Deloss Barnum
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Isaac Deloss Barnum | |
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| Born | November 1, 1825 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | October 1, 1873 (aged 47) Cortland, New York, U.S.[1] |
| Resting place | Cortland, New York |
| Occupation | Photographer |
| Spouse | Harriet Jane Waters |
Deloss Barnum (1825–1873) was a photographer in Boston, Massachusetts and New York, in the mid-19th century.
Early Life
He lived and worked on his family's farm in Otisco, New York until at least 1850.
Career
Around 1857 he kept a daguerreotype studio on Winter Street in Boston; by 1858 he had moved to Commercial Street.[2] In 1856-1860 he lived in Roxbury.[3] He participated in the 1860 exhibition of the Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association.[4] He moved back to New York by 1865 and was a farmer and photographer in Cortland. He died there at the age of 47 on October 7, 1873.[5]
During his career he was referred to by several variant names: D. Barnum; Deblois Barnum;[6] Delos Barnum;[7] DeLos Barnum;[8] and Deloss Barnum.[9]
References
- ^ "Isaac Deloss Barnum Jr". Find a Grave. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ 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". The Cortland County Standard and Journal. October 7, 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.
- New York Public Library has hundreds of stereoscope images by D. Barnum.
- Library of Congress. Sunnyside, home of Washington Irving, NY.
- Ron Polito (ed.). "Boston Photographers Cited in 19th Century American Photographic Journals: A Bibliographic Database". Archived from the original on 2015-09-12. Retrieved 2015-05-05 – via Photographic Historical Society of New England. (includes info related to Barnum)
Image gallery
- Photographs by Deloss Barnum
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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 -
Picnic
