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Early Photographers/Studios From
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nearby communities

Last Update: December 9, 2012

Photographer		Year	Address			Town		Source

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Alexander Brothers Co.	1926	124 Sixth St.		Pittsburgh	1926 - The Pittsburgh Academy Yearbook Ad

Appleby 						Ford City	Photograph

Appleby, Charles J.					Tarentum	Photograph

Armstrong, Neil E. Jr.	1950	578 Spring Street	New Kensington	1950 Polk Directory - Arnold & New Kensington

Armstrong, Neil E. Jr.	1955	1509 Victoria Avenue	Arnold		1955 Polk Directory - Arnold & New Kensington

Armstrong, Neil E. Jr.	1957	1509 Victoria Avenue	Arnold		1957 Polk Directory - Arnold & New Kensington

Armstrong, Neil E. Jr.	1961	1509 Victoria Avenue	Arnold		1961 Polk Directory - Arnold & New Kensington

Armstrong, Neil E. Jr.	1963	1509 Victoria Avenue	Arnold		1963 Polk Directory - Arnold & New Kensington

Aufrecht			68 Federal Street	Allegheny City	Photograph

Aufrecht's Elite Gallery	516 Market St.		Pittsburgh	(They claim to be first in the city) (Photograph), (JY)

Baker Bros., Artists		206 Main St. West End	Entrance on Wabash St. Pittsburgh (Photograph), (JY)

Baker, Winfield Scott	1901	210 South Canal Street	Tarentum	1901 Tarentum Directory - Tarentum Times

Baker, Winfield Scott	1911	114 East 5th Avenue	Tarentum	1911 Polk Directory - Apollo, Arnold, Brackenridge, Freeport, Leechburg, Natrona, New Kensington, Oakmont, Parnassus, Tarentum, Vandergrift and Verona

Baker, Winfield Scott	1936	206 East 8th Avenue	Tarentum	1936 Tarentum Directory

Bashline, Reynolds	1889	Main Street		Clarion		Photograph

Bell, Aaron S.		1897	411 10th 		New Kensington	1897 Polk Directory - Allegheny County

Bellas Brothers		1911	Warren Avenue near 1st	Apollo		1911 Polk Directory - Apollo, Arnold, Brackenridge, Freeport, Leechburg, Natrona, New Kensington, Oakmont, Parnassus, Tarentum, Vandergrift and Verona

Billinger						Shenandoah 	Photograph

Bobshosky, Edward H.	1950	610 4th Avenue, Rm 205	New Kensington	1950 Polk Directory - Arnold & New Kensington

Bobshosky, Edward H.	1955	4th & South Main	Parnassus	1955 Polk Directory - Arnold & New Kensington

Bobshosky, Edward H.	1957	608 4th Avenue, Rm 205	New Kensington	1957 Polk Directory - Arnold & New Kensington

Bobshosky, Edward H.	1961	608 4th Avenue, Rm 205	New Kensington	1961 Polk Directory - Arnold & New Kensington

Bobshosky, Edward H.	1963	608 4th Avenue, Rm 205	New Kensington	1963 Polk Directory - Arnold & New Kensington

Bonine				11th Ave & 14 St.	Altoona		Photograph

Bower, H.						East End	Photograph

Bower, H.						Tarentum	Photograph 

Bristol				3411 Butler St.		Lawrenceville	Photograph

Brown, Thomas C.	1911	Center Ave rr of PO	Verona		1911 Polk Directory - Apollo, Arnold, Brackenridge, Freeport, Leechburg, Natrona, New Kensington, Oakmont, Parnassus, Tarentum, Vandergrift and Verona

Buchman, Samuel		1975	204 6th Avenue		McKeesport	1975 Polk Directory - McKeesport

Burke, R. A.			Over Post Office	Tarentum	Photograph

Burtner, George A.	1897	Federal n. of Railroad	Natrona		1897 Polk Directory - Allegheny County

Burtner, George A.					Freeport	Photograph

Burtner, George A.					Tarentum	Photograph

Campbell, Walter	1920	Farmer's Building	Kittanning	1920 Polk Directory

Carter-Dinino (Percy A. Garland)

			1975	559 Shaw Avenue		McKeesport	1975 Polk Directory - McKeesport

Chernan 		1957	Center Street		Natrona		1957 Daily Dispatch Trade Area Directory

Clark 				617 Philadelphia Street	Indiana		Photograph

Colao				5519 Walnut Street	East End	Photograph

Criley, N. J.						Butler		Photograph

Dabbs							Pittsburg	Photograph

Dabbs, B. L. H.						Pittsburg	Photograph

Dabbs				Cor. Market & Liberty 	Pittsburgh	Photograph

Dale's (Dale E. Cowen)	1961	1721 Freeport Road	Arnold		1961 Polk Directory - Arnold & New Kensington

Dale's (Dale E. Cowen)	1963	1721 Freeport Road	Arnold		1963 Polk Directory - Arnold & New Kensington

Davis, Mahan			237 5th Avenue		Pittsburg	Photograph

Duquesne Photographic Studio 	41 Fifth Ave		Pittsburgh	George Dabbs--Manager and Poser, (JY)

Edwards				6 & 8 6th St./106 & 108 Sixth St. Pittsburgh	Photograph 

Edward's 		1957	302 Corbet Street	Tarentum	1957 Daily Dispatch Trade Area Directory

Elite				514 & 516 Market St. 	Pittsburgh	Photograph
Evans & Aufrecht		68 Federal Street	Allegheny City	Photograph

Fallert Studios of Photography	1405 Carson Street	Mt. Oliver	USGenWeb Archives
				Post Office Bldg.	Pittsburgh	USGenWeb Archives

Fallert Photographer		1505-1507 Carson St.	Pittsburgh, S.S. Photograph, (JY) 


Frampton						Punxsutawney	Photograph

Gluck, E.			4206 Main St.		Pittsburgh	Photograph 
(panoramic photo link: 1926 San Pietro Avellana Picnic in Koppel PA)

Grand (Panfield Shemler)1936	327 East 6th Avenue	Tarentum	1936 Tarentum Directory

Grechen 		1957	759 Allegheny River BlvdVerona		1957 Daily Dispatch Trade Area Directory

Green				Main Street		Johnstown	Photograph

Halwa, Joseph L.	1955	855 Barnes Street	New Kensington	1955 Polk Directory - Arnold & New Kensington

Halwa, Joseph L.	1961	855 Barnes Street	New Kensington	1961 Polk Directory - Arnold & New Kensington

Harbaugh & Green		43 & 45 Federal Street	Allegheny City	Photograph

Heck							Natrona		Photograph

Hendricks & Company		68 Federal Street	Allegheny City	Photograph

Hennings			205 Main Street		Johnstown	Photograph

Henry, O.C.			12 Fifth Ave.		Pittsburgh	Photograph (1895-1905), (KDP)

Henry, O.C.			321 Fifth Ave.		Pittsburgh	Photograph 

HENRY, O.C. 		1921	339 Fifth Ave.		Pittsburgh	Fifth Avenue HS Yearbook Ad

Hickenbotham, William		75 Federal Street	Allegheny City	Photograph

Hill, Howard S.		1950	1920 Kenneth Avenue	Arnold		1950 Polk Directory - Arnold & New Kensington

Hill, Howard S.		1955	1920 Kenneth Avenue	Arnold		1955 Polk Directory - Arnold & New Kensington

Hirschinger, J.		1891  				Mansfield Valley Chartiers Valley Post Office, (KM)

Homann, Edward Jr.	1895	Cor. 14th & Carson Sts.,SE Pittsburgh	Photograph, (KM)

Hudson				224 5th Avenue		Pittsburg	Photograph

Johnston Studios (The)	1926	8th Floor - Keenan Bldg.Pittsburgh	1926 - The Pittsburgh Academy Yearbook Ad

Kennedy, John A.		204 5th Ave.		Pittsburgh	1903 Pittsburgh City Directory microfilm, (LS)

Kennedy Photographic Art Studio
		   1890-1910	20 Fifth Ave		Pittsburgh	Photograph, (LS)

Kline, Peter H.		1911	Market near 3rd		Leechburg	1911 Polk Directory - Apollo, Arnold, Brackenridge, Freeport, Leechburg, Natrona, New Kensington, Oakmont, Parnassus, Tarentum, Vandergrift and Verona

Kottman				Corner 11th & 16th St.	Altoona		Photograph

Kough							Greensburg	Photograph

Kruger, Henry		1911	939 4th Avenue		New Kensington	1911 Polk Directory - Apollo, Arnold, Brackenridge, Freeport, Leechburg, Natrona, New Kensington, Oakmont, Parnassus, Tarentum, Vandergrift and Verona

Laughner Studios					Braddock	Photograph, (Source: [email protected])

Leister, John R.	1920	243 Market		Kittanning	1920 Polk Directory

Leske, William		1897	5th Ave, btwn 7th & 8th	New Kensington	1897 Polk Directory - Allegheny County

LIEB(?) 			120 Sixth St.		Pittsburgh	Photograph

Lies, E. C.		1888	82 Ohio Street		Allegheny	Photograph, (KM)
(A. Rabinowitsch, Successor)

Lies, George			10 & 12 6th Street	Pittsburgh	Photograph

Lieske				Corbet & 2nd Street	Tarentum	Photograph

Longawicz, Satonio	1911	Spruce near River Ave	Natrona		1911 Polk Directory - Apollo, Arnold, Brackenridge, Freeport, Leechburg, Natrona, New Kensington, Oakmont, Parnassus, Tarentum, Vandergrift and Verona

Mackenzie Studio		Augus & Hackei Bldg., 5th & Market Sts., Pittsburgh	Photograph

Mahan & Davis			43 Fifth Ave. 		Pittsburgh	Photograph

McClain & Leasure		Corner Falls & Broadway	New Brighton	Photograph

McClain, J.						New Brighton	Photograph

McClay, J. B.		1926	729 Wood St.		Wilkinsburg	1926 The Tech Owl Yearbook Ad

McMullan, James		1950	987 2nd Avenue		New Kensington	1950 Polk Directory - Arnold & New Kensington

Mercer, George	   1900-1908	425 Ohio		Allegheny	(DL)

Miedanner, Leo		1902	2 Tripod, A		Allegheny?	(DL)
			1905	2511 Penn				(DL)
			1906	907 Chestnut, A				(DL)
       		   1907-1915	716 Chestnut				(DL)
		   1916-1929	710 Chestnut				(DL)

Mineard, Ralph			232 5th Avenue		Pittsburg	Photograph

Mineart, Ralph			64 Fifth Ave., Cor. Wood St.	Pittsburg	Photograph

Mohney, J. C.			5th Avenue		New Kensington	Photograph

Moore, Armor W. 	1911	136 Washington Avenue	Vandergrift	1911 Polk Directory - Apollo, Arnold, Brackenridge, Freeport, Leechburg, Natrona, New Kensington, Oakmont, Parnassus, Tarentum, Vandergrift and Verona

Morris				16 Sixth St./126 Sixth St. Pittsburgh	Photograph

Morris, S. D.		1920	613 Main Street		Sharpsburg	1920 Polk Directory

Morris, S. D.			North Canal Street	Tarentum	Photograph

Nee, Martin H.		1950	309 Murray Avenue	Arnold		1950 Polk Directory - Arnold & New Kensington

Nee, Martin H.		1955	309 Murray Avenue	Arnold		1955 Polk Directory - Arnold & New Kensington

Nee, Martin H.		1957	309 Murray Avenue	Arnold		1957 Polk Directory - Arnold & New Kensington

Nee, Martin H.		1961	309 Murray Avenue	Arnold		1961 Polk Directory - Arnold & New Kensington

Nee, Martin H.		1963	309 Murray Avenue	Arnold		1963 Polk Directory - Arnold & New Kensington

Nelson, August		1897	704 North Canal		Tarentum	1897 Polk Directory - Allegheny County

Nelson, August		1901	North Canal Street	Tarentum	1901 Tarentum Directory - Tarentum Times

Niedanner (mis-spelled)		(no address)		Pittsburgh	Photograph, (MB)
(see Miedanner)

Noss, H.						New Brighton 	Photograph

Ott, Kathryn	   1965-1975	home studio		East End, Pittsburgh, (CO)
(see TOTTS below)

Otto, Walter S.						Kittanning	Photograph

Paling				Cor. Home & Butler Sts.	Lawrenceville	Photograph

Pearson, James R.		43 & 45 Federal Street	Allegheny City	Photograph

Pearson, James R.		96 5th Avenue		Pittsburg	Photograph

Pearson, James R.		96 5th Avenue		Pittsburgh	Photograph

Peden, John C.	1940-1957 	141 Merrimac Street   	Mt. Washington, (CPM)

Peden, John C.	1950-1957 	143 Amabell Street    	Mt. Washington, (CPM)

Peden, John C.	1957-1963 	201 Amabell Street    	Mt. Washington, (CPM)

Petraitis, J.P., Family Photographer

				1313 Carson Street	Pittsburgh	USGenWeb Archives

Platt				34 5th Avenue		Pittsburgh	Photograph

Poeppert, John Jr.		214 Federal Street	Allegheny	Photograph, (MB)
(successor to H. Sonnenberg)

Rosencrantz, Paul		Gallery back/Camps Bros.Tarentum	Photograph

Rosser 				12th & Carson		Pittsburgh	Photograph

Rottmann			Corner 11th Ave. & 17th Street	Altoona	Photograph

Schenck, Philip		1911	5th near High		Freeport	1911 Polk Directory - Apollo, Arnold, Brackenridge, Freeport, Leechburg, Natrona, New Kensington, Oakmont, Parnassus, Tarentum, Vandergrift and Verona

Schenck, Philip		1911	817 5th Avenue		New Kensington	1911 Polk Directory - Apollo, Arnold, Brackenridge, Freeport, Leechburg, Natrona, New Kensington, Oakmont, Parnassus, Tarentum, Vandergrift and Verona

Schlesinger 			609 Braddock Avenue	Braddock	Photograph

Schreckengost, A. S.	1920	219 Market		Kittanning	1920 Polk Directory

Schreckengost, A. S.					Apollo 		Photograph

Schreckengost, James E.	1911	133 Grant Avenue	Vandergrift	1911 Polk Directory - Apollo, Arnold, Brackenridge, Freeport, Leechburg, Natrona, New Kensington, Oakmont, Parnassus, Tarentum, Vandergrift and Verona

Shadle, A.						Latrobe		Photograph

Shadle, C. C.						Kittanning	Photograph

Shadle, C. C.						Tarentum	Photograph

Shemer, Panfield	1936	305 East 7th Avenue	Tarentum	1936 Tarentum Directory

Shemer, Panfield	1950	817 5th Avenue		New Kensington	1950 Polk Directory - Arnold & New Kensington

Shemer, Panfield	1955	817 5th Avenue		New Kensington	1955 Polk Directory - Arnold & New Kensington

Shemer, Panfield	1957	817 5th Avenue		New Kensington	1957 Polk Directory - Arnold & New Kensington

Shemer, Panfield	1961	817 5th Avenue		New Kensington	1961 Polk Directory - Arnold & New Kensington

Shemer, Panfield	1963	817 5th Avenue		New Kensington	1963 Polk Directory - Arnold & New Kensington

Singer							Freeport	Photograph

Sonnenberg's			35 Fifth Ave./52 Federal St.	Allegheny City	Photograph

Sonnenberg, H.			121 Federal Street	Allegheny City	Photograph

Sonnenberg, J. E.		67 Cedar Avenue		Allegheny City	Photograph

Sperber				23 Fifth Ave.		Pittsburgh	Photograph

Stanton Studios 		516 Market & 2205 Forbes St. Pittsburgh	Photograph, (Source: [email protected])

Steele, Frank H.	1926	800 Wood Street		Wilkinsburg	1926 The Tech Owl Yearbook Ad

Stewart & Company		90 & 92 Federal Street	Allegheny City	Photograph

Stockton Avenue Gallery		90-92 Federal Street	Allegheny City	Photograph, (MB)

Strem (Leonard Burger, mgr.)

			1950	865 5th Avenue, 2nd flr	New Kensington	1950 Polk Directory - Arnold & New Kensington

Strem (Leonard Burger, mgr.)

			1955	865 5th Avenue, 2nd flr	New Kensington	1955 Polk Directory - Arnold & New Kensington

			1957	865 5th Avenue, 2nd flr	New Kensington	1957 Polk Directory - Arnold & New Kensington

			1961	865 5th Avenue, 2nd flr	New Kensington	1961 Polk Directory - Arnold & New Kensington

			1963	865 5th Avenue, 2nd flr	New Kensington	1963 Polk Directory - Arnold & New Kensington

Tiffany				South 7th Street	Indiana		Photograph

Titus, James H.		1897	Corbet & 3rd		Tarentum	1897 Polk Directory - Allegheny County

TOTT'S Studio (Sylvester Ott)	   1943-1953	941 Lincoln Ave.	Pittsburgh East End, (CO)
(also see OTT above)

Trapp, J.B.			4117 Butler St.		Lawrenceville	Photograph

Trinity Court Studio	1925	313 Sixth Ave., 	Pittsburgh	1925 Allegheny HS yearbook ad
  Ralph W. Johnston

Valley Studio		1926	700 Penn Ave.		Pittsburgh	1926 The Tech Owl Yearbook Ad

Vision II Photography (Rick Brahim & Tim Doyle)

			1975	602 Locust Street	McKeesport	1975 Polk Directory - McKeesport

Walter, Jacob		1911	Chestnut & Garfield	Natrona		1911 Polk Directory - Apollo, Arnold, Brackenridge, Freeport, Leechburg, Natrona, New Kensington, Oakmont, Parnassus, Tarentum, Vandergrift and Verona

White, E. Clay		1911	319 East 6th Avenue	Tarentum	1911 Polk Directory - Apollo, Arnold, Brackenridge, Freeport, Leechburg, Natrona, New Kensington, Oakmont, Parnassus, Tarentum, Vandergrift and Verona

White, E. Clay		1929				Tarentum	1929 R. G. Dun Mercantile Agency Reference Book

White, E. Clay		1936	314 East 5th Avenue	Tarentum	1936 Tarentum Directory

Wolfe, A. S.		1911	Warren Avenue & 1st	Apollo		1911 Polk Directory - Apollo, Arnold, Brackenridge, Freeport, Leechburg, Natrona, New Kensington, Oakmont, Parnassus, Tarentum, Vandergrift and Verona

Woloson, Cecelia M. 	1961	r1045 Manor Road	New Kensington	1961 Polk Directory - Arnold & New Kensington

Woloson, Cecelia M. 	1963	r1045 Manor Road	New Kensington	1963 Polk Directory - Arnold & New Kensington

Woloson, Harry		1950	1126 5th Avenue		New Kensington	1950 Polk Directory - Arnold & New Kensington

Woloson, Harry		1957	1126 5th Avenue		New Kensington	1957 Polk Directory - Arnold & New Kensington

Woloson, Harry		1961	1126 5th Avenue		New Kensington	1961 Polk Directory - Arnold & New Kensington

Woloson, Harry		1963	1126 5th Avenue		New Kensington	1963 Polk Directory - Arnold & New Kensington

Woloson, Harry & Wm.	1955	1126 5th Avenue		New Kensington	1955 Polk Directory - Arnold & New Kensington

Zaff 				817 5th Avenue		New Kensington	Photograph

Contributors:
(CO) = Cora Ott, [email protected]
(CPM) = Clare Peden Midgley, [email protected]
(DL) = David Lawrence, [email protected]
(JY) = Jessica Yoos, [email protected]
(KDP) = [email protected]
(KM) = Karen Moon, [email protected]
(LS) = Louise Stanzione, [email protected]
(MB) = Marie Bachman, [email protected]
(MC) = Mickey Cendrowski, [email protected] (Mickey contributed the majority of the above listings)

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Early Photographers/Studios From Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and nearby communities

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Early Photographers/Studios From
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nearby communities

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