Deloss Barnum
Deloss Barnum (1825–1873) was a photographer in New York and Boston, Massachusetts in the mid-19th century. Around 1857 he kept a daguerreotype studio on Winter Street in Boston; by 1858 he had moved to Commercial Street.[1] In 1856-1860 he lived in Roxbury.[2] He participated in the 1860 exhibition of the Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association.[3] He died October 7, 1873 in Cortland, New York.[4]
During his career he was referred to by several variant names: D. Barnum; Deblois Barnum;[5] Delos Barnum;[6] DeLos Barnum;[7] and Deloss Barnum.[8]
References[]
- ^ Boston Directory. 1857, 1858.
- ^ Boston Directory. 1856.
- ^ 9th exhibition of the Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association at Faneuil and Quincy Halls in the City of Boston, September 1860; p.122-123.
- ^ "Died. Barnum - In this village, on the 1st inst., after a short illness, Mr. Delos Barnum, aged 48 years. The sudden departure of our friend has given a shock to the community; many of his associates not hearing of his illness until the rapid strides of disease had carried him past all hope of recovery. A faithful husband, a fond father, a genial citizen, and thoroughly honest and sincere nature, Delos Barnum will be greatly missed." Cf. Cortland County Standard and Journal, 1873
- ^ Collection guide to the Longfellow National Historic Site House and Grounds Photograph Collection, 1855-1970. 2002; p.11.
- ^ Boston Directory. 1856, 1857, 1858.
- ^ Collection guide to the Longfellow National Historic Site House and Grounds Photograph Collection, 1855-1970. 2002; p.11.
- ^ WorldCat. Barnum, Deloss
External links[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Deloss Barnum. |
- Library of Congress. Sunnyside, home of Washington Irving, NY.
- New York Public Library has many stereoscope images by D. Barnum.
- Ron Polito (ed.). "Boston Photographers Cited in 19th Century American Photographic Journals: A Bibliographic Database" – via Photographic Historical Society of New England. (includes info related to Barnum)
Image gallery[]
- Photographs by Deloss Barnum
Academy of Music, Brooklyn
Ruins of Fort Ticonderoga, New York
Boston Public Garden, ca.1860
High Rock Spring, Saratoga Springs, New York, ca.1865
Inauguration of Daniel Webster statue, Massachusetts State House, Boston, September 17, 1859.
Flower garden, Southern Tier, NY
Mount Auburn Cemetery, Massachusetts
Old Feather Store, Boston, ca.1860
Crowd waiting near Boston Common for the Prince of Wales, October 18, 1860
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- Pioneers of photography
- 1825 births
- 1873 deaths
- Photographers from New York (state)
- Artists from Boston
- 19th-century American photographers