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[[Image:addis.jpg|left|thumb|250px|]]ADDIS, Alfred S. (Philadelphia, PA, 1832--Chihuahua, Mexico, Sept. 10, 1886 | [[Image:addis.jpg|left|thumb|250px|]]ADDIS, Alfred S. (Philadelphia, PA, 1832--Chihuahua, Mexico, Sept. 10, 1886). Alfred Shea Addis migrated to Lawrence, Kansas in 1850 and worked as a photographer’s assistant for Thomas Short. Addis later married Short's daughter, Sarah. (1) | ||
Alfred S. Addis, worked alone and in other partnerships in Dubuque, IA; Santa Barbara, CA; Tucson, AZ; Silver City, Los Cruces, & Lake Valley, | Alfred S. Addis, worked alone and in other partnerships in Dubuque, IA; Santa Barbara, CA; Tucson, AZ; Silver City, Los Cruces, & Lake Valley, New Mexico from the 1860s through 1880s. He advertised "Photographs, Ambrotypes, Melainotypes. (2) | ||
When Addis heard of veins of gold and silver in New Mexico and Nevada, he left Los Angeles for the mines, photographing Indian tribes and buying real estate along the way. When he moved to Tucson, Arizona, he became the territorial marshal. His son, then a young man, joined his father in Tucson. A thief who robbed Addis fled to Mexico but was tracked to, Chihuahua, Mexico by Addis and his son. Addis was shot by the thief and died the following day. (3) | When Addis heard of veins of gold and silver in New Mexico and Nevada, he left Los Angeles for the mines, photographing Indian tribes and buying real estate along the way. When he moved to Tucson, Arizona, he became the territorial marshal. His son, then a young man, joined his father in Tucson. A thief who robbed Addis fled to Mexico but was tracked to, Chihuahua, Mexico by Addis and his son. Addis was shot by the thief and died the following day. (3) | ||
Latest revision as of 16:06, 15 October 2018
ADDIS, Alfred S. (Philadelphia, PA, 1832--Chihuahua, Mexico, Sept. 10, 1886). Alfred Shea Addis migrated to Lawrence, Kansas in 1850 and worked as a photographer’s assistant for Thomas Short. Addis later married Short's daughter, Sarah. (1)
Alfred S. Addis, worked alone and in other partnerships in Dubuque, IA; Santa Barbara, CA; Tucson, AZ; Silver City, Los Cruces, & Lake Valley, New Mexico from the 1860s through 1880s. He advertised "Photographs, Ambrotypes, Melainotypes. (2)
When Addis heard of veins of gold and silver in New Mexico and Nevada, he left Los Angeles for the mines, photographing Indian tribes and buying real estate along the way. When he moved to Tucson, Arizona, he became the territorial marshal. His son, then a young man, joined his father in Tucson. A thief who robbed Addis fled to Mexico but was tracked to, Chihuahua, Mexico by Addis and his son. Addis was shot by the thief and died the following day. (3)
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1. "Alfred Shea Addis," Wikipedia. Online: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Shea_Addis
2. Treadwell, T. K. and Darrah, William C. "Photographers of the United States of America," National Stereoscopic Association, 1994, Online: http://stereoworld.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/US-PHOTOGRAPHERS.pdf
3. Wikipedia