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  • #16
    Re: A Great photo to study

    I dunno, I think Mr. Phillips is pretty close in his Ohio ID. If one looks closely at the Insurance billbords at top, the name A. C. Osborne, agent can be discerned. A little research shows us he was a well known and prosperous agent in Toledo, Ohio. The Hartford, Travelers, and Aetna were well established national brands in the late 1800s, but Buck Eye was more of a local "micro-brew." Good deduction, Mike. Attached is a photo of a later office of Mr. Osborne in Toledo, courtesy the Lucas County Library.
    Last edited by roundshot; 04-01-2011, 02:22 PM.
    Bob Williams
    26th North Carolina Troops
    Blogsite: http://26nc.org/blog/

    As [one of our cavalry] passed by, the general halted him and inquired "what part of the army he belonged to." "I don't belong to the army, I belong to the cavalry." "That's a fact," says [the general], "you can pass on." Silas Grisamore, 18th Louisiana

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    • #17
      Re: A Great photo to study

      Joe's made an excellent point... googling for business names is going to be a huge longshot, and what information may come up may not have anything to do with the photo itself. Pinpointing a group of local businesses would be best done by searching tax records and municipal records for various towns and cities, and even then, you've got a long shot. It's possible, but you'll want to hit a local geneology library or center to try and get access to a specific municipalities tax records.
      Regards,
      Elizabeth Clark

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      • #18
        Re: A Great photo to study

        http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive...D0405B8185F0D3
        This story published in the NY Times tells us that W.J. Elliot is convicted for the murder of A.C. Osborne in Columbus Ohio Febuary 1899.

        Also in the book, A history of northwest Ohio bu Nevin Otto Winter, pg 717, it tells of Ezra Kirk: "After a brief employment in the general insurance office of the late A.C. Osborne, he took work with the R.G. Dun & Company agency at Toledo"

        http://books.google.com/books?id=KCI...20ohio&f=false

        So once again I say that this photo is taken in Ohio and post war at that.
        Last edited by Prodical Reb; 04-02-2011, 01:46 AM.
        [FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=DarkSlateGray][SIZE=3]Michael Phillips, GGG Grandson of
        Pvt Edmond Phillips, 44th NCT, Co E, "The Turtle Paws"[/SIZE]
        [SIZE=2]Mustered in March 1862
        Paroled at Appomattox C.H. Virginia, April 15, 1865[/SIZE][/COLOR][/FONT]

        [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=Navy][B]"Good, now we'll have news from Hell before breakfast."[/B][/COLOR][/SIZE]
        Was Gen Sherman's response upon hearing the capture and execution of 3 reporters who had followed from Atlanta, by the rebels.
        The execution part turned out to be false.[COLOR=DarkRed] [B]Dagg Nabbit![/B][/COLOR][/FONT]

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        • #19
          Re: A Great photo to study

          As far as research techniques go (to quote the late Ernest Hemingway): "Never confuse motion with action."
          Bob Williams
          26th North Carolina Troops
          Blogsite: http://26nc.org/blog/

          As [one of our cavalry] passed by, the general halted him and inquired "what part of the army he belonged to." "I don't belong to the army, I belong to the cavalry." "That's a fact," says [the general], "you can pass on." Silas Grisamore, 18th Louisiana

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