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City: Evansville
State: IN
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OriginalSource: Evansville Daily Journal, 12 June 1855, p. 3
No Left Town Yet - Messrs. Summers & Tileston would respectfully inform their old friends and customers and the public generally, that they have suspended their Daguerrean operations for a short time [after a fire] for the purpose of filling up rooms in Dr. Bray's building, over the old post office. Workmen are now busily engaged in putting up a mommoth sky light, etc. and in a few days we shall be better prepared  for taking fine pictures than ever. My30

Evansville Daily Journal, 13 June. 1855, p. 2 
Messrs. Summers & Tileston now open with superior rooms in Dr. Bray's building opp. The Postoffice, in the most central part of the city. Fitted up rooms very neatly and now prepared to take likenesses all kinds of weather. [summarized]

Evansville Daily Journal, 18 June. 1855, p. 4
Once More in the Field. Summers & Tileston, after shaking themselves for a few days from the ashes of the late fire, have fitted up the sky-light rooms over Wm. Hughes' store: corner of Main and Second streets, where they will be happy to see their friends and old customers and the public generally, who wish to preserve the shadow of their friends. 'ere the substance fades. Thanksful for the liberal pataronage extended to them for the past three months, they would respectfully solicit a continuance of the same. Perfect pictures taken at the shortest notice, and entire satisfaction given, or no sale.

Evansville Daily Journal, 2 Oct. 1855, p. 2
Dissolution Notice. The co-partnership heretofore existing between Summers and Tileston is this day dissolved by mutual consent. The business will be continued by W. W. Tileston, who is authorized to settle the business of the late firm. 

The Evansville Daily Journal, 23 Nov. 1855, p. 3
Billy Tileston and his partner are now taking some beautiful Daguerreotypes at the Sun Beam gallery. Drop in, and you can have the opportunity of seeing yourselves as others see you.

Evansville Daily Journal, 9 Feb. 1856, p. 3
Mr. Tileston, the well known Daguerreotypist of this city, is now engaged in taking beautiful ambrotypes, an improvement over the Daguerreotype. The likeness is taken on glass, and before put in the case is transparent when held to the light, but placed before a black ground represent on one side a positive picture and the other a negative. In the case, they resemble a Daguerreotype, but are of much finer tone, free from that shine which prevents the Daguerreotype from being seen to advantage except in a certain light, and are indeed a much more perfect picture. By this process, the eyes are taken perfectly, while by the old way, the eyes of some subjects never can be correctly pictured. The best likeness we have ever had of ourself, was taken by this ambrotype process, and we have been Daguerreotyped innumerable times. We would advise those wanting really good likenesses of themselves to hand down to posterity, or to present to members of the present generation to become ambrotypes at once. Mr. Tileston has been at a heavy expense learning this branch of the art, and improving his rooms, and he deserves a large increase of patronage. His advertisement will give some addition particulars.
Ad p. 2 of same issue: Ambrotypes Taken at the Sun Beam! Having gone to a very heavy expense in learning the process, and in fitting up my rooms to taking Ambrotypes, I am now prepared to put up in the finest style any sized Ambrotypes from a one-ninth to one-half size. The Ambrotype is far superior to the Daguerreotype in tone and beauty, having none of the glare of the Daguerreotype plate, and can be seen in any light. We also take two pictures at one sitting, a positive and a negative picture, and when held to the light it is perfectly transparent. The Ambrotypes are durable, being, when finished, entirely air and water tight, and can be taken in alls kinds of weather. Time for adults for a sitting from 10 to 30 seconds; children from 3 to 10 seconds. Please call and see specimens. PS Daguerreotypes taken in the different sytles. W. W. Tileston

The Evansville Daily Journal, 20 Oct. 1855, p. 2
W. Sumner [sic.] late partner of W. W. Tileston, informs citizens that he has resumed his former business of sign and ornamental painting. Shop on Main street, 2nd floor of Mr. J. P. Elliott's new brick building.
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