrs. Robinson & Ellis, the celebrated Photographic Artists, (from Boston), contemplated visiting Sherbrooke about the 25th Jan….” Listed in 1848 as having gallery at 170 Broadway, N.Y., Cincinnati, 1850-51. Lemuel Ellis (q.v.), a partner, was also located at 123 Washington St., Boston, and advertised in Montreal in 1854.
1854 March 6. Worcester Daily Spy. (Worcester, Massachusetts.) March 6, 1854, Vol. IX, No. 54, P. 3.
Ellis’ Daguerreotype Rooms, 123 Washington Street….Boston. On hand, a good variety of Cases, Lockets, Frames, &c.
1854 March 10. Vermont Journal. (Windsor, Vermont.) March 10, 1854, Vol. X, No. 38, Whole No. 506, P. 3.
Ellis’ Daguerreotype Rooms, 123 Washington Street….Boston. On hand, a good variety of Cases, Lockets, Frames, &c.
Advertisement ran from March 10 to April 7, 1854.
1854 March 10. Vermont Watchman and State Journal. (Montpelier, Vermont.) March 10, 1854, Vol. XLVIII, No. 15, Whole No. 2473, P. 3.
Ellis’ Daguerreotype Rooms, 123 Washington St., Boston. On hand, a good variety of cases, Lockets, Frames, &c.
Advertisement ran from March 10 to April 7, 1854.
1854 March 11. Portsmouth Journal of Literature and Politics. (Portsmouth, New Hampshire.) March 11, 1854, Vol. LXV, No. 10, P. 3.
Ellis’ Daguerreotype Rooms, 123 Washington St., Boston. On hand, a good variety of cases, Lockets, Frames, &c.
Advertisement ran from March 11 to April 1, 1854.
1854 March 17. The Rockland Gazette. (Rockland, Maine.) March 17, 1854, Vol. 9, No. 5, P. 3.
Ellis’ Daguerreotype Rooms, 123 Washington St., Boston. On hand, a good variety of cases, Lockets, Frames, &c.
Advertisement ran from March 11 to April 14, 1854.
1854 March 17. The Union and Eastern Journal. (Biddeford, Maine.) March 17, 1854, Vol. X, No. 11, P. 3.
Ellis’ Daguerreotype Rooms, 123 Washington St., Boston. On hand, a good variety of cases, Lockets, Frames, &c.
Advertisement ran from March 17 to April 21, 1854.
1854 March 18. Cape Anne Light and Gloucester Telegraph. (Gloucester, Massachusetts.) March 18, 1854, Vol XXVIII, No. 11, P. 3.
Ellis’ Daguerreotype Rooms, 123 Washington St., Boston. On hand, a good variety of cases, Lockets, Frames, &c.
Advertisement was recorded three times between March 17 to April 29, 1854.
1854 March 18. New Hampshire Statesman. (Concord, New Hampshire.) March 18, 1854, Vol. XXXIII, No. 1712, P. 3.
Ellis’ Daguerreotype Rooms, 123 Washington St., Boston. On hand, a good variety of Cases, Lockets, Frames, &c.
Advertisement ran from March 18 to May 27, 1854.
1854 March 21. Dover Enquirer. (Dover, New Hampshire.) March 21, 1854, Vol. VVVII, No. 43, P. 3.
Ellis’ Daguerreotype Rooms, 123 Washington St., Boston. On hand, a good variety of Cases, Lockets, Frames, &c.
Advertisement ran from March 21 to April 18, 1854.
1854 March 23. Green-Mountain Freeman. (Montpelier, Vermont.) March 23, 1854, Vol. XI, No. 13, P. 3.
Ellis’ Daguerreotype Rooms, 123 Washington Street. On hand a good variety of cases, Lockets, Frames, &c.
1854 March 24. The Norfolk Democrat. (Dedham, Massachusetts.) March 24, 1854, Vol. XVI, No. 10, Whole No. 790, P. 3.
Ellis’ Daguerreotype Rooms, 123 Washington Street. On hand a good variety of cases, Lockets, Frames, &c.
Advertisement ran from March 24 to September 15, 1854.
Boston Cards—March 1854. Ellis’ Daguerreotype Rooms, 123 Washington Street. On hand a good variety of Cases, Lockets, Frames, &c.
Advertisement Ran from March 31 to April 28, 1854.
1854 May 2. Dover Enquirer. (Dover, New Hampshire.) May 2, 1854, Vol. VVVII, No. 49, P. 3.
Ellis’ Daguerreotype Rooms, 123 Washington St., Boston. On hand, a good variety of Cases, Lockets, Frames, &c.
Advertisement ran from May 2 to 30, 1854.
1854 May 3. The Middlebury Register. (Middlebury, Vermont.) May 3, 1854, Vol. XIX, No. 2, P. 3.
Ellis’s Daguerreotype Rooms. 123 Washington Street. On hand, a good variety of Cases, Lockets, Frames, &c.
Advertisement ran from May 3 to 31, 1854.
1854 May 5. Norfolk Democrat. (Dedham, Massachusetts.) May 5, 1854, Vol. XVI, No. 16, Whole No. 796, P. 3.
Ellis’ Daguerreotype Rooms, 123 Washington Street. On hand a good variety of Cases, Lockets, Frames, &c.
Advertisement Ran from May 5 to June 2, 1854.
1854 May 10. Cheshire Republican. (Keene, New Hampshire.) May 10, 1854, Vol. XX, No. 40, P. 3.
Ellis’s Daguerreotype Rooms, 123 Washington St. On hand, a good variety of Cases, Lockets, Frames, &c.
Advertisement was recorded on May 10, 1854.
1854 June 16. Norfolk Democrat. (Dedham, Massachusetts.) June 16, 1854, Vol. XVI, No. 22, Whole No. 802, P. 3.
Boston Cards—March 1854. good variety of Cases, Lockets, Frames, &c.
Advertisement Ran from June 16 to September 15, 1854.
1859 May 18. Worcester Daily Transcript. (Worcester, Massachusetts.) May 18, 1859, Vol. 9, No. 133, Whole No. 2593, P. 2.
Messrs Wing & Ellis, the daguerreotypists of Foster’s Block have the best collection of photographic and stereoscopic views of places in Worcester that we have seen. The have a daguerreotype room on wheels that will go to any part of the city, take off one’s residence in the twinkling of a sunbeam, with wife or children sitting on the doorstep, if desired. They have handsome views of residences of Messrs. Stephen Salisbury, Samuel Davis, W. A. Hacker, John Hammond, Ethan Allen and others, which are as faithful as they are pretty. Their daguerreotype rooms does as good work as any in the city.
1859 May 25. Worcester Daily Spy. (Worcester, Massachusetts.) May 25, 1859, Vol. 14, No. 121, P. 2.
Stereoscopic Views.—We have seen some very fine photographs prepared for the stereoscope by Wing & Ellis of this city. They have a series of views taken at various points in this city, and well executed.
[1] A Directory Of Massachusetts Photographers 1839-1900.
[2] Information from Graham Garrett A Biographical Index of Daguerreotypist in Canada 1839-1871.
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