Photographers - Lamar County, Texas
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- Jake Alred - From Biographies of Western Photographers:
A Reference Guide to Photographers by Carl Mautz - Born in Kentucky,
ca. 1855. Active in Paris, 1880.
- John O. Austin - From Biographies of Western Photographers:
A Reference Guide to Photographers by Carl Mautz - Active in Bonham,
1856-57; advertised his services in Paris, Lamar County, and at McCown's
store, March 1856.
- J. P. Bergeron- From Pictorial Review of the City
of Paris and Lamar County Texas by F. Weber Benton and Edgar R.
Beach, St. Louis, Benton, Beach & Daniels - Listed as photographer in
1885.
- William J. Bonner- From Pictorial Review of the
City of Paris and Lamar County Texas by F. Weber Benton and Edgar
R. Beach, St. Louis, Benton, Beach & Daniels - Listed as photographer
in 1885.
- Laura Gore- Her name was taken from a recent photograph
that appears to be from the late 1800's. It stated, "Laura Gore, N.
W. Corner of the Square, Paris, Texas."
- Gurley Studios - No other information is known. The
name is taken from a cabinet card of an Indian knife-throwing act that
appears to be the early 1900's.
- Samuel Lynn - Samuel Lynn, who always used just S.
Lynn on his photographs, opened his first studio about 1870 in a rented
building at the SE corner of what is now Clarksville and 1st SE. He
later bought the east end of the block just across the street west.
He built a brick buillding on the corner lot (SW corner of the intersection),
leasing the lower floor and had his studio in the upper rooms, as was
the custom for photagraphers. Mr. Lynn was very active in the civic
affairs of the town. He was alderman many times. Mr. Lynn was still
listed at the same address in the city directory of 1892. He died 3
Dec 1903 and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Paris. So ends the saga
of S. Lynn, Photographer. This information provided by Dennis R.
Lee. From Biographies of Western Photographers: A Reference
Guide to Photographers by Carl Mautz - Samuel Lynn was born in Ireland
c. 1835 [Tombstone states birth year as 1830.]. Listed in Marshall,
1867; Sulphur Springs, 1868; Paris, 1869-99; also listed in Lamar County,
1871-76.
- Manderfeld and Mertens - From Biographies of Western
Photographers: A Reference Guide to Photographers by Carl Mautz
- Partnership active in Paris, 1885; John L. Mertens.
- John L. Mertens - From Biographies of Western
Photographers: A Reference Guide to Photographers by Carl Mautz
- Born in Germany, 1848. Immigrated to U.S., 1849. Partner in Manderfeld
and Mertens in Paris, 1885; listed alone in Paris, 1890-92; Wolfe City,
1896-97, 1900. Also listed as Mertins.
- George H. Pratt - George H. Pratt opened a studio
in Paris, TX in 1909 and retired in 1936. See this
page for more information.
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