| Names: | Other: William Cushing Thompson
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| | Active: | US |
Stereographs project
Business locations
Amesbury, MA, US
Salisbury, MA, US
Newburyport, MA, US
[6-0] [William Cushing Thompson] "Photographer & Publisher"; "Published by..."; "Essex County Views", uncommon area scy.; "Views of
Newburyport's Historical Buildings, etc.";
houses, streets, fish market, most views seen on
RMs., rarely on CMs; some views hand colored by
wife. Wide-ranging, views from several towns;
many sold through T. Thurlo of Newburyport, with
their rubber stamp on back. Began in J.A.
MacArthur's Ambrotype Studio, 59; enlisted in
Union Army, 62 and for a time operated a photo
studio at New Bern, NC; returned to Newburyport
65 to work for Batchelder & Clement; bought them
out in 67; relocated to Amesbury 70; returned to
Newburyport 95 where he operated the Colonial
Picture Co. Listed in Amesbury 69-94,
Newburyport 65-66, 72 & 92-00 and Salisbury
74-86.
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. |
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