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ID: 644
CATNUM: 694
IsPhotographer: True
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NameFirst: ~Joseph
NameLast: Harkless
NameMiddle: Marion
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BirthMonth: 6
BirthDay: 4
BirthYear: 1867
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OriginalBirthState: IN
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DeathMonth: 7
DeathDay: 22
DeathYear: 1909
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DeathCause: drowned in Calumet River
OriginalDeathCity: East Chicago
OriginalDeathState: IN
OriginalDeathCounty: Lake
OriginalDeathNation: USA
Parents: William & Barbara Ann (Bradley) Harkless
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Spouse1StartYear: 1888
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CreatedDate: 10/30/2021 5:45:51 PM
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Raw Data - E_CareerPhotographer

ID: 644
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EducationCareer: probably learned from older brother John A. Harkless
FamilyInPhotography: brother John A.
OriginalNotes: 1880 Census, Albion, Noble Co., Indiana
Film 1254302  National Archives Film T9-0302  Page 451C   
William Harkless, 56, b. OH, Day Laborer, FA NJ, MO IRE
Barbra A. Harkless, wife, 52, PA, FA: PA, MO: HOLL
John A. Harkless, son, 22, b. IN Artist
Samuel S. Harkless, son, 18, IN apprentice blacksmith
Joseph M. Harkless, son, 13, IN at home 

www.ancestry.com: Adams County, Indiana
Index to Marriage Records 1845 - 1920 Inclusive Volume I Letters A - Z Inclusive
W. P. A. Original Record Located County Clerks Office Decatur, Indiana
Name: Barbara Ann Bradley Spouse: Wm Harkless 
Marriage Date: 24 Jul 1849 Book: B Original Source Page: 65 

Indiana Death Certificates (ancestry.com), Joseph M. Harkless, d. July 22, 1909, accidental drowning, died East Chicago, Lake County, married, father M. Harkless, b. Indiana, mother unknown, b. Indiana; photographer, age 41


PERIODICALS: Bulletin of Photography 11 Aug. 1909, p. 94
Joe Harkless, a photographer, was drowned in the Calumet River, near Cavanaugh, IN while bathing. Had been camping on riverbank with wife and daughter.

www.ancestry.com
Noble County, Indiana Marriage Records Books 1 - 7 1859 - 1899
Part I Index of Grooms Part II Index of Brides Compiled by Ruth M Slevin 1971
Name: Emma B Gaby m. Joseph M. Harkless, June 25, 1888, bk. 5, p. 518

Noble County Gen-Web Marriage Records:
Harkless Joseph, 4 Jun 1867, Gaby Emma B, Harkless William, Bradley Barbara, 25 Jun 1888
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Raw Data - E_Location, E_Studio

PersonID: 644
CATNUM: 694
NameFirst: ~Joseph
NameLast: Harkless
LocationID: 1279
Address1: 748 Valparaiso St.
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City: Chesterton
State: IN
StudioID: 1282
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CreatedDate: 10/30/2021 5:51:41 PM
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County: Porter
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KnownDates: 1890s-1900s
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NameMiddle: Marion
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OriginalSource: Shook, "Early Photographers of Porter County"
Also had a photography studio in Chesterton during the 1890s and early 1900s. Located at 748 Valparaiso Street (present day Calumet Road). Still in operation as of June 1903. Possibly passed studio ownership  directly to Gustave Lawson.
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PersonID: 644
CATNUM: 694
NameFirst: ~Joseph
NameLast: Harkless
LocationID: 5215
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City: Valparaiso
State: IN
StudioID: 3775
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ID: 3775
StudioName: J. M. Harkless
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Name: J. M. Harkless
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OriginalSource: 1890 Polk's Indiana Gazetteer, p. 1207
The Blue Book for Amateur Photographers American Edition, 1895, p. 242, J. Harkless
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PersonID: 644
CATNUM: 694
NameFirst: ~Joseph
NameLast: Harkless
LocationID: 5216
Address1: 27 College Hill
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City: Valparaiso
State: IN
StudioID: 3775
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Name: J. M. Harkless
Alternate Studio Names: Star Studio
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OriginalSource: cabinet card: Star Studio, J. M. Harkless, Proprietor, 1890 #27 College Hill, opposite Commercial Hall, Valparaiso, Ind.
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PersonID: 644
CATNUM: 694
NameFirst: ~Joseph
NameLast: Harkless
LocationID: 5217
Address1: 41 Union St., College Hill
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City: Valparaiso
State: IN
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Name: J. M. Harkless
Alternate Studio Names: Star Studio,Harkless & Eikenberry,
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OriginalSource: ca. 1890 cabinet card

Ancestry.com. Valparaiso, Indiana Directory, 1890. [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2001. Valparaiso, IN: Talcott & Tevis, 1890. 
Jos. M. Harkless, 41 S. Union St., Valparaiso

1893 Valparaiso City Directory - Jos. M. Harkless, 41 S Union

Shook, "Early Photographers of Porter County"
Operated Star Studio on College Hill at 41 South Union Street. Operated in partnership with Eikenberry, though it likely dissolved by 1889. Photos imprinted with either "Harkless & Eikenberry" or "J. M. Harkless." Some are misspelled as "Harkles."
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PersonID: 644
CATNUM: 694
NameFirst: ~Joseph
NameLast: Harkless
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City: Porter
State: IN
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CreatedDate: 10/30/2021 5:57:28 PM
CreatedBy: sa
LastModifiedDate: 10/30/2021 6:07:12 PM
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OriginalSource: Shook, "Early Photographers of Porter County"
Opened studio on June 21, 1903 in Porter while still maintaining Chesterton studio. Possibly the former studio of Rudolph H. Keagy.
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