Wolcott, Alexander Simon

A pioneering amateur daguerreian in New York City, N.Y., Wolcott worked with John Johnson to make a daguerreotype camera in 1839. After the camera was patented on May 8, 1840, Wolcott traveled to Washington, D.C., and helped Stevenson open a gallery there. In 1841 Wolcott was listed in New York City as an artist. In 1841-1842 he was listed as a daguerreian at the corner of Broadway and Chambers Street. In 1841, when Wolcott traveled to London, he left M.O. Van Loan in charge of his gallery. In March, 1840, Wolcott advertised at 52 First Street, New York City. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Wolcott, William K.

Listed as a daguerreian at 217 West Baltimore Street, Baltimore, Md., 1845, in partnership as Simmons (Simons) and Wolcott. Probably the same W.K. Wolcott listed as a daguerreian in Wilmington, Delaware in 1846. Advertising there in January and June, his gallery was at Fifth and Market Streets. Wolcott also sold daguerreian stock, and taught penmanship. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Wolf, Daniel

Noted as a daguerreian at the corner Pennsylvania Avenue and Seventh Street, Washington, D.C., 1846. The gallery was located over Stott's Drug Store. The entrance to the gallery was on the corner of Seventh and C Streets. Information corrected to December, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Wolf, John G.

Listed as a daguerreian and optician, New York City, N.Y., 1839-1851. One source listed him at 96 Nassau Street in 1839-1840 as a supplier of optical and daguerreian apparatus, lenses, etc. He was the first daguerreian to be listed in the New York City directories, in 1841-1842 at 23 Chambers Street. He was not listed from 1842 to 1845, but reappeared as an optician at 90 Nassau Street from 1845 to 1849. In 1850-1851 he was listed at 128 Nassau Street. This is probably the same "Wolf" referred to by M.B. Brady when he recalled that S.F.B. Morse ordered one of Daguerre's cameras for Mr. Wolf, c. 1840. Possibly the same J.G. Wolf noted in partnership as a daguerreian with Charles E. Johnson in Binghampton, N.Y., in 1841. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Wolff, Henry

Listed as a daguerreian at #10 Royal Street, near King Street, Alexandria, Va., 1860. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Wolford

Listed as a miniature painter at 461 Market Street, Louisville, Ken., 1845, in partnership as Hewett and Wolford. This may have been John Hewitt (Hewett), a daguerreian listed on the south side of Market Street, between Third and Fourth Streets. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Wood

Noted as a daguerreian at #6 Stone Block, corner of Main and Center Streets, Worcester, Mass., 1842, in partnership as Wood and Knowles (L.J.). The location had been occupied previously by G. Evans. In June, 1842, Wood retired from the business. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Wood

Advertised daguerreotypes and ambrotypes in Richmond, Ohio, 1859-1860, in partnership as Johnson and Wood. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Wood, (R.L.)

As simply "Wood" he advertised as a daguerreian in Columbia, S.C. in December, 1848, over A. Young's Jewelry Store. Possibly the same as R.L. Wood, reported by another source in Athens, Ga., in February and March, 1849. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Wood, A.H.

Noted as a daguerreian, date and location unknown. Hand-stamped on the silk liner of a sixth plate daguerreotype case, "A.H. Wood/ Daguerreotypist". Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Wood, A.W.

Active as a daguerreian at 94 Dearborn Street, Chicago, Ill., 1858-1859. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Wood, Albert W.

Listed as a daguerreian at 104 Market Street, St. Louis, Mo., 1859, 1860; he boarded at 140 Market Street. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Wood, Charles

Listed as a daguerreian in Philadelphia, Pa., 1856-1860. In 1856 he was listed at 105 South Street. He was not listed in 1857, but in 1858 was listed at 617 Paul Street. In 1859 he was listed as a carpenter, but in 1860 was listed as a photographer on Clark Street near South Third Street. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Wood, Charles M.

Advertised ambrotypes in Upton, Mass., 1860. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Wood, E.H.

Possible photographer, Washington, Ark., and then in Clarksville, Texas. He advertised in Clarksville in March, 1859, and January, 1860. It was noted he had previously been in Washington, Ark. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Wood, E.W.

Listed as a daguerreian in Logansport, Ind., 1859-1860. No business address listed; he lived on North Street. In 1860-1861 he was listed as an ambrotypist and photographer on Fourth Street, between Broadway and North Streets. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Wood, Gardner

Listed as a daguerreian in St. Louis, Mo., 1852-1855. In 1852 and 1853 he was listed on the southeast corner of Third and Market Streets. In 1854-1855 he was listed at 66-1/2 Market Street. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Wood, George C.

Listed as a daguerreian artist in Milwaukee, Wisc., 1851-1852. No business address listed; he lived on Milwaukee Street. Not listed in the subsequent, 1854-1855, directory. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Wood, H.P.

Advertised ambrotypes in Marlboro, Mass., 1860. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Wood, Henry Billings

Noted as an artist at 265 Washington Street, Boston, Mass., 1853. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Wood, I.N.

Active as a daguerreian in Rural, Wisc., 1857-1859. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Wood, I.S.

Noted as a daguerreian in 1844, location unknown. He was listed as a photographer in Hempstead, L.I., N.Y., in 1873. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Wood, James

Daguerreian, Saratoga, N.Y., c. 1850's. His name and the town were scratched on the reverse of a daguerreotype of a painting. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Wood, James

Possibly Woods; ambrotypist on Main Street, Waverly, R.I., 1860-1861. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Wood, James M.

Active as a daguerreian and ambrotypist in Arrow Rock, Mo., 1860. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Wood, John

Listed as a daguerreotypist with M.P. Simons, 151 Main Street, Richmond, Va., 1856. He lived on the west side of Eighth Street. Possibly the same John Wood listed as a photographist at the Capitol, Washington, D.C., in 1860. There he lived at 532 I Street North. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Wood, John

Noted as a daguerreian, New York City, N.Y., dates unknown. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Wood, John M.

Active as a daguerreian. From 1854 to 1856 he was listed in New Haven, Conn. In 1854-1855 he was listed at 9 Brewster Building, and lived at 32 Hamilton Street. In 1855-1856 he was listed without a business address, and lived at 30 Wooster Street. Possibly the same John M. Wood listed in Albany, N.Y., from 1857 to 1859. During those years he was listed at #1 Exchange Building, in business as Wood and Brother, with W.W. Wood. They were isted as daguerreians in the mercantile directory, and as ambrotypists in the main body of the directory. J.M. Wood boarded at 55 Washington Street. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Wood, Lewis O.

Listed as a daguerreian in New York City, N.Y., 1848-1857. In 1848-1849 he was listed at 99 Spring Street. He did not appear in the 1849-1850 directory, but in 1850-1851 was listed at 311 Broadway, and lived at 35 Christopher Street. From 1853 to 1857 he was listed at 311 Broadway, and lived at 11 Wooster Street. In 1855-1856 he was listed on West 28th Street, corner of Broadway. In 1856-1857 he was listed without an occupation. This is probably the same Lewis Wood who signed as a witness Henry Insley's 1852 patent application for Illuminated Daguerreotypes. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Wood, Omar J.

Advertised as an ambrotypist in Joliet, Ill., 1860, in partnership as Collins (S.A.) and Wood. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Wood, R.L.

Reported as a daguerreian in Athens and Macon, Ga. From February to March, 1839 he was listed at the Franklin House, Athens, Ga. In 1850-1851 he was listed in Macon, Ga. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Wood, S.J.

Noted as a daguerreian in 1851, location unknown. Information comes from his name printed on a book in a daguerreotype; this was a rather unusual way for the photographer to identify himself. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Wood, Sidney A.

Listed as a daguerreian in Auburn, N.Y., 1859. He lived on Franklin Street, corner of Seminary Street. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Wood, Sydney A.

Active with a daguerreian gallery on Pickney Street between Main and Clymer Streets, five doors above Post Office, Madison, Wisc., 1858-1859. He advertised photographs colored by A. Goodell. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Wood, Thomas M.

Listed as a daguerreian in Nevada City, Calif., 1860. Wood had previously been a daguerreian in Grass Valley, Calif., before taking over the gallery of Celarie in late 1860. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Wood, Waterman

Advertised ambrotypes in Mill Bridge, Maine, 1860. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Wood, William W.

Listed as a daguerreian in Poughkeepsie and Albany, N.Y. From 1853 to 1856 he was listed at 254 Main Street, Poughkeepsie, N.Y. He lived at 55 Academy Street. From 1857 to 1859 he was listed in Albany, N.Y., in partnership as Wood and Brother, with J.M. Wood. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Woodbridge, James

Listed as a daguerreian at 158 Main Street, Hartford, Conn., 1849, 1850-1851. He boarded at 28 Asylum Street. He was listed alternately in 1851 at 156-1/2 Main Street. In 1852-1853 he was listed without an occupation. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Woodbridge, John J.

Classified by one researcher as a traveling daguerreian, John J. Woodbridge was first recorded in New York City, where he maintained a gallery from 1848 to 1854 at 90 Chatham Street. over Marshall's Shirt Depot.

During one year, 1848-1849, he was listed as an artist; after that, as a daguerreian. His residence was listed at the same address. On April 17, 1849, he was issued Patent #6,375 for a daguerreotype apparatus for panoramic views. The patent was issued in conjunction with I. Van Bunschotenand and W. Mann.

Reported to have made various visits to North Carolina previously, Woodbridge apparently returned there in the fall of 1850, opening a gallery on Craven Street in New Bern. He built a "Mammoth Skylight" which he claimed as the only one in the state, and installed a very large-sized camera.

This is probably the same John J. Woodbridge who constructed a double whole-plate camera on a stand, allowing full length views on 10-13-inch daguerreotype plates.

Assuming again we are dealing with the same operator, he was listed in 1855-1856 in Baltimore, Md., as a daguerreian over 244 Baltimore Street.

From 1856 to 1858 he was listed in Cincinnati, Ohio. There he was listed in 1856 and 1857 he was listed at 68 West Fourth Street. In 1857 he was noted in partnership as Woodbridge and Harris (S.P.), with his residence at City Hotel. In 1858 he was listed as Professor Woodbridge.

Another source noted him in partnership with Harris in Baltimore in 1855-1856 as well. He was probably also connected with Harris in St. Louis, Mo. in 1859. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Woodbridge, John S.

Active as a daguerreian in Columbus, Ga., 1856-1858, in partnership as Woodbridge and Popkins (B.F.). F.). They sold the gallery in 1858 to Willard and Depew. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Woodbridge, Joseph S.

Listed as a daguerreian in Hempstead, N.Y., 1859. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Woodbury, O.W.

Advertised ambrotypes in Sandwich, N.H., 1860. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Woodbury, William

Listed as a daguerreian in Victor, N.Y., 1859. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Woodley, Knight C.

Advertised as an ambrotypist at 288-1/2 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C., 1860. He lived at 312 E Street North. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Woodruff

Daguerreian case maker, Southampton and Oxford, Conn. In 1849 he was listed in Southampton, in partnership as Hart and Woodruff. He was also listed in Oxford the same year, in partnership as Scott and Woodruff. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Woodruff, Edwin F.

Active as a daguerreian at 57 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, N.Y., 1859-1860. He lived at 76 West Warren Street. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Woodruff, J.

Listed as a daguerreian in Rochester, N.Y. in 1841. He made daguerreian portraits at the National Hotel in July, 1841. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Woodruff, Laurence

Active as a daguerreian on Commerce Street near Bridge Street, Bridgeton, N.J., 1860. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Woods

Active as a daguerreian in Placerville, Calif., 1858-1859, in partnership as Woods and Michaels. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Woods, David Holmes

Noted as a daguerreian in Marysville and LaGrange, Calif. In 1856 he was listed in Marysville. Probably the same as D.H. Woods, listed the same year in LaGrange, Tuolumne County, Calif. It was noted he was from Ohio. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Woods, Edmund

Listed as a daguerreian at 24 West Fourth Street, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1853. He lived at 160 West Fifth Street. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Woods, J.S.

Active as a daguerreian in Ninevah, Ind., 1860-1861. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Woods, James

Spelling Variant, See Wood, James Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Woods, Louis

Listed as a daguerreian at 31 Christopher Street, New York City, N.Y., 1850-1851. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Woodsong, John S.

Active as a daguerreian in Manchester, Ind., 1860-1861. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Woodward, David Acheson

An inventor in Baltimore, Md., he patented a solar camera in 1857. He received Patent #16,700 on February 24; a newspaper report followed on July 28. He received an additional patent, #31,639, in 1861 related the the same item. Born in Philadelphia, Pa., he lived in Cincinnati, Ohio and Philadelphia before settling in Baltimore in 1847 with a painting and drawing studio. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Woodward, E.

Listed as a photographer at 13 West Gay Street, over Hughes' Store, next door to Mrs. Pyle's Confectionery, West Chester, Pa., 1857, 1860. His name is imprinted on the velvet case liner of a sixth plate daguerreotype. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Woodward, William

Listed as a daguerreotypist in Boston, Mass., 1849-1851. He was listed at 2 Ritchie Block, and boarded at 55 Hanover Street. The mercantile index listed him at Maverick Square, East Boston. He was listed in Boston again in 1865. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Woodward, William

Active as a daguerreian in Kanesville, Ill., 1854-1855. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Woodward, William R.

Although undoubtedly active prior to 1856, he purchased the former J.H. Whitehurst Gallery in Washington, D.C. in June, 1856, from Julian Vannerson. The gallery was located in Duvalls Building on Pennsylvania Avenue. Whitehurst continued to hold a "mortgage" on the gallery, and Woodward sold the gallery in June, 1858 to William N. Metcalfe. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Woodworth, David

First listed as a daguerreian at 233 Broadway, New York City, N.Y., 1850-1851. Probably the same as D. Woodworth, Jr., listed as a daguerreian in Albany, N.Y., intermittently from 1851 to 1859. In 1851-1852 he was listed there at 75 State Street, and boarded at 67 Lumber Street. He was not listed in Albany from 1852-1855, but may be the same David Woodworth listed in 1852-1853 in Troy, N.Y., at 218 River Street. He lived there at 145 First Street. In 1855 he was listed at 378 Broadway, Albany, and boarded at 67 Lumber Street. He was listed in 1856 at the same location, and in 1857 and 1858 at 444 Broadway. The 67 Lumber Street address was owned by Maria Woodworth, a widow. An alternate directory listed him at the Broadway address in 1859 as well. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Woodworth, G.W.

Advertised daguerreotypes and ambrotypes in Akron, Ohio, 1859-1860. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Woodworth, H.T.

Listed as a daguerreian in Battle Creek, Mich., 1856. He was next listed as a photographic artist on Main Street in 1860. Another source recorded him in Battle Creek from 1858 to 1879. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Woolen, J.

Noted as a daguerreian in Philadelphia, Pa., 1852. He exhibited daguerreotypes at the Franklin Institute that year. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Wooley, Kate

Advertised ambrotypes in Troy, Ohio, 1859-1860. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Wooley, Solomon Jackson

Born in Zanesville, Ohio, he purchased daguerreian equipment in Columbus, Ohio in 1849. He worked as an itinerant daguerreian in southern Ohio, West Virginia, Indiana and the deep South. He published his autobiography in 1881. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Wooley, William D.

Recorded as an ambrotypist in Hamilton, Ohio in 1858-1859; probably the same as "W.H. Wooley" listed as taking ambrotypes and photographs on Main Street in Camden, Ohio in 1860. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Woolf

Advertised daguerreotypes and ambrotypes in McCutchenville, Ohio, 1859-1860. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Woollens, Joseph

Listed as a photographist in Philadelphia, Pa., 1851-1856. He was alternately listed at the southwest corner of Eighth and Arch Streets, and at the southwest corner of Eighth and Mulberry Streets. Woollens reportedly began as a daguerreian casemaker c. 1852; and beginning in 1856 was in business with Frank Schleunes. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Woolley, S.P.

Active as a daguerreian in Marshall, Texas, 1855. (He) worked with Mrs. C.R. Hargrove. Born in Virginia, he then advertised in March, 1856 in Clarksville, Texas; and was listed as a photographer in the census in Bonham in 1860. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Woolley, Solomon Jackson

An itinerant daguerreian from Zanesville, Ohio, Woolley purchased his first camera outfit in Cincinnati, Ohio in January, 1850. He received instruction from a daguerreian in Zanesville, and apparently for the next year or more visited a variety of places: New Plymouth, McArthur, Logan, Harrisonville, Middleport, Pomeroy, Nelsonville, Athens and Point Pleasant, Ohio; Buffalo and Parkersburg, W.Va.; Decatur, Ind., and unspecified places in the South. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Woolley, William D.

Listed as a daguerreian in Hamilton, Ohio, 1858-1859, in partnership as Osborne (E.O.) and Woolley. The operated a daguerreian and ambrotype gallery, north side of High Street, in Beckett's Block, between Second and Third Streets. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Woolverton, Samuel

Advertised ambrotypes in Clyde, Ohio, 1860. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Worcester, Samuel

Also spelled Wocester; noted as a daguerreian in Portsmouth, Ohio, 1853. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Worcester Photographic

Worcester Photographic Apparatus Manufacturing... See Knowles, Lucius James Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Worden, G.L.

Listed as a daguerreian in Elmira, N.Y., 1860. No business address listed; he boarded at the National Hotel. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Workman, Daniel

Alternately Wakeman; ambrotypes, Adams and North Adams, Mass., 1860. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

World, Caleb

Listed as a photographer in Brooklyn, N.Y., 1860. His name comes from a list of contributors to the Fredericks defense fund against the Cutting patent. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Worms

Listed as a daguerreian at 383 Broadway, New York City, N.Y., 1860, in business as Worms and Co. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Wormser, G.

Advertised daguerreotypes in Wilmington, Delaware and Philadelphia, Pa. In 1854 he was listed in Wilmington, in the Glazier Building, Third and Market Streets. He advertised there in August. In 1856 he was listed in Philadelphia, at 338 Market Street. He lived on Cherry Street. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Worth

Listed as a daguerreian in Lyons, N.Y. in 1850-1851. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Worth, B.G.

Active as a daguerreian in Raleigh and Hillsborough, N.C. In 1844-1845 he was listed in Raleigh; in 1846 he was listed in Hillsborough. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Worth, W.H.

Listed with daguerreian rooms over Dr. Church, Seneca Street, west of Water Street, south side, Geneva, N.Y., 1857-1858. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Worthen, E.B.

Listed as a daguerreian in Stevens Point, Wisc., 1857-1859. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Worthley, William E.G.

Advertised ambrotypes in Yarmouth, Maine, 1860. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Wright

Advertised as a daguerreian in Washington, Texas in July, 1857, in partnership as Wright and Berkeley. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Wright

Listed as a photographer on Morgan Street, Booneville, Mo., 1860, in partnership as Bennett and Wright. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Wright

Noted as a daguerreian in Austin, Texas, 1851. He advertised in partnership as Gary and Wright, in January, 1851. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Wright, A.R.

Active as an ambrotypist in Salt Lake City, Utah in March, 1857. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Wright, C.J.

Advertised ambrotypes in Milton, Ohio, 1860, in business as C.J. and William R. Wright. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Wright, E.

Listed as a daguerreian in Magnolia, Ill., 1860. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Wright, E.R.

Listed as a daguerreian in Marion, N.Y., 1850-1851. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Wright, G.E.

Advertised ambrotypes in Stamford, Conn., 1860. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Wright, George F.

Artist and portrait painter, 168-1/2 Main Street, State Bank Building, Hartford, Conn., 1851. This was the same address used by various daguerreians. He boarded at the American Hotel. From 1852 to 1855 he was listed as a portrait painter at 168 Main Street. He was possibly employed by one of the daguerreians, but this has not been established. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Wright, George W.

Advertised as a photographist at 93 Dauphin Street, upstairs, in Mobile, Ala., 1859. He lived at 10 North Joachim Street. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Wright, Henry U.

Listed as a daguerreian in Potosi, Wisc., 1857-1859. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Wright, J.

Active as a daguerreian in Warner, Ind., 1860-1861. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Wright, J.A.

Active as a lawyer and daguerreian and insurance agent in Washington Court House, Ohio, 1859-1860. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Wright, Jacob

Advertised daguerreotypes at 194 North Second Street in Williamsburgh (Brooklyn), N.Y., 1854. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Wright, James D.

Listed as an "artist" in Odd Fellows Hall Building, Terre Haute, Ind., 1860. He lived on Linton Street. The mercantile index under the heading of "Artists" also refers the reader to the listing of "Daguerreotypists". Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Wright, L.C.

Listed as a daguerreotypist at 38 East Genesee Street, Syracuse, N.Y., 1853-1854. He boarded at Wright's Hotel. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Wright, Lorenzo

Listed as a daguerreian in Pawtucket, R.I., 1849. He was also active there at 20 Main Street in 1855. Wright is credited with a daguerreotype of a train wreck near Pawtucket in August, 1853. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Wright, Michael J.

Active as a daguerreian at 381 Bowery, New York City, N.Y., 1859-1860. He lived at 38 Greenwich Street. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Wright, O.B.

Listed as a daguerreian in Oakfield, Wisc., 1857-1859. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Wright, Peter

Noted as a daguerreian in Benicia, Calif., 1855-1857. In 1855, he advertised rooms behind the Benecia Iron Works. A similar ad appeared in 1857. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Wright, Sheldon C.

Advertised photographs in St. Charles, Ill., 1860. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Wright, W.R.

Listed as a daguerreian in Conquest, N.Y., 1859. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Wright, W.W.

Active as an ambrotypist on the west side of Public Square, Springfield, Ill., 1860, in partnership as Duboce (A.P.) and Wright. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Wright, William

Listed as an MD, a dentist and professor of the daguerreotype, Fourth and Wood Streets, Pittsburgh, Pa., 1841. The address was noted as #71 Fourth Street, one door from Wood; he lived in Allegheny. He may have been the only resident daguerreian in Pittsburgh in 1841. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Wright, William R.

Listed with the "Imperial Skylight Daguerreian Studio" in the McNeal Building, 81 Westminster Street, Providence, R.I., mid-1850's; exact dates unknown. Information from label behind image. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Wright, William R.

Advertised ambrotypes in Milton, Ohio, 1860. He was listed in business as C.J. and William R. Wright. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Wrolt, J.W.

Listed as a daguerreian in New Liberty, Ill., 1860. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Wulfing, Julius

Dealer in daguerreian apparatus, 41 Platt Street, New York City, N.Y., 1856-1859, in partnership as Wulfing and Floto (E.). The partnership was not listed in 1858-1859. An alternate source listed the firm as early as 1846-1847, but this appears to be an error. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Wyant, W.H.

Advertised daguerreotypes and ambrotypes in Canton, Ohio, 1859-1860, in partnership as Wyant and Evans. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Wyatt, David W.

Also spelled Dwyatt; daguerreotypist, #1 Morris Place, upstairs, Troy, N.Y., 1849-1852. Be boarded at 43 Second Street, and then lived at 7 North Third Street. His business address was also reported as 54 Congress Street. It is unclear whether this was a change of address or the same as #1 Morris Place. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Wyatt, Thomas

Listed as a daguerreotypist in Troy, N.Y., 1850-1851. No business address listed; he lived at 11 Federal Street. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Wybrant, Frank W.

Listed as an ambrotypist at T. Harris' gallery, Main Street between Fourth and Fifth Streets, Louisville, Ken., 1859-1860. He lived on Tenth Street. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Wykes, Edward S.

Also spelled Wikes; originally from Black River (Lorain), Ohio, he reportedly purchased a camera from a "Lew Higgins" c. 1850, and learned the process from James F. Ryder in Elyria, Ohio, that same year. Possibly the same as E.S. Wykes, listed in Columbus, Ohio, in 1855 as a daguerreian. There he was listed in the Penniman Block on High Street. He boarded at the U.S. Hotel. From 1858 to 1863 he was listed in Pittsburgh, Pa., at 60 Market Street, upstairs. Also possibly the same as "E.S. Wykes", listed by one source in Detroit, Mich. from 1857 to 1864, and by another source in Grand Rapids, Mich. in 1860. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Wykes, J.W.

Recorded as a daguerreian in Wooster, Ohio in 1853. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Wylie, Theophilus Adam (1810-1895)

Possibly the first daguerreian in the State of Indiana; a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania in 1830 and a resident of Philadelphia, Pa., he left there to become professor of natural philosophy and chemistry at Indiana College (now Indiana University) in Bloomington, Ind., in 1837. His diaries record he was having a daguerreotype apparatus made in January, 1841. In late March the apparatus was almost complete, and a newspaper article notes that in Professor Wylie's laboratory was a "print" from a daguerreotype showing the corner of Ninth and Market Streets, Philadelphia. Apparently Wylie's brother was instructing him, through letters written from Philadelphia, in the art of the daguerreotype. Wylie's diaries are in the library of Indiana University. Information corrected to April, 1998; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Wyman, Ephraim

Advertised ambrotypes at 335 Washington Street, Boston, Mass., 1858 and 1859. He was listed as Wyman & Co., with H. Wyman. He lived in Waltham, Mass. An alternate source listed the firm through 1861. DeLos Barnum may have been associated with the firm in 1858. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Wyman, Henry

Advertised ambrotypes in Boston, Mass., 1857-1860. In 1857 he was listed at 365 Washington Street, and lived in Waltham, Mass. In 1858 he was listed at the same address, in partnership as E. & H. Wyman. The firm was listed as Wyman & Co. in 1859. In 1860, Henry Wyman was listed alone at 335 Washington Street. An alternate source listed the firm through 1861. DeLos Barnum may have been associated with the firm in 1858. Wyman was active in Boston through 1867. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Wyman, S. Webster

Advertised ambrotypes in Woburn, Mass., 1860 and later. He was listed there until 1869. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Wyman, William

Listed as a daguerreian in Danby, Mich., 1859-1860. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Wyncoop, George H.

Active as a photographer at 754 South Front Street, Philadelphia, Pa., 1860. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig

Wynd, H.J.

Listed as a daguerreian in Keithsburg, Ill., 1854-1855. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig