Stereoscopic photographer, backlists on stereoviews. Active: Painesville, Ohio
Stereographs project
Business locations
Portsmouth, OH, US
Painesville, OH, US
[7-8] "Published by...", "View Artist"; P.O. Box, No. 817, Painesville, Box 196 Portsmouth; "400
good negatives of my own"; "Specialties --
School & School Houses"; latter career spent
much time traveling as "Faze the Rambler" and
"The Rambling View Artist"; "Faze's Stereoscopic
Rambles"; "Faze's Stereoscopic Journeys";
"Nelson Ledges"; "Home Views"; "Grand River"; broad coverage with generally fine views, mostly
scy., some animals/birds; B/Ls, most on CMs,
desc. on back, used very over-sized cards,
odd-shaped prints, and striking printing; made a
fine and unusual series "while on a round trip
on the steamer Golden Crown, from Cincinnati to
New Orleans ...1878", 200+ views, incl. several
on board ship, 60 of New Orleans, people, jazz
band, etc.; also sold views of other photogs.
"Views 35 cents/ea. or $3/doz."; offered
catalog. At Painesville first, Portsmouth
later; during boat journeys he occasionally
stopped off to photograph family groups,
residences, schools, etc.; how many boat trips
he made is not known.
T.K. Treadwell & William C. Darrah (Compiled by), Wolfgang, Sell (Updated by), 11/28/2003, Photographers of the United States of America, (National Stereoscopic Association) |
| Credit: National Stereoscopic Association with corrections and additions by Alan Griffiths and others. |
| NOTE: You are probably here because you have a stereograph to identify. Please email good quality copies of the front and back to alan@luminous-lint.com so we can create reference collections for all. |
Preparing biographies
| | Premium content for those who want to understand photography |
References are available for subscribers.There is so much more to explore when you subscribe.
Subscriptions
| | Portraits
If you have a portrait of this photographer or know of the whereabouts of one we would be most grateful.
alan@luminous-lint.com |
Family history
If you are related to this photographer and interested in tracking down your extended family we can place a note here for you to help. It is free and you would be amazed who gets in touch.
alan@luminous-lint.com |
|
LuminousLint 
@LuminousLint