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Studio, Employer, Name Used | Worker Type | Studio Location orPlace Worked | Studio AddressAlternate Address | ||
1849-1850 | C. W. Purcell | Studio owner | Baltimore, Baltimore County, MD | |||
1851 | Sampson Rea | Operator | Indianapolis, Marion County, IN | 43 1/2 E. Washington St. | ||
Metropolitan Gallery,Metropolitan Gallery, | College Hall Building, Concert Hall Building | |||||
March 1853*- | C. W. Purcell & Co. | Studio owner / Partner | Indianapolis, Marion County, IN | Washington St., E. of Palmer House | ||
over Pope's Drug Store, over French's Jewelry Store | ||||||
July 1853*-1855 | Bowers & Purcell | Studio owner / Partner | Indianapolis, Marion County, IN | N. Meridian, up stairs, 1 door N of Washington St. | ||
City Daguerrean Gallery | Dunlop's new building | |||||
1855*-October 1859* | Porter's Art Palace | Photographer | Cincinnati, Hamilton County, OH | |||
September 1859*-1861* | C. W. Purcell | Indianapolis, Marion County, IN | W. Washington St., 8 Ray's Block | |||
1860 | Unknown | Indianapolis, Marion County, IN | ||||
Raw Data - E_Person
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ID: 1714 PersonID: 1714 StartMonth: StartDay: StartYear: 1848 StartCA: True EndMonth: EndDay: EndYear: EndCA: KnownMonth: KnownDay: KnownYear: KnownCA: EducationCareer: FamilyInPhotography: wife OriginalNotes: CENSUS INFORMATION: 1860 Census, Marion Co., Centre Twp., family #803: Chas. Purcell, age 28, b. MD, Dagureeotypist, RP 0, PP $500,head Sarah, age 21, b. VA Charles, age 5, b. IN Willis, age 3, b. OH NEWSPAPERS: The Locomotive, 3 Sept. 1853, p. 3 ad for Bowers & Purcell: "over 5 yrs. in the business" OTHER: Hist. of Indpls. & Marion Co., (Sulgrove 1884), p. 355 Charles Pursell, 70th Reg., Co. A. Enlisted Men, mustered in July 19, 1862; d. Louisville June 30, 1864 Indiana Daily State Sentinel, Aug. 17, 1861, p. 3: Chas. W. Purcell, engaged for some time past in drilling our volunteer military gentlemen, is we understand, an applicant for appointment by Gov. Morton. Captain Purcell served in Mexico under Ringgold and Ridgley, and he was at the seige of Vera Cruz. Ancestry.com Civil War Pension: Charles W. Purcell, wid. Sarah J. Purcell OriginalWorkerTypes: dag, gallery owner OriginalProcesses: OriginalFormats: OriginalOccupation: OriginalCombination: OriginalSources: SeeAlsoPhotographer: SeeAlsoStudio: CreatedDate: 10/30/2021 5:46:26 PM CreatedBy: sa LastModifiedDate: 10/30/2021 5:46:26 PM ModifiedBy:
PersonID: 1714 CATNUM: 1839 NameFirst: Purcell ~Charles W. NameLast: Purcell LocationID: 2433 Address1: Address2: City: Baltimore State: MD StudioID: 2010 ---------------------------------- ID: 2010 StudioName: C. W. Purcell SeeAlso: SeeAlsoPeople: SeeAlsoStudio: StudioSummary: Sources: Output: False CreatedDate: 10/30/2021 5:53:38 PM CreatedBy: sa LastModifiedDate: 10/30/2021 6:07:12 PM ModifiedBy: sa ---------------------------------- Name: C. W. Purcell Alternate Studio Names: StartMonth: StartDay: StartYear: StartCA: EndMonth: EndYear: EndDay: EndCA: KnownMonth: KnownDay: KnownYear: KnownCA: StudioLocationID: 2472 SeeAlso: SeeAlsoStudio: SeeAlsoPerson: StudioSummary: Sources: Output: False County: Baltimore Country: USA Longitude: Latitude: NameNewFirst: Charles KnownDates: 1849, 1850 OriginalLocationNotes: OutputStartMonth: OutputStartYear: 1849 OutputEndMonth: OutputEndYear: 1850 OutputStartStar: OutputEndStar: OutputStartS: OutputEndS: NameMiddle: W. NameMaiden: PersonHonorificTypeID: OriginalSource: Baltimore Daguerreans, compiled by Ross J. Kelbaugh (from web page, June 29, 1998, http://www.bcpl.net/~images/baltodagsk-r/html) PURCELL, C.W., daguerreotypist. 128 Baltimore (August 1849-April 1850). BA. Daguerreotypes-- We have recently taken occasion to notice several of the most prominent establishments in this city which have introduced into their practice the late improvements in this beautiful art. Among them we would direct attention to the rooms of Mr. C.W. Purcell, No. 128 Baltimore street. This gentleman was formerly an operator for Mr. Plumbe, but most recently for Messrs. Broadbent & Cary, the beautiful style of whose pictures attracted general commendation. The process of coloring adopted by Mr. Purcell gives to his pictures a very natural appearance, while their execution in every other respect is most finished. Mr. P. evinces a great degree of taste in the arrangement of the sitter, so that his portraits are free from that stiffness which is frequently noticed in works of this kind. Those who may be disposed to have their own likenesses taken, or may wish to secure those of their friends, can feel assured that they will be done in the most approved style at Mr. Purcell's establishment. BA, August 9, 1849. OriginalWorkerType: Studio owner PersonSexTypeID: PersonColorTypeID: PersonStudioLocationID: 2541 PersonID: 1714 CATNUM: 1839 NameFirst: Purcell ~Charles W. NameLast: Purcell LocationID: 1536 Address1: 43 1/2 E. Washington St. Address2: City: Indianapolis State: IN StudioID: 5331 ---------------------------------- ID: 5331 StudioName: Sampson Rea SeeAlso: SeeAlsoPeople: SeeAlsoStudio: StudioSummary: Sources: Output: False CreatedDate: 10/30/2021 6:04:20 PM CreatedBy: sa LastModifiedDate: 10/30/2021 6:07:12 PM ModifiedBy: sa ---------------------------------- Name: Sampson Rea Alternate Studio Names: Metropolitan Gallery,Metropolitan Gallery, StartMonth: StartDay: StartYear: StartCA: EndMonth: EndYear: EndDay: EndCA: KnownMonth: KnownDay: KnownYear: KnownCA: StudioLocationID: 8005 SeeAlso: SeeAlsoStudio: SeeAlsoPerson: StudioSummary: Sources: Output: False County: Marion Country: USA Longitude: Latitude: NameNewFirst: Charles KnownDates: 1851 OriginalLocationNotes: OutputStartMonth: OutputStartYear: 1851 OutputEndMonth: OutputEndYear: OutputStartStar: OutputEndStar: OutputStartS: OutputEndS: NameMiddle: W. NameMaiden: PersonHonorificTypeID: OriginalSource: Indiana Daily Sentinel, 9 Oct. 1851, p. 4 Mr. Rea has secured the services of Mr. Charles W. Purcell, of Baltimore, an experienced operator OriginalWorkerType: Operator PersonSexTypeID: PersonColorTypeID: PersonStudioLocationID: 8471 PersonID: 1714 CATNUM: 1839 NameFirst: Purcell ~Charles W. NameLast: Purcell LocationID: 2435 Address1: Washington St., E. of Palmer House Address2: City: Indianapolis State: IN StudioID: 2011 ---------------------------------- ID: 2011 StudioName: C. W. Purcell & Co. SeeAlso: SeeAlsoPeople: SeeAlsoStudio: StudioSummary: Sources: Output: False CreatedDate: 10/30/2021 5:53:39 PM CreatedBy: sa LastModifiedDate: 10/30/2021 6:07:12 PM ModifiedBy: sa ---------------------------------- Name: C. W. Purcell & Co. Alternate Studio Names: StartMonth: 3 StartDay: StartYear: 1853 StartCA: EndMonth: EndYear: EndDay: EndCA: KnownMonth: KnownDay: KnownYear: KnownCA: StudioLocationID: 2474 SeeAlso: SeeAlsoStudio: SeeAlsoPerson: StudioSummary: Sources: Output: False County: Marion Country: USA Longitude: Latitude: NameNewFirst: Charles KnownDates: 1853 OriginalLocationNotes: OutputStartMonth: 3 OutputStartYear: 1853 OutputEndMonth: OutputEndYear: OutputStartStar: * OutputEndStar: OutputStartS: OutputEndS: NameMiddle: W. NameMaiden: PersonHonorificTypeID: OriginalSource: Indianapolis Daily Journal, 4 Mar. 1853, p. 2 ad: New Daguerrean Gallery, over Drug Store of J. P. Pope & Co. [an ad for Pope states location as S. side Washington St., in Oct. 1854 Pope was at 33 W. Wash.]. The undersigned offer services for execution of various styles of Dags, such as family groups, single portraits from smallest to largest. Facilities are as good as any. C. W. Purcell & Co. 14 Mar. 1853, p. 2, ad: Purcell & Co., artists, E. of Palmer House [Palmer House was built 1840 at SE cor. of Wash. & Ill.] Fine establishment, well-furnished rms, large sky-light, experienced in the art, charge moderate prices... Wash. St., rms over French's Jewelry Store. OriginalWorkerType: Studio owner / Partner PersonSexTypeID: PersonColorTypeID: PersonStudioLocationID: 2543 PersonID: 1714 CATNUM: 1839 NameFirst: Purcell ~Charles W. NameLast: Purcell LocationID: 2078 Address1: N. Meridian, up stairs, 1 door N of Washington St. Address2: City: Indianapolis State: IN StudioID: 1810 ---------------------------------- ID: 1810 StudioName: Bowers & Purcell SeeAlso: SeeAlsoPeople: SeeAlsoStudio: StudioSummary: Sources: Output: False CreatedDate: 10/30/2021 5:53:02 PM CreatedBy: sa LastModifiedDate: 10/30/2021 6:07:12 PM ModifiedBy: sa ---------------------------------- Name: Bowers & Purcell Alternate Studio Names: City Daguerrean Gallery StartMonth: 7 StartDay: StartYear: 1853 StartCA: EndMonth: EndYear: EndDay: EndCA: KnownMonth: KnownDay: KnownYear: KnownCA: StudioLocationID: 2107 SeeAlso: SeeAlsoStudio: SeeAlsoPerson: StudioSummary: Sources: Output: False County: Marion Country: USA Longitude: Latitude: NameNewFirst: Charles KnownDates: 1853, 1854, 1855 OriginalLocationNotes: OutputStartMonth: 7 OutputStartYear: 1853 OutputEndMonth: OutputEndYear: 1855 OutputStartStar: * OutputEndStar: OutputStartS: OutputEndS: NameMiddle: W. NameMaiden: PersonHonorificTypeID: OriginalSource: The Locomotive, 6 Aug. 1853, p. 2 ed. comment: See card of new Dag. establishment. Their rms, in Dunlop's new building, is fitted up in good style, with an excellent sky-light; p. 3 ad: City Daguerrean Gallery, Meridian St., one door N. of Wash. St. Prices reduced have all latest improvements, splendid sky and side light. By new process we are enabled to take children's likenesses as perfect as aged persons. Experience of over five years in business, the last two years in this city. Bowers & Purcell Indianapolis Daily Sentinel, October 12, 1853, p. 1 City Daguerreian Gallery, Meridian Street, one door north of Washington Street. Messrs. Bowers and Purcell take pleasure in announcing to the ladies and gentlemen of Indianapolis and strangers visiting the city, that they have just opened an elegant set of rooms in Mr. Dunlop's new building, arranged expressly, under their own direction, for a Daguerreian Gallery. Having procured the best and most highly improved and approved instruments, and their materials all being of the very best character, and having a splendid sky and side-light, they feel assured that they are prepared to take pictures which cannot be excelled either as correct likenesses or as specimens of artistic skill. They are enabled by a new and peculiar process, to take pictures of children as perfectly as of adults. Ladies and gentlemen are invited to call and examine specimens. Jy29dly Indianapolis Daily Sentinel, March 22, 1854 We were shown yesterday a very large Daguerreotype plate, containing the likeness of George Low, Esq., and the men in his employ at his large carriage manufactory. The likenesses, which are most excellently done, were taken by Bowers & Purcell, Daguerreotypists. They were taken for the employees of Mr. Low, and presented to him by them. Such an incident tells favorably for the sentiment of mutual kindness and respect existing between employer and employees. 1855 GROOMS & SMITH'S INDIANAPOLIS DIRECTORY CITY GUIDE & BUSINESS MIRROR, p. 156, Daguerrean Artists: Bowers & Purcell, N. Mer., up stairs OriginalWorkerType: Studio owner / Partner PersonSexTypeID: PersonColorTypeID: PersonStudioLocationID: 2162 PersonID: 1714 CATNUM: 1839 NameFirst: Purcell ~Charles W. NameLast: Purcell LocationID: 7084 Address1: Address2: City: Cincinnati State: OH StudioID: 5062 ---------------------------------- ID: 5062 StudioName: Porter's Art Palace SeeAlso: SeeAlsoPeople: SeeAlsoStudio: StudioSummary: Sources: Output: False CreatedDate: 10/30/2021 6:03:27 PM CreatedBy: sa LastModifiedDate: 10/30/2021 6:07:12 PM ModifiedBy: sa ---------------------------------- Name: Porter's Art Palace Alternate Studio Names: StartMonth: StartDay: StartYear: 1855 StartCA: True EndMonth: 10 EndYear: 1859 EndDay: EndCA: True KnownMonth: KnownDay: KnownYear: KnownCA: StudioLocationID: 7616 SeeAlso: SeeAlsoStudio: SeeAlsoPerson: StudioSummary: Sources: Output: False County: Hamilton Country: USA Longitude: Latitude: NameNewFirst: Charles KnownDates: 1859 OriginalLocationNotes: OutputStartMonth: OutputStartYear: 1855 OutputEndMonth: 10 OutputEndYear: 1859 OutputStartStar: * OutputEndStar: * OutputStartS: OutputEndS: NameMiddle: W. NameMaiden: PersonHonorificTypeID: OriginalSource: Daily Atlas, Sept. 29, 1859, p. 2: Advertisement: Back Again. The subscriber begs leave to inform the citizens of Indianapolis that he has taken the City Daguyerrean [sic] Rooms, formerly occupied by Mr. Bowers, where he intends carrying on the Photographic Business In all its branches. Being connected with Porter's Art Palace, Cincinnati, Ohio, for the last four years, he feels confident that his pictures will satisfy the most fastidious. Chas. W. Purcell sep29-d3m. Indianapolis Daily Journal, 1 Oct. 1859, p. 3 Charley Purcell, who started the Metropolitan Gallery in this city, and who has been engaged for several yrs. as principal operator at the celebrated establishment of Porter in Cincinnati, and who is one of most accomplished and skillful daguerrean artists in the country, has taken old Metropolitan again. Indianapolis Daily Journal, 3 Oct. 1859, p. 3 In announcing the return of Mr. Purcell, the daguerrean artist, to this city, on Saturday, we stated that he had purchased his old gallery, the "Metropolitan." This was a mistake. We meant to have said the "City Gallery" on Meridian street, which was opened by Messrs. Purcell & Bowers, but we have been accustomed to hearing of the Metropolitan, the name slipped in unconsciously. OriginalWorkerType: Photographer PersonSexTypeID: PersonColorTypeID: PersonStudioLocationID: 8051 PersonID: 1714 CATNUM: 1839 NameFirst: Purcell ~Charles W. NameLast: Purcell LocationID: 2434 Address1: W. Washington St., 8 Ray's Block Address2: City: Indianapolis State: IN StudioID: 2010 ---------------------------------- ID: 2010 StudioName: C. W. Purcell SeeAlso: SeeAlsoPeople: SeeAlsoStudio: StudioSummary: Sources: Output: False CreatedDate: 10/30/2021 5:53:38 PM CreatedBy: sa LastModifiedDate: 10/30/2021 6:07:12 PM ModifiedBy: sa ---------------------------------- Name: C. W. Purcell Alternate Studio Names: StartMonth: 9 StartDay: StartYear: 1859 StartCA: EndMonth: EndYear: 1861 EndDay: EndCA: KnownMonth: KnownDay: KnownYear: KnownCA: StudioLocationID: 2473 SeeAlso: SeeAlsoStudio: SeeAlsoPerson: StudioSummary: Sources: Output: False County: Marion Country: USA Longitude: Latitude: NameNewFirst: Charles KnownDates: 1859, 1860, 1861 OriginalLocationNotes: OutputStartMonth: 9 OutputStartYear: 1859 OutputEndMonth: OutputEndYear: 1861 OutputStartStar: * OutputEndStar: * OutputStartS: OutputEndS: NameMiddle: W. NameMaiden: PersonHonorificTypeID: OriginalSource: Daily Atlas, Sept. 29, 1859, p. 2: Advertisement: Back Again. The subscriber begs leave to inform the citizens of Indianapolis that he has taken the City Daguyerrean Rooms, formerly occupied by Mr. Bowers, where he intends carrying on the Photographic Business In all its branches. Being connected with Porter's Art Palace, Cincinnati, Ohio, for the last four years, he feels confident that his pictures will satisfy the most fastidious. Chas. W. Purcell sep29-d3m. p. 3: Mr. Charles W. Purcell, whom many of our readers wil remember as a very successful and popular photographist in this city, has returned to his old place of business, after an absence of several years. His experience in the Art-palace of Cincinnati, will enable him to make likenesses, which as likenesses. See his advertisement. Indianapolis Daily Journal, 1 Oct. 1859, p. 3 Charley Purcell, who started the Metropolitan Gallery in this city and who has been engaged for several yrs. in Cincinnati, and who is one of most accomplished and skillful daguerrean artists in the country, has taken his old Metropolitan again, and will be on hand for any work his friends or the public may desire. Indianapolis Daily Journal, 3 Oct. 1859, p. 3 In announcing the return of Mr. Purcell, the daguerrean artist, to this city, on Saturday, we stated that he had purchased his old gallery, the "Metropolitan." This was a mistake. We meant to have said the "City Gallery" on Meridian street, which was opened by Messrs. Purcell & Bowers, but we have been accustomed to hearing of the Metropolitan, the name slipped in unconsciously. 1860-61 Sutherland & McEvoys Indianapolis CD p. 167, 257: C. W. Purcell, daguerrean artist, 8 Ray's Block, W. Washington, res. 21 W. Michigan 1860-61 Hawes Ind. State Gaz. & Bus. Dir., p. 499 C. W. Purcell, photographist, Ray's Bldg., W. Wash. 1861 Sutherland's Indianapolis CD p. 282: Daguerrean Artists, C. W. Purcell, 8 Ray's Block, w. Washington Indiana Daily State Sentinel, March 1, 1861, p. 3: Charley Purcell, at his Daguerrean rooms in Ray's building, has the photographs of the members of the General Assembly now is session. The ladies say they are not a bad looking set of men, although there are not real lady killers amongst them. As the pictures remain but a few days longer in the gallery, we advise those who wish to look upon a fine collection of pictures to take a stroll through Purcell's rooms. April 20, 1861: Charley Purcell is First Lieutenant in the Artillery, but his wife will carry on the Gallery. The operator is the gentlemanly Josie Ried, a young man well qualified in the art, and who will make you look good natured and then "strike the pictur" while the life is in your countenance. It is commenable [sic] in Mrs. Purcell to try and support herself during her husband's absence, and we hope the people will patronize her as she deserves. April 27, 1861: Capt. Charles Purcell yesterday tendered a co. (84 men) as an artillery co. for the service of the State.It is called the Marion Light Artillery. He has been drilling companies and squads on the ground for several days. May 1, 1861: article about Marion Artillery; "Capt. Purcell is a well drilled officer, and has seen much active service both in the artillery and cavalry arms" OriginalWorkerType: PersonSexTypeID: PersonColorTypeID: PersonStudioLocationID: 2542 PersonID: 1714 CATNUM: 1839 NameFirst: Purcell ~Charles W. NameLast: Purcell LocationID: 628 Address1: Address2: City: Indianapolis State: IN StudioID: 628 ---------------------------------- ID: 628 StudioName: [c51479fc-e15e-4836-bacf-858bc4acdaee] SeeAlso: SeeAlsoPeople: SeeAlsoStudio: StudioSummary: Sources: Output: False CreatedDate: 10/30/2021 5:50:40 PM CreatedBy: sa LastModifiedDate: 10/30/2021 6:07:12 PM ModifiedBy: sa ---------------------------------- Name: [c51479fc-e15e-4836-bacf-858bc4acdaee] Alternate Studio Names: StartMonth: StartDay: StartYear: StartCA: EndMonth: EndYear: EndDay: EndCA: KnownMonth: KnownDay: KnownYear: KnownCA: StudioLocationID: 628 SeeAlso: SeeAlsoStudio: SeeAlsoPerson: StudioSummary: Sources: Output: False County: Marion Country: USA Longitude: Latitude: NameNewFirst: Charles KnownDates: 1860 OriginalLocationNotes: OutputStartMonth: OutputStartYear: 1860 OutputEndMonth: OutputEndYear: OutputStartStar: OutputEndStar: OutputStartS: OutputEndS: NameMiddle: W. NameMaiden: PersonHonorificTypeID: OriginalSource: 1860 IN Census, Chas. Purcell, dagureeotypist OriginalWorkerType: PersonSexTypeID: PersonColorTypeID: PersonStudioLocationID: 628
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