Stereoscopic photographer, backlists on stereoviews. Active: San Antonio, Tex.
Stereographs project Business locations San Antonio, TX, US [7-8] [Frank Hardesty; in partnerships with Dean
& Brown in St. Louis, MO, before working alone
in TX] "Photographer"; "Photo. & Publisher"; 32
N. Flores St.; "Over 100 stereoscopic views of
San Antonio, Tex."; also operated as San Antonio
View Co.; several B/Ls, ~140 loc. scy, Alamo,
river, parks, U.S. arsenal, st. scy., Mexicans,
cowboys, etc.; views $1.50/dozen. Seems to have
ranged widely; a series of ~40, with B/L, on
CMs, of "Webb City & Carterville Lead & Zinc
Mines" [MO, near Joplin], including some
underground views which were rare for that time.
Also worked in SI formats. Listed in San
Antonio 85-89, sold out to Asa A. Brack. 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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