Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-09-25
THOSE VINO CAME AND 9UIT.
a yeyIew of the Lancaster Photographers oi
the pldeu Time.

Having given some account of the photo
praph galleries now in existence we will
mention, so far as we remember, those who
tarried ior time and quit
In lSiT James G.. Thackara, in partnership
with a man named Mitchell, essayed to take
Daguerreotypes in the rooms lately occupied
by DR.. T.. X. Young aud now by Or.
partuership did not last long Mitchell
retired ana Mr. Thackara became agent for
the Adams express, a position he held until
falling health compelled hlm To aoandon II
lie now lives retired at No. US Church street.
In lsiS Rihl n Mayhem opened Daguerro-
type rooms over Longs drug store, North
Queen street Mayhem leit i'll snort tlme,
and few months later Rihl closed up tho
place aud went to Philadelphia
About 1850 or little later Wouastoh ~
Beiz of Wilmington, Del, opened Daguer-
reotype rooms in the fourth story oil the OLD
museum, now the Rohrer house, corner oil
North Queen and Chestnut streets
May l3, 1851, X. w. Adds opened gailery
in the second story rooms over Hubley's
grocery store, (uow T.. J. Iihm's JeWelry
storey northeast corner of Centre Square ana
North Queen street, aud did a successful
trade for several years. lie subsequently
built a sky-light (now Gills) on East klhg
street, aud did business there untll ABOUT
1860, when he bought photograph gallery
in Washington and did great business
during the war He died some years ago.
His brother, John Adds, assisted nun Whlle
in Lancaster, and was his successor III the
gallery in Iahm's building
John Dellingcr began taking pictures IN
the northeast angle OF Centre square
about 1850. lie subsequently removed to the
second story OF the Hirsh building, Whlch
then had a stairway on the Centre square
front lie occupied these rooms until MS
sudden death al the Exchange hotel, East
King street, ON the morning OF November
I'd, 1860.
Wm. IL. Inman, after having learned orna-
mental painting, enlisted As a volunteer SOL
dier in Philadelphia lie came to Lancaster
in $50 and worked in the Lancaster Manu-
featuring shops till 1874, when becoming &C
quainted with John Il. Reading, who was
carrying on photographing at 55 East KING
street, he served An apprenticeship oil seven
months with him, and then TOOK eniploy-
ment with James s. Saurman, 49, North
Queen street Later be went with Saurman
to Kansas City, and took charge Oh MS Sal-
lery there for seven months. Returning 10
Lancaster he leased the old Saurnan gallery
and after running 1t awhile, IN me spring Oh
lSS2 he took as a partner IL. IL. Holton, who
retired a year later, and IN 1851 lnnan
sold out to Betz Il Richards ioiton Is now
working at case in the New ETu ONCE ana
Inman is max ing cloaks ON East KING street.
About lS65 Waltman N Bro. opened gal
lery i'm the second story of l6J North queen
street Gold No. S0) year later the place
passed into the hands o! Jamison Il Benson ;
Benson retired and Jamlson soon afterwards
sold out to jonathan Good, who run the place
TOR a year or two aud then II was closed up,
Mr.. Good removing to 323 West Lemon, ana
subsequently going into business with
Messrs. Berner X Laut No. i3l2 North queen
street.
About 1859 NJ. II. Lochor opened gallery
in the third story OF the Mechanics Library
building, West King street Jolnlng MA
sonic hall. He put III a laI 'kyllsht ana
sidelight combined, and for asrne ala Ialr
trade, his specially being outdoor views
taken by the albumen process. In 1850 he
sold out to VIM. ii. Gin, and opened a bill
lizard saloon in the Elrsh Uhen BowersD
building in Centre Square When the war
broke out in 1861 he raised company IL
OF the 10Th regiment, was promoted to the
position Of major served to tho end of the
war, went into business, first III TINS CITY,
then in Lebanon, then in Baltimore ana dled
in the last named city few years ago.
Mr.. Gill having bought the Locher gallery,
as stated, sold it soon afterwards and IL passed
consecutiyely into the hands of J. Slem-
mer Ebermau Il Stehman, Jacob Stehman,
.,:sGrga Flick, q. w. Pinkerton ana Sharles
ingiis. The last ma smed IL, i'm made specially
of out door work, went inttu o w NO Of scbnoi
took pictures of buildings, groh, 81 go the
children and OF families. About $50
gallery was closed, the skylight covered with
slate, and the projecting little room is now
used as kitchen by the Masonic order when
they have their festivals. MIR. Plnkerton,
who is now alderman OF the Ninth ward,
learned the art of photographing as early as
ls6l with MIR. Gill; went into business on
his own account in 1871, and after travelling
through adjoining counties, came back To
Lancaster and received u position as letter
carrier in 1877.
Frederick Rote after learning how to take
pictures went into partnership with Reading
in the Sprecher building, East King street.
In 1873 he bought out Good, Berner N Liant,
and carried on for some time.
To the list of photographers above named
may be added Mr.. CampiOn, who bought out
John B. Rupley's gallery in 1865 Alexan.
der Whitney, who before the war had a gal
lery in little log house where the Schiller
house now stands aud Charles Nauman, who
ran Dellinger's gallery for time
To these might be added long list of itin.
Grant tintypers and canvassers who came
with their galleries on wheels and set them
up In vacant places, and having cleaned the
town, silently stole away.
Doubtless there are some inaccuracies and
omissions in tho above long list of names
and dates, but tho facts and figures are as
nearly correct as we can make them, alter
good deal OF work.
HISTORIC SITES.
1t may be noted as curious fact that near
ly all the photograph galleries in Lancaster
occupy historic sites.
The old Johnston skylIght gallery, corner
tla