A young woman in the 1920s to 1930s

Photograph from the studio of Baker’s Art Gallery. Lorenzo M. Baker received an education such as is afforded by the common schools and after putting aside his text-books he engaged as a clerk in a general store at Rome, New York, and there continued until 1854, when, at the age of twenty years, he arrived in Columbus. He occupied an official position at the state penitentiary until 1862, in which year he was elected postmaster at Camp Chase. When his term of office had expired he opened a daguerreotype gallery on High street, near Main street, and with the advance of the profession, changed to photographs. The business had begun in 1863, and ended in 1955. Their shop was in Columbus, Ohio. There were four generations of Baker’s in the studio that led to a family business that lasted almost a century. The business was famous and won awards at the Ohio State Fair, Photographers Association of America with a gold medal, Chicago World’s Fair with the highest award, and Photographer’s Association of Germany with the grand prize. The founder was Lorenzo Marvin Baker (1834-1924). He had many partners throughout the business. He also had two sons that carried on his business for him. Duan

Date

1854

Archive

Wikimedia Commons

Type

photograph

Original size

3,476 × 5,236 pixels

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