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ID: 2569
CATNUM: 2739
IsPhotographer: True
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NameFirst: ~Orlando
NameLast: Swain
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BirthMonth: 9
BirthDay: 10
BirthYear: 1833
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OriginalBirthState: IN
OriginalBirthCounty: Union
OriginalBirthNation: USA
DeathMonth: 3
DeathDay: 8
DeathYear: 1862
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DeathCause: dropsy?
OriginalDeathCity: Cottage Grove
OriginalDeathState: IN
OriginalDeathCounty: Union
OriginalDeathNation: USA
Parents: Nathaniel and Rhoda (Gardner) Swain
Children: none
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CreatedDate: 10/30/2021 5:47:02 PM
CreatedBy: sa
LastModifiedDate: 10/30/2021 5:47:02 PM
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ID: 2569
PersonID: 2569
StartMonth: 11
StartDay: 
StartYear: 1857
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EndYear: 1862
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EducationCareer: taught by Samuel [Swain?], in Sam's Daguerrean car; Nov. 9, 1857 diary entry: "I tried taking a picture for the first time, done tolerable well."
FamilyInPhotography: cousins: Theron, Rufus and Remus, Samuel?
OriginalNotes: PARENTS: Nathaniel and Rhoda Swain (Nathaniel son of Sylvanus and Miriam)
CHILDREN: none
SIBLINGS: Samira, Erastus (his twin, d. July 4, 1835), Theodore, Angelina, Amanda
EDUCATION: Learned in a daguerrean car (belonging to Sam), helped move car to Rush Co. Nov. 1-9, 1857, Nov. 9 reported that "I tried taking a picture for the first time, done tolerable well."  Travelled with Sam's Car and learned photography  until May 3, 1858 when he "Commenced packing up for starting home. ___? have finished drafting a car for me to build one by."
CENSUS INFORMATION: 1860 Census, living in Franklin Co., Fairfield Twp.,  (says age 23--therefore b. 1837)

Indiana Sesquicentennial Manuscript Project, Orlanda Swain Daybook, Mss. 33/Mss. 100?,  Loaned for microfilming by Dr. C. C. Keffer, Union City.  [NOTE: 2 of Cephus Huddleston's sisters married Keffers] In beginning of book "b. Sept. 10, 1833, d. Mar. 8, 1862, Cottage Grove, Union Co., Ind."  discusses farming in Cottage Grove, Union Water Cure where he stayed during Winter 1854/55 because of illness, spiritualism circles, travels with "Sam's daguerrean car" during winter of 1857/58 through Liberty, Brownsville, Connersville to settle on the Blue River near Swain's Mill in Rush Co., then to Manilla; discusses learning photography, copying work, pre-mortem photograph, no. of images made daily, "loafers" who don't buy, family; returned to farming in summer of 1858; June 1858 bought lumber to build his own car, 29th commenced framing, discusses making through fall of 1858: glass in car windows, painting, hanging shutters, started making pictures Oct. 1, Oct. 3 made $27.50 and took about 40 pictures (in Richmond?, Oct. 11 lined car with muslin, Nov. 1 making background, Nov. 20 finished my car inside today; Nov. 21 took several pictures just for specimens; Dec. 20 worked on showcase; Apr. moved to College Corner, Oh; May in Union Church and Mixerville; discusses travels mainly in Fayette and Franklin Cos; Dec. 1, 1861 having night sweats; Jan 1, 1862 Dr. says he has dropsy; handwriting deteriorates, living with relatives, swollen legs, d. Mar. 8 1862.
OriginalWorkerTypes: photographer, photographer's assistant
OriginalProcesses: ambrotype
OriginalFormats: cased
OriginalOccupation: mill hand (near Cottage Grove)
OriginalCombination: photographer/farmer
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CreatedDate: 10/30/2021 5:47:02 PM
CreatedBy: sa
LastModifiedDate: 10/30/2021 5:47:02 PM
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PersonID: 2569
CATNUM: 2739
NameFirst: ~Orlando
NameLast: Swain
LocationID: 7430
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City: Manilla
State: IN
StudioID: 5332
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StudioName: Sam's daguerrean car
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CreatedDate: 10/30/2021 6:04:21 PM
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Name: Sam's daguerrean car
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County: Rush
Country: USA
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OriginalSource: Ind. Sesquicentennial Manuscripts Project, Orlando Swain Daybooks, 1852-1862:
Dec. 15, 1857 Add. Macy hitched up car & took us to Manilla
Dec. 17, 1857, stuck up some bills around town today, car full of loafers
Jan. 15, Orlando tried copying
Jan. 21 - went out to Mr. Sutton's to take picture of wife who is poorly and not expected to live
Jan. 22 - Sam leaves town tonight for awhile...leave me here to go it by myself & alone
Feb. 11 - Sam returns, mixed developing solution
Feb. 18 - Sam took my picture and a grained [?] Ambrotype of it
Mar. 3 - car to Shelbyville for springs
Mar. 4 - Sam tried making some collodion
Mar. 8 - Add, Macy & Edghill moved to Burlington, arrived about sundown [Burlington is now Arlington--see Arlington entry]
OriginalWorkerType: Employee;Itinerant photographer
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PersonID: 2569
CATNUM: 2739
NameFirst: ~Orlando
NameLast: Swain
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City: Swain's Mills
State: IN
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CreatedDate: 10/30/2021 6:04:21 PM
CreatedBy: sa
LastModifiedDate: 10/30/2021 6:07:12 PM
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Name: Sam's daguerrean car
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OriginalSource: Ind. Sesquicentennial Manuscript Project, Orlando Swain Daybook (1852-1862) (microfilm):
1 Nov. 1857  - started to Blue River with Sam's daguerrean car, travelled from Cottage Grove through Liberty, Brownsville, Connersville, settled near Swain's Mills, Rush Co. General smash up during the move--broken wheel, singletree, needed to fix skylight.
9 Nov. Orlando: "I tried taking a picture for the first time, done tolerable well."
22 Nov. - Awful crowd here today
15 Dec. 1857 - Add. Macy hitched up car and took us to Manilla
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PersonID: 2569
CATNUM: 2739
NameFirst: ~Orlando
NameLast: Swain
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City: Arlington/Burlington
State: IN
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OriginalSource: Ind. Sesquicentennial Manuscript Project, Orlando Swain Daybooks, 1852-62
Mar. 8, 1858 - Add, Macy & Edghill moved us to Burlington, arrived about sundown [moved from Manilla]
Cleaned parcel of plates
Mar. 26, 1858 - copy Musidora's picture, put in breast pin
Apr. 11 - rather dull times now in the picture line
Apr. 12 - made some letters today to put up over our back room door
May 3 - Orlando commenced packing up for starting home. ___? have finished drafting a car for me to build one by
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PersonID: 2569
CATNUM: 2739
NameFirst: ~Orlando
NameLast: Swain
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City: Fairfield
State: IN
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CreatedDate: 10/30/2021 5:50:26 PM
CreatedBy: sa
LastModifiedDate: 10/30/2021 6:07:12 PM
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County: Franklin
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OriginalSource: 1860 IN Census, Orlando Swain, daguerian artist
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