Harden, Alden Wakefield
(1838-1927)



Birth: April 20, 1838, Washington Twp., Hamilton County, IN
Death: June 13, 1927, Wichita, Sedgwick County, KS
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Known Children: Home and Mrs. Joseph I. Kirk
Family Photographers: son, Homer T.
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1859*- Unknown Military photographer; Photographer Indianapolis, Marion County, IN
April 1874*- A. W. Harden Studio owner Indianapolis, Marion County, IN 212 E. Washington St.
East End Photograph Gallery 212 1/2 E. Washington St.
1878 A. W. Harden Studio owner Lebanon, Boone County, IN Marble Front Block
1879-1885* A. W. Harden Studio owner Lebanon, Boone County, IN
1885*-March 1919* A. W. Harden Studio owner Wichita, Sedgwick County, KS


















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Wichita (Kansas) Beacon, Tues., June 14, 1927
Report of death yesterday of Alden Wakefield Harden, pioneer Wichita photographer, and father of present Wichita photographer Homer Harden. Age 89. Born in IN April 20, 1838. Took up photography when it was in its earliest stages. Came to Wichita in 1885 and purchased the Lee Ong Studio. Conducted his business here for 34 years in the same room in a building on the present Fourth National Bank site. Retired March 1, 1919 and sold business to F. A. Wesley. Wife d. March 28, 1925. Survived by son, Homer and a daughter Mrs. Joseph I. Kirk. Further obituary. Photograph.

http://specialcollections.wichita.edu/wdl/exhibit/exhibit.asp (Dec. 13, 2003)
online exhibit: "Say 'Cheese', Wichita; Wichita's Photographers Through the Years" on Wichita Photo Archives web page
Alden Wakefield Harden was born in Washington Township, Hamilton County, Indiana, on April 20, 1838. Harden was forced to retire from farm life while a young man because of sunstroke. Homer T. Harden, Alden's son, began working as a photographer at his father's studio, and the following year joined his father's business to form A.W. Harden & Son. Homer stayed with his father's studio until 1908 when he left to become a commercial photographer and to open his own studio at 215 East Douglas.
Harden retired March 1, 1919.

Alden Harden died from a heart attack at age 89 on June 13, 1927. His pallbearers, all Wichita photographers, were Frank Wesely, Fred Reed, William Larson, Charles Lawrence, L. O. Whittier and Guy Rogers. He is buried in Maple Grove Cemetery in Wichita.
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OriginalSource: http://specialcollections.wichita.edu/wdl/exhibit/exhibit.asp (Dec. 13, 2003)
online exhibit: "Say 'Cheese', Wichita; Wichita's Photographers Through the Years" on Wichita Photo Archives web page
Harden was forced to retire from farm life while a young man because of sunstroke. Moving to Indianapolis in 1859, he took up photography when it was in its earliest stages. Precluded from active service in the Civil War, he was a frequent visitor to camps near Indianapolis, making tintypes of soldiers.
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OriginalSource: Indianapolis News (Indianapolis, Indiana), April 23, 1874, p. 1
Ad: Wanted - Everybody to know that the East End Photograph Gallery, 212 East Washingotn street, has been refitted, and is now open for business by A. W. Harden.
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OriginalSource: Combination Atlas Map of BOONE COUNTY, INDIANA, compiled, drawn and published
from personal examinations and surveys, 1878, published by Kingman Brothers, A. W. Harden, photographer, Marble Front Block, Lebanon, settled in county in 1869, native of Indiana

http://specialcollections.wichita.edu/wdl/exhibit/exhibit.asp (Dec. 13, 2003)
online exhibit: "Say 'Cheese', Wichita; Wichita's Photographers Through the Years" on Wichita Photo Archives web page
Homer Thomas Harden (Alden's son) was born in Lebanon, Indiana, on March 17, 1882.
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OriginalSource: 1879-80 Williams & Co. Indiana State Directory, p. 369

1882-83 Indiana State Gazetteer, p. 1088

1884-85 Polk's Ind. State Gazetteer & Business Directory, p. 1064
Photographers: Aldwin W. Hardin

Wichita (Kansas) Beacon, Tues., June 14, 1927: obit
Born in IN April 20, 1838. Took up photography when it was in its earliest stages. Came to Wichita in 1885 and purchased the Lee Ong Studio.
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OriginalSource: Wichita (Kansas) Beacon, Tues., June 14, 1927
Report of death yesterday of Alden Wakefield Harden, pioneer Wichita photographer, and father of present Wichita photographer Homer Harden. Age 89. Born in IN April 20, 1838. Took up photography when it was in its earliest stages. Came to Wichita in 1885 and purchased the Lee Ong Studio. Conducted his business here for 34 years in the same room in a building on the present Fourth National Bank site. Retired March 1, 1919 and sold business to F. A. Wesley.

http://specialcollections.wichita.edu/wdl/exhibit/exhibit.asp (Dec. 13, 2003)
online exhibit: "Say 'Cheese', Wichita; Wichita's Photographers Through the Years" on Wichita Photo Archives web page
 Coming to Wichita in 1885 at age 47, Mr. Harden bought the Lee Ong Studio and conducted his business for 34 years in the same room above 204 East Douglas. His specialty in the photography business was taking portraits.

From 1886 through 1887 Harden was a partner with G. A. Ostergren in the firm Harden & Ostergren. The following year, Ostergren left Harden's studio and began work next door with I. S. Worrall. Alden then renamed his studio Harden's Photograph Gallery. By 1902, Homer T. Harden, Alden's son, began working as a photographer at his father's studio, and the following year joined his father's business to form A.W. Harden & Son. Homer stayed with his father's studio until 1908 when he left to become a commercial photographer and to open his own studio at 215 East Douglas.

Harden retired March 1, 1919, selling his business to F. A. Wesely. During his long career, he had established studios at Mulvane, Peabody, Belle Plaine, Conway Springs and Whitewater, but later sold them.
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