Frank G. Abell
Franklin George Abell Jr. (September 20, 1844 – July 20, 1910) was an American photographer active in the western United States in the late 19th- and early 20th-centuries. He moved with his family to California in 1857 and joined the firm of William Shew in San Francisco in 1862 at age 18, learning the photography business for the next four years.
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- Name
- Franklin George Abell Jr.
- Born
- 20 September 1844
- Birthplace
- Roscoe, Illinois
- Died
- 20 July 1910
- Place of death
- Tacoma, Washington
- Occupation
- Photographer
- Nationality
- United States
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Franklin George Abell Jr. (September 20, 1844 – July 20, 1910) was an American photographer active in the western United States in the late 19th- and early 20th-centuries. He moved with his family to California in 1857 and joined the firm of William Shew in San Francisco in 1862 at age 18, learning the photography business for the next four years.
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He opened his own Abell's Star Gallery in Stockton in 1866 before moving back to San Francisco in 1867. The following year he traveled back up north through the Grass Valley, Red Bluff, and Yreka to Roseburg, Oregon in 1877. He worked in Portland from 1878 to 1888, then moved back to San Francisco, before returning to Portland from 1897 to 1907. Abel formed Abell & Welsh with John Oliver Welsh, Abell & Son with his son George L. Abell, and Abell-Herrin Co. He photographed Oregon's first state governor, Joseph Lane, in 1879 or 1880. He died in Tacoma, Washington in 1910.
Caption on mount: Abell Son. 29 Washington St. Take the Elevator. Handwritten on verso: Laura B. Carpenter, 17 years 1 month; Dudley L. Carpenter, 15 years 2 months; Edward L. Carpenter, 12 years 3 months; Bessie L. Carpenter, 6 years 10 months. April 1885 Stamped on verso: Abell Son. Leading Photographers. 29 Washington St. Portland, Oregon. Take the Elevator. All negatives preserved. PH Coll 334
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John Bunyan Denny (1862-1913) was the eldest son of Seattle pioneers David T. and Louisa Denny. He attended Willamette University law school in Portland. In 1887 John married Carrie V. Palmer (1853-1891), daughter of Rocelia A. and Alfred Lee Palmer(1835-1914), a prominent Seattle lawyer and real estate investor. Carrie was born in Iowa and moved to Seattle with her family from Nebraska in about 1
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• Name — Franklin George Abell Jr. • Born — 20 September 1844 • Birthplace — Roscoe, Illinois • Died — 20 July 1910 • Place of death — Tacoma, Washington • Resting Place — Portland, Oregon • Occupation — Photographer • Illustration — Photo of man and woman in striking attire
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1844
Frank G. Abell was born in 1844 at Roscoe.
1910
Frank G. Abell died in 1910 at Tacoma.
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- 1.Palmquist, Peter E. Pioneer Photographers of the Far West: A Biographical Dictionary, 1840-1865. Stanford University Press. 14 October 2018. 9780804738835.
- 2.Abell, Frank G. (Portland, Eugene) - Historic Photo Archive. historicphotoarchive.com.
- 3.U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880
- 4.Washington, Death Records, 1883-1960
- 5.Frank G. Abell, Photographer - Historic Photos at OLD OREGON. www.oldoregonphotos.com.
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