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CATNUM: 2260
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NameFirst: Nelson ~Noble Ernest
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Parents: Stephen and Emily Jane (Farr) Nelson
Children: Clarence, who in 1968 was an industrial arts teacher in the public shools at Oxford, OH
Spouse1Name: Cora E. Winget
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CreatedDate: 10/30/2021 5:46:43 PM
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EducationCareer: in 1906 accepted an apprentice job with the William Franzlau Studio, where he worked withou pay for 2 years to learn the business
FamilyInPhotography: wife and son assisted part-time
OriginalNotes: OTHER:
A Hist. of Blackford Co. (1986), p. 197: mentions parents and dates of Nelson.
COLLECTIONS: IHS, Cecil Beeson Collection has many Nelson photographs and glass negatives; manuscripts, Box 14 has ledgers/order book of N. E. Nelson Photo Studio, 1912-23. [since this entry IHS has discovered other ledgers, 1912-1930s, some are also at the Blackford Co. Hist. Soc.]. Louise, a volunteer at the Blackford Co. Historical Society, says that the city hauled his negatives to the dump, but Cecil Beeson rescued them. BCHS also has his camera.
Hartford City News-Times, Nov. 30, 1968, p. 6 "History Can be Found in Nelson Studio," by Ed Henderson. Photographs by Arnold McCombs. Describes his studio, discusses his early jobs, includes several photographs of studio. 

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OriginalOccupation: Gas City factories (as child), worked on farm for 3 years, tried farming in 1905, fired boilers for the Hartford City Paper Co. for 2 years ca. 1906
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CATNUM: 2260
NameFirst: Nelson ~Noble Ernest
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City: Hartford City
State: IN
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StudioName: William Franzlau Studio
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Name: William Franzlau Studio
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OriginalSource: Hartford City News-Times, Nov. 30, 1968, p. 6 "History Can be Found in Nelson Studio," by Ed Henderson. Photographs by Arnold McCombs. Article about Noble Ernest Nelson of Hartford City. After a stint farming in 1905, and after moving into town where he worked 2 years firing boilers for the Hartford City Paper Co, he had the photographic bug, and 1906 accepted an appretice job with the William Franzlau Studio, where he worked without pay for 2 yrs. to learn the business.
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City: Hartford City
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Name: N. E. Nelson Photo Studio
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OriginalSource: Ledgers/order books for 1912-23 are in the IHS Cecil Beeson Collection, Mss. Box 14; some of his books are also held by the Blackford Co. Hist. Soc.

Hartford City News-Times, Nov. 30, 1968, p. 6 "History Can be Found in Nelson Studio," by Ed Henderson. Photographs by Arnold McCombs. In 1912 he went into business for himself at the old Grandstaff Studio, located where Joe's downtown IGA is now. Much of his present equipment was purchased during this time. In 1916 he purchase the Franzlau Studio and combined with his. Ernie was the first local photographer to abandon the galss negative in favor of the celluloid-base film--about 1915.

Bulletin of Photography, Aug. 6, 1913, p. 184: The Grandstaff Studio, of Hartford City, Ind., was sold on July 22d to N. E. Nelson.

1916-17 Polk's Ind. State Gazetteer, p. 1667 N. E. Nelson, Hartford City
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NameFirst: Nelson ~Noble Ernest
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City: Hartford City
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OriginalSource: Bulletin of Photography, May 5, 1920, v. 26, p. 26 - N. E. Nelson, Hartford City, Ind., is planning to erect a ground-floor studio on West Main Street.

Hartford City News-Times, Nov. 30, 1968, p. 6 "History Can be Found in Nelson Studio," by Ed Henderson. Photographs by Arnold McCombs. Article about Noble Ernest Nelson of Hartford City. "In 1920, the N. E. Nelson Studio was just about as it is today--both inside and out--when a young photogrpaher names Noble Ernest Nelson decided it was time to hand out his own shingle on his own building. In those 48 years, and before, "Ernie" has made thousands of photographs with the same equipment he uses today."  Described builind with large paneled skylight extending from the foundation and angled over the rooftop. The skylight constructed by Nelson, it hailstorm destroyed it in his first year of business, but he rebuilt it. Describes taking panoramic photos, his equipment such as 100-year old backdrop holder and headrest, a half-century old enlarger (pictured), antique cutting machine. He is talking about retirement, and is looking for buyer who will take the building and equipment.
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