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Surnames: White, Cadwallader, Crutchfield, Baker, Beringer, Bay, Chandler, Covert,
Edwards, Jackson, Peppel, Shaffer, Tharp, Smith
Classification: Query
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I'm compiling a directory of Indiana photographers, 1840-1940 and have a little
information on North Vernon photographers:
Otto White:
Lieber's Photo News, May 1934, p.7-8: in July 1892 he bought a 5x8 R. O. Co. Camera, 3
holders, plates and supplies. [He evidently was learning the business at this time before
he bought gallery in 1893]
Lieber's Photo News, May 1934, p. 9: Otto White bought a studio known as
"Crutchfields Gallery" in North Vernon in 1893 and has been in business there
ever since.
1895-96 Polk's Ind. State Gazetteer & Business Directory, p. 985 (Otto T. White)
The Blue Book for Amateur Photographers American Edition, 1895, p. 242, Otto White
1916-17 Polk's Ind. State Gazetteer, p. 1668 (Otto White)
Baker & Beringer:
1916-17 Polk's Ind. State Gazetteer, p. 1668
Crutchfield & Bay:
1890-91 Polk's Indiana State Gazetteer, p. 1206, listed as photographers
Cadwallader's Photograph Gallery:
ca. late 1880s cabinet card, on verso: Cadwallader's Photograph Gallery, North Vernon
(this was probably John Cadwallader or his son Bassett; John worked in Kentucky, Ohio, and
Michigan before settling in Indianapolis in 1872. He retired in Madison in the 1890s)
H. A. Chandler:
1880-81 Polk's Ind. State Gazetteer & Business Directory, p. 1028, photographer in
North Vernon
J. N. Covert:
1887-88 Indiana State Gazetteer, p. 1331, photographer in North Vernon
B. F. Crutchfield:
1884-85 Polk's Ind. State Gazetteer & Business Directory, p. 1064 (ad p. 561)
The Blue Book for Amateur Photographers American Edition, 1895, p. 242, B. F. Cintchfield
[sic] [Dave Tinder believes that this book was compiled in 1894.]
C. Edwards:
1895-96 Polk's Ind. State Gazetteer & Business Directory, p. 985
G. L. Jackson:
carte de visite photo: G. L. Jackson's Fine Art Gallery
J. Peppel:
ca. 1880s tintype with paper backing advertising J. Peppel, Peppel's Gallery,
Photographer and Dealer in picture frames, albums, chromos, engravings
G. W. Shaffer
carte de visite: Shaffer, Photographer
1879-80 Williams & Co. Indiana State Directory, p. 369 G. W. Shaffer
J. Y. Smith:
1880-81 Polk's Ind. State Gazetteer & Business Directory, p. 1028
1882-83 Indiana State Gazetteer, p. 1088
1887-88 Indiana State Gazetteer, p. 1331
Amos Tharp:
1887-88 Indiana State Gazetteer, p. 1331
1890-91 Polk's Indiana State Gazetteer, p. 1206
Leslie O. White: (son of Otto?)
panoramic school photo by Leslie O. White, dated 1926
I'm collecting biographical information (parents, birth and death dates and places,
names of spouses and children, education, other occupations) as well as studio information
(addresses of galleries and dates at that location). I welcome queries or additional
information. Of course, I do need your sources!
Joan E. Hostetler
Indiana Photographers Project
815 N. Highland Ave.
Indianapolis, IN 46202
(317) 639-2814
heritagephoto(a)indy.rr.com