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Lyon, Mr.

1845                Main Street, Hubbard’s Building, Norwich, Connecticut.) 

1845 June 18.  Norwich Courier.  (Norwich, Connecticut.)  June 18, 1845, Vol. XXIV, No. 15, Whole No. 3223, P. 3.

Lyon’s Daguerreotype.  Mr. Lyon[1] has removed to Rooms on Main st., Hubbard’s Building, where he is prepared to execute Likenesses in a superior manner.  Having recently made great improvements in the art of Daguerreotyping, he is prepared to furnish as accurate and true Miniatures as can be obtained in New York, Philadelphia or Boston.

Persons who have had Pictures taken heretofore that are vague and indistinct, can have them retaken at a trifling expense.

Ordinary operators, and others, who wish to acquire this new and much improved system of taking pictures, will be faithfully instructed.

Ladies and Gentlemen are invited to call and examine specimens, whether they contemplate sitting or not.

Likenesses taken in all kinds of weather.

Advertisement ran from June 18 to October 22, 1845.


[1] Possibly John L. Lyon.

Mr. Lyon

1855                Rooms over J. S. Seabury’s Drug Store, Jamaica, New York.

Mr. Lyon, was recorded on an advertisement that ran from July 31 to September 11, 1855 in the Long Island Farmer, and Queens County Advertiser (Jamaica, New York).  Daguerreotypes.  Mr. Lyon would respectfully inform the inhabitants of Jamaica and vicinity, that he has taken rooms over J. S. Seabury’s Drug Store, where he will be happy to wait on all who are in want of a good likeness.

Ladies and Gentlemen are invited to call and examine specimens.  Hours for operating 8 A. M. till 4 P. M.  Jamaica, July 30, 1855.

Mr. Lyon is not recorded in other photographic directories.