19th Century Colorado Photographers
History Through the Lens of the Camera
Amos Snuffin Bennet was born on December 20, 1869 in Omaha, Nebraska to Elisha Bennett III and Esther Ann Snuffin Bennett. The family moved to Arapaho County in Colorado Territory a few months after his birth. By 1892, Amos Bennet lived in Axial, Colorado, a town that no longer exists in Moffat County. Like his … Continue reading “Amos Bennet, “The Snake King of Colorado””
In 1889, Nicholas C. Creede and his mining partners discovered silver at the Holy Moses vein up East Willow Creek in Mineral County. New mineral strikes in 1891, combined with the extension of the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad to Upper Creede, brought an influx of people to the region. Three months later, the … Continue reading “Photo Studios in Mineral County, Colorado”
The Union Colony of Colorado was founded in 1869 by Nathan C. Meeker as a utopian agricultural community. The town’s name was changed to Greeley in honor of New York newspaper editor, Horace Greeley, one of the town’s financial backers. Photographers arrived in Greeley shortly after its establishment. This is the first of three blog … Continue reading “Photographers Active in Greeley, Colorado in the 1870s”
This blog post presents a chronological listing of photographers who had studios in Routt County in the 19th century. (In 1911, the western portion of Routt County split off to form Moffat County.) More detailed posts for some of these photographers are available on the blog. Routt and Moffat Counties are located in the northwest … Continue reading “Photographers in Routt County, Colorado”
Born in Huron,Ontario, Canada, Dan Diamond worked as a cabinetmaker in Chicago before learning photography. Chicago’s cold weather, combined with the dusty conditions of a woodworking shop, irritated Diamond’s lungs. This condition would plague him for the rest of his life. Diamond returned to Ontario, studied photography, and set up a studio in Pocatello, Idaho … Continue reading “Dan Diamond in Craig, Colorado”