Thompson, Claud E.
(circa 1871-1941)



Birth: December 5, 1871
Death: December 13, 1941, Boswell, Benton County, IN
Parents: George and Matilda (Robinson) Thompson
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Individual Number: 2073


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Name Used		 Worker Type Studio Location or
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January 1899*-December 1900* Smith & Thompson Studio owner / Partner Attica, Fountain County, IN Perry and Jackson Sts.
January 1901*-September 1902* Smith & Thompson Studio owner / Partner Boswell, Benton County, IN
January 1901*-September 1902* Smith & Thompson Studio owner / Partner Attica, Fountain County, IN 105 1/2 N. Perry St.
September 1902*-1930 C. E. Thompson Studio owner Boswell, Benton County, IN


















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OriginalNotes: Indiana Death Certificates, Claud E. Thompson, b. Dec. 5, 1871, age 70, Indiana, photographer, lists parents, d. Dec. 13, 1941 in Boswell, single

1920 Census, Boswell, Grant Township, Benton County, Adams St.
Claud E. Thompson, roomer, age 47, single, b. IN, parents b. IN, photographer, own studio

1930 Census, Boswell, Grant Township, Benton County, living in Nern Hotel
Claud E. Thompson, roomer, age 58, single, b. IN, parents b. IN, photographer, own studio

1940 Census, Boswell, Grant Township, Benton County, Nern Hotel
Claud E. Thompson, roomer, age 68, single, b. IN, no occupation

Review-Republican, July 1949
Russell E. Smith in 1898 arrived in Attica and formed a partnership with Claude Thompson known as The Smith Studio, which opened for business on January 15, 1899 at a location at Perry and Jackson Streets where the present Standard Oil Station now stands. The studio was burned out December 5, 1900, the fire having started in the Purdy Candy Kitchen, next door. In January 1901, the partnership opened The Smith Studio at 105 ½ North Perry in Attica where it continued in business until June 1947 at which time it moved to its present location on highway U.S. 41 on the south edge of Attica. Also in January 1901, the partnership owned another studio in Boswell, Indiana, known as the Smith and Thompson Studios. In September 1902, the Smith-Thompson partnership was dissolved and Mr. Thompson took over the Boswell studio while Mr. Smith took over the Attica studio.
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OriginalSource: Review-Republican, July 1949
Russell E. Smith in 1898 arrived in Attica and formed a partnership with Claude Thompson known as The Smith Studio, which opened for business on January 15, 1899 at a location at Perry and Jackson Streets where the present Standard Oil Station now stands. The studio was burned out December 5, 1900, the fire having started in the Purdy Candy Kitchen, next door.
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OriginalSource: Review-Republican, July 1949
Also in January 1901, the partnership of Russell E. Smith and Claud E. Thompson owned another studio in Boswell, Indiana, known as the Smith and Thompson Studios. In September 1902, the Smith-Thompson partnership was dissolved and Mr. Thompson took over the Boswell studio while Mr. Smith took over the Attica studio.
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OriginalSource: Review-Republican, July 1949
In January 1901, the partnership [of Smith and Claud Thompson] opened The Smith Studio at 105 ½ North Perry in Attica where it continued in business until June 1947 at which time it moved to its present location on highway U.S. 41 on the south edge of Attica. Also in January 1901, the partnership owned another studio in Boswell, Indiana, known as the Smith and Thompson Studios. In September 1902, the Smith-Thompson partnership was dissolved and Mr. Thompson took over the Boswell studio while Mr. Smith took over the Attica studio.
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OriginalSource: Review-Republican, July 1949
In September 1902, the Smith-Thompson partnership was dissolved and Mr. Thompson took over the Boswell studio while Mr. Smith took over the Attica studio.

Ca. 1910 photo of dog, Thompson's Studio, Boswell, Ind.

1916-17 Polk's Ind. State Gazetteer, p. 1666

1920 Census, Boswell, Grant Township, Benton County, Adams St.
Claud E. Thompson, roomer, age 47, single, b. IN, parents b. IN, photographer, own studio

1928-29 Polk's Ind. State Gazetteer, p. 1618

1930 Census, Boswell, Grant Township, Benton County, living in Nern Hotel
Claud E. Thompson, roomer, age 58, single, b. IN, parents b. IN, photographer, own studio
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