October 30, 2007

James Queen

Filed under: Portraits — admin @ 7:40 am

This distinguished looking gentleman is James F Queen, a Philadelphia lithographer. A biographical sketch lists his birth year as 1824, but census records suggest 1818 or 1820. That same biographical notation says he died ca 1877, but he is listed in the 1880 census. His occupation is listed in the 1850 census is Lithographer, 1860 Designer, 1870 Lithographic Artist, while in 1880 it is Chromo Artist. This photo was probably taken right around 1880.

The photographer who took this public domain image is Adolph Newman (ca1845-aft1920). Son of photographer Christian Newman, Adolph was born in Germany, and emigrated to the United States with his family in 1857. By 1870 they were living in Philadelphia, with both Christian and Adolph listed as photographers. Adolph is listed again in 1880, but by the time the 1890 City Directory was compiled, his occupation has changed from Photographer to Frames. In the 1900 census he is listed as a Fine Art Dealer. He is listed in the 1920 census, but in 1930 his wife is shown as a widow.

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