Names: | Other: J.F. Jarvis Other: John F. Jarvis Other: John Fillis Jarvis Joint: Holmes & Jarvis
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| Dates: | 1849 - 1931 | Active: | US | Stereoscopic photographer, backlists on stereoviews. Active: Washington, D.C.
Stereographs project Business locations Washington, DC, US [6-0] *[John F. Jarvis; also in partnership with
Daniel R. Holmes in Washington, 70s]
"Photographed and Published by..."; "Publisher";
"Dealer"; several addresses; "...'s Stereoscopic
Views"; "Views of Washington & Vicinity",
several B/Ls, offered catalog. Initially made
his own views, issued ~400 fine DC area views,
sometimes used blind-stamp. In 70s began pub.
other workers' views; issued some of the negs.
from the Wheeler Survey and also made card mts.
for the Powell Survey; produced images for W.H.
Jackson. By 90 such contract publishing was his
main work as he became pub. for U&U. For ten
years was the largest manufacturer in the United
States although by that time he was making few
if any new views. 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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