Names: | Other: Bishop Brothers Other: H.T. Bishop Other: Wm. N. Bishop
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| Active: | US | Stereoscopic photographer, backlists on stereoviews. Active: Cumberland, Md.
Stereographs project Business locations Chambersburg, PA, US Altoona, PA, US Cumberland, MD, US [7-8] *[Wm. N. & H.T. Bishop; Wm. N. also worked alone in Chambersburg; H.T. also worked alone in Chambersburg & Pittsburgh, PA & Cumberland, MD]
"Photographers", "Photographed & Published
by..."; P.O. Bldg., Cumberland, ~80; issued
several series: "Cumberland & Vicinity", B/Ls;
"B&O Pittsburgh & Courellsville Railroad"; B/L
88, scy., mills, city, wharves, "Harper's Ferry"
to #103; "Choat River" to #125; 300+ fine views
primarily MD & WV on RMs; PA scenes much
scarcer; individually & together did Civil War
scenes around Gettysburg. Brothers prob.
included H. [Henry?], Theodore, William & James,
all of whom operated alone at various times in
the area; unclear which were brothers & which
son(s). T.K. Treadwell & William C. Darrah (Compiled by), Wolfgang, Sell (Updated by), 11/28/2003, Photographers of the United States of America, (National Stereoscopic Association) |
Credit: National Stereoscopic Association with corrections and additions by Alan Griffiths and others. |
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