1892-1
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"Shirley's Mother & Grandfather (?)" Lena about age 11 so 1892. But doesn't really look like Hillel, but not clear who else it would be. On the back the photographer is Shepherd Photo Company 418-420 Wabasha St, St . Paul Minn "Shepherd, Harry
Also Known As: Sheppard, Harry
Also Known As: Shepherd, R. Harry
Place of Birth: Virginia
Date of Birth: January 1856
Gender: Male
Ethnicity: African-American
Studio: People's Photographic Gallery
Studio: Annex Gallery
Studio: McFadden & Company
Studio: Shepherd Photographic Company
Locations:
Address: 564 Wabasha, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Address: 93 East Seventh, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Dates of operation: 1888-1889
Address: 100 East Seventh, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Dates of operation: 1889, 1897
Address: 15 East Seventh Street, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Dates of operation: 1891-1892
Address: 418-420 Wabasha, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Dates of operation: 1892
Address: 27 East Seventh, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Dates of operation: 1896-1902
Address: 468 Wabasha, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Address: 12 West Sixth, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Dates of operation: 1903-1904
Decades Worked in Minnesota: 1880s; 1890s; 1900s
Predecessor: Wetherby, Charles C.
Successor: Hunt, Orris
Successor: Perkins, George H.
Moved To: Chicago
Notes: First African-American photographer in Minnesota; Purchased the studio of Charles C. Wetherby at 93 East Seventh Street; Known as the 'People's Photographer"; Operated several galleries; specialized in tintypes at the Annex Gallery; Photographs on watch dials; Sold his studio at 15 East Seventh Street to Orris Hunt in 1892; George H. Perkins became proprietor of gallery at 27 East Seventh in 1902." Note his dates of operation at that address indicate this photo is 1892.
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