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ID: 2119
CATNUM: 2265
IsPhotographer: True
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NameFirst: Harris ~Charles Kingsley
NameLast: Harris
NameMiddle: Kingsley
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BirthMonth: 7
BirthDay: 7
BirthYear: 1888
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OriginalBirthCity: Owensboro
OriginalBirthState: KY
OriginalBirthCounty: Daviess
OriginalBirthNation: USA
DeathMonth: 11
DeathDay: 24
DeathYear: 1957
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OriginalDeathCity: Indianapolis
OriginalDeathState: IN
OriginalDeathCounty: Marion
OriginalDeathNation: USA
Parents: Isaac and Edmoma (Johnson) Harris
Children: Charles K. Harris, Jr.; Garry Keith Harris; Ida Darlene Harris, Pamela Deneice Harris
Spouse1Name: Theodora Bufford
Spouse1StartMonth: 5
Spouse1StartDay: 25
Spouse1StartYear: 1928
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Spouse2Name: Grigley ~Johnnie Mae
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CreatedDate: 10/30/2021 5:46:44 PM
CreatedBy: sa
LastModifiedDate: 10/30/2021 5:46:44 PM
ModifiedBy: sa

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Raw Data - E_CareerPhotographer

ID: 2119
PersonID: 2119
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CHILDREN: Charles K. Harris, Jr.; Garry Keith Harris; Ida Darlene Harris, Pamela Deneice Harris
EDUCATION: at age of 9 [1897] he began learning photography from Mr. Braybrandt of Cloverport, KY. [Note: a search for "Braybrandt" and Braybrant" results in zero hits on ancestry.com.]
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COLLECTIONS: IHS, Harris Brothers Studio photo collection; handwritten obituary of Charles Kingsley Harris.  He was treas. of local NAACP; member of Senate Ave YMCA; Eastside Better Business League; Shiloh Baptist Church.  Several ca. 1940s photos of studio.

Ancestry.com, 1900 Census, Daviess Co., Owensboro, KY
Chas. E. Harris, black, age 11, b. July 1888, b. KY, parents b. KY
living with parents Isaac A., b. KY, teamster; mother Edmonia, b. KY, washerwoman;  silblings: John H., Frank S., Ola E., Susanna

Ancestry.com, 1920 Marion Co., IN Census, Indianapolis, 533 Leon St.
Charles K. Harris, black, age 30, b. KY, parents b. KY, butcher, meat packing co.
Maurie? Mamie? Harris, wife, black, age 24, b. KY, parents b. KY, no occupation
[not sure if this is same person]

Ancestry.com, 1930 Marion Co, IN Census, Indianapolis, 550 1/2 Indiana Ave.
Charles K. Harris, Negro, rent for $35 per month, age 41, b. KY, parents b. KY, age at 1st marriage: 25, Photographer, Studio, Veteran of World War
Theodora B., wife, Negro, age 24, age 22 at 1st marriage, b. Tenn., father b. Tenn., mother b. Ark., photographer, studio


Indiana Marriage Records, Charles K. Harris, male, black, widowed, b. 7 July 1898 [should be 1888] in Davis Co, KY, parents Isaac Harris and Edmoma Johnson, married on 25 May 1928 in Muncie, to Theodora Bufford, single, black, b. 5 Mar. 1906 in Marion, AK to Brownlow Bufford and Ora Reese
OriginalWorkerTypes: photographer, studio owner, news photographer
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CreatedDate: 10/30/2021 5:46:44 PM
CreatedBy: sa
LastModifiedDate: 10/30/2021 5:46:44 PM
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Raw Data - E_Location, E_Studio

PersonID: 2119
CATNUM: 2265
NameFirst: Harris ~Charles Kingsley
NameLast: Harris
LocationID: 2650
Address1: 1108 N. Senate Ave.
Address2: 
City: Indianapolis
State: IN
StudioID: 2146
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ID: 2146
StudioName: Chas. K. Harris
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CreatedDate: 10/30/2021 5:54:03 PM
CreatedBy: sa
LastModifiedDate: 10/30/2021 6:07:12 PM
ModifiedBy: sa

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Name: Chas. K. Harris
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County: Marion
Country: USA
Longitude: 0
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NameNewFirst: Charles
KnownDates: 1921, 1922, 1923
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OriginalSource: 1921 R. L. Polk & Co.'s Indianapolis City Directory
p. 2126, Photographers: Chas K. Harris, 1108 N Senate Av

1922 R. L. Polk & Co.'s Indianapolis City Directory
p. 2172, Photographers: Chas K. Harris, 1108 N. Senate

1923 R. L. Polk & Co.'s Indianapolis City Directory
p. 2246, Photographers: Chas K. Harrison, 1108 N Senate av
OriginalWorkerType: Studio owner
PersonSexTypeID: 1
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PersonStudioLocationID: 2793




PersonID: 2119
CATNUM: 2265
NameFirst: Harris ~Charles Kingsley
NameLast: Harris
LocationID: 2650
Address1: 1108 N. Senate Ave.
Address2: 
City: Indianapolis
State: IN
StudioID: 3276
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ID: 3276
StudioName: Harris Bros. Studio
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Output: False
CreatedDate: 10/30/2021 5:57:29 PM
CreatedBy: sa
LastModifiedDate: 10/30/2021 6:07:12 PM
ModifiedBy: sa

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Name: Harris Bros. Studio
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County: Marion
Country: USA
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NameNewFirst: Charles
KnownDates: 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927
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NameMiddle: Kingsley
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OriginalSource: Undated clipping in the IHS Harris Brothers Studio Collection: 1925 he moved from 1108 N. Senate Ave.

1924 R. L. Polk & Co.'s Indianapolis City Directory
p. 2319 Photographers: Chas K Harris 1108 N Senate av
p. 796 Chas. K. Harris, photo 1108 N. Senate Ave

1926 Indianapolis City Directory
p. 2447, Photographers: Harris Bros, 1108 N Senate av
p. 847, Harris Bros (Wm S and Chas K) photos 1108 N Senate av

1927 Indianapolis City Directory
p. 2069, Photographers: Harris Bros, 1108 N Senate av
p. 743, Harris Bros (Chas K. and Wm. S) photos 1108  Senate av
OriginalWorkerType: Studio owner/Partner
PersonSexTypeID: 1
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PersonStudioLocationID: 4829




PersonID: 2119
CATNUM: 2265
NameFirst: Harris ~Charles Kingsley
NameLast: Harris
LocationID: 4402
Address1: 550 1/2 Indiana Ave.
Address2: 
City: Indianapolis
State: IN
StudioID: 3276
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ID: 3276
StudioName: Harris Bros. Studio
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CreatedDate: 10/30/2021 5:57:29 PM
CreatedBy: sa
LastModifiedDate: 10/30/2021 6:07:12 PM
ModifiedBy: sa

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Name: Harris Bros. Studio
Alternate Studio Names: Chas K. Harris
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County: Marion
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KnownDates: 1925-1932
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OriginalSource: Undated clipping in the IHS Harris Brothers Studio Collection: in 1925 Harris moved to 550 1/2 Indiana Ave. and in 1932 to 628 N. West.

1928 Indianapolis City Directory
p. 2122, Photographers: Chas K. Harris, 550 1/2 Indiana

1929 Polk's Indianapolis City Directory, p. 2138
Chas K. Harris, 550 1/2 Ind. Av

Ancestry.com, 1930 Marion Co, IN Census, Indianapolis, 550 1/2 Indiana Ave.
Charles K. Harris, Negro, rent for $35 per month, age 41, b. KY, parents b. KY, age at 1st marriage: 25, Photographer, Studio, Veteran of World War
Theodora B., wife, Negro, age 24, age 22 at 1st marriage, b. Tenn., father b. Tenn., mother b. Ark., photographer, studio

1930 Polk's Indianapolis City Directory, p. 2078
Chas. K. Harris, 550 1/2 Indiana Av.

Indianapolis Star (Indianapolis, Indiana), December 12, 1928, p. 27
Photographers: Harris Bros. Home Portraits. Portraits a Specialty. 550 1/2 Indiana Ave.
OriginalWorkerType: Studio owner/Partner
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PersonID: 2119
CATNUM: 2265
NameFirst: Harris ~Charles Kingsley
NameLast: Harris
LocationID: 2651
Address1: 628 N. West St.
Address2: 
City: Indianapolis
State: IN
StudioID: 3276
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ID: 3276
StudioName: Harris Bros. Studio
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CreatedDate: 10/30/2021 5:57:29 PM
CreatedBy: sa
LastModifiedDate: 10/30/2021 6:07:12 PM
ModifiedBy: sa

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Name: Harris Bros. Studio
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NameNewFirst: Charles
KnownDates: 1932-1942
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OriginalSource: Undated clipping in the IHS Harris Brothers Studio Collection: In 1932 Harris moved to 628 N. West and in 1942 to his present location at 631 N. West.
1935 Indy CD, p. 603 Chas. K. Harris, mgr. Hrris Bros. h. 628 N. West, bus. 628 N. West
OriginalWorkerType: Studio owner/Partner
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PersonID: 2119
CATNUM: 2265
NameFirst: Harris ~Charles Kingsley
NameLast: Harris
LocationID: 2651
Address1: 628 N. West St.
Address2: 
City: Indianapolis
State: IN
StudioID: 2146
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ID: 2146
StudioName: Chas. K. Harris
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CreatedDate: 10/30/2021 5:54:03 PM
CreatedBy: sa
LastModifiedDate: 10/30/2021 6:07:12 PM
ModifiedBy: sa

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Name: Chas. K. Harris
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County: Marion
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NameNewFirst: Charles
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OriginalSource: 1940 Polk's Indianapolis City Directory
p. 2156, Photographers: Chas K. Harris, 628 N West
OriginalWorkerType: Studio owner
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PersonID: 2119
CATNUM: 2265
NameFirst: Harris ~Charles Kingsley
NameLast: Harris
LocationID: 4405
Address1: 631 N. West St.
Address2: 
City: Indianapolis
State: IN
StudioID: 3275
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ID: 3275
StudioName: Harris Bros.
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CreatedDate: 10/30/2021 5:57:29 PM
CreatedBy: sa
LastModifiedDate: 10/30/2021 6:07:12 PM
ModifiedBy: sa

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Name: Harris Bros.
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NameNewFirst: Charles
KnownDates: 1942, 1945
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OriginalSource: Undated clipping in the IHS Harris Brothers Studio Collection: In 1942 Harris moved to 631 N. West St.  Mrs. Johnny May Grigley Harris and children Chas. K. Jr. and Ida Darlene keep the home fires burning.

1945 Polk's Indianapolis City Directory
p. 2148, Photographers: Harris Bros, 631 N West
p. 644, Harris Bros (Chas K Harris) photogs 631 N West
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