Orphan Photos #144 & #145

These photographs were taken by the same photographer, Dowe, and you’ll notice that the same chair is used in both.  I can tell by the board and the different style imprints that they were taken at different times.  Upon closer inspection, I have a feeling that the toddler in the one photo is also the infant in the other photo, as they both show similar facial features and the same hairline.  Here’s a close-up view.  What do you think?

Orphan Photos #144 & #145

Orphan Photo #143

I have another picture from this same photographer using the same prop.  I believe they were taken at different times only because the photographer’s imprint is slightly different between the two.  Here’s a close-up of the imprint from the other photo.  See how the font for the address, both street and city/state are different?

I wonder if it’s the same girl, first as an infant, then as a toddler, as they really look similar.

Orphan Photo #79	Orphan Photo #143

As noted in the first post for this photographer, it is probably George Palmer, born about 1837 in England.¹  He is listed in both the 1880 and 1900 censuses living in Buffalo, New York with the occupation of a photographer.²

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Sources

1.  1880 U.S. census population schedule, Buffalo, Erie County, New York, enumeration district (ED) 158, p. 12 (written), dwelling 65, family 88, George Palmer; digital images, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed 5 February 2011); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 831.   Also, 1900 U.S. census population schedule, Buffalo Ward 24, Erie County, New York, enumeration district (ED) 208, sheet 98A, dwelling 280, family 273, George Palmer; digital images, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed 5 February 2011); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623, roll 1032. 

2.  Ibid.

Orphan Photo #143

Orphan Photos #141 & #142

These ladies are dressed similarly and the photos were likely taken together.  It’s possible that the gals are related.

Orphan Photos #141 & #142

Orphan Photo #140

This particular photo has a glossy finish and is mounted to a board with a ribbed finish.  The photographer’s imprint reads:  Fichtel, 126 Bergen Line Ave., Union Hill, N.J.  Previous research on this photographer indicates that it is likely Sigmund Fichtel, who was listed in the 1900 census as a photographer, living in Union with his wife Margureth.¹

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Sources

1.  1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Union Ward 1, Hudson County, New Jersey, enumeration district (ED) 57, sheet 7A, page 146 (stamped), dwelling 91, family 154, Sigmund Fichtel, digital images, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed 20 August 2012); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623, roll 974.

Orphan Photo #140