Samuel Alschuler, Alschuler & Florence
Life Span: 1869-1871
Location: 42 Lake
Architect: TBD
- D. B. Cooke & Co.’s City Directory for the Year 1857
Alschuler Samuel, 142 Lake
D. B. Cooke & Co.’s City Directory for the Year 1859
Alschuler Samuel, daguerreian, 136 S, Clark, h same
Halpin & Bailey’s City Directory for the Year 1863
Alschuler Samuel, photographer, 86 Randolph, h. same.
Halpin’s Chicago City Directory for 1864
Alschuler Samuel, (Alschuler & Pfitzner,) photograph gallery 86 Randolph, r. same
Alschuler & Pfitzner (Samuel Alschuler and Hugo Pfitzner,) photographic materials, 84 Randolph
Edwards’ Annual Directory in the City of Chicago, for 1873
Alschuler Samuel, photographer, 132 22d
Lakeside Annual Directory of the City of Chicago, 1876
Alschuler Samuel, photog. 140 22d h. 138 22d
Chicago Tribune, October 17, 1857
We have visited the Cook County Fair, and among the well deserving specimens of fine arts, we found photographs by Messrs. Alschuler & Florence, executed in a most masterly manner. Those that come within our notice resembled more the engravings than any plain photographs we have ever seen, and these gentlemen are well worthy of patronage. Call at 142 Lake street and you will be suited in every way.
Chicago Tribune, September 15, 1858
Alschuler & Florence, of No. 142 Lake street, show some fine photographs on paper or canvas, painted in oil. Among others are life-like portraits of Mayor Haines and Recorder Wilson, which it would be difficult to distinguish from real oil paintings, exeept as they excel that branch of art as faithful likenesses. Messrs. Alschuler & Florence are well known to excel in the Photographic Art, and we are glad to hear that their success is equal to their merit.
- Etching from a daguerrotype by Alschueler and Florence, Chicago Magazine, August, 1857
Chicago Tribune, April 9, 1859
ANOTHER MOVE IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
We learn that Mr. Samuel Alschuler the successful Daguerreotype and Photographic artist, late of the firm of Alschuler & Florence, 142 Lake street, has leased the entire third story of the beautiful marble block northwest corner of Clark and Madison street, over the drug store of R. R. Ball & Co., which he intends fitting up in a magnificent style as a first-class Daguerreotype, Ambrotype, Photographic and Portrait Gallery, to be opened to the public on the first of May. Among the novelties of this new establishment is the fact that the whole Gallery is to be brilliantly illuminated and thrown open two evenings of each week for visitors. We congratulate our citizens on this movement of Mr. Alschuler to cater to their tastes and love of the fine arts, and hope that he will not be unrewarded iu his efforts to please them.
Chicago Tribune, May 14, 1859
The old stand of Capt. Von Schneidau, No. 142 Lake street, and for some time past the gallery of Messrs. Alschuler & Florence, who have kept up its reputation by their excellence as artists, is now in the hands of Charles H. Florence, of the late firm. He has the instruments, and the skill to give to every one a counterfeit presentment of himself in the highest style of the art photographic, in all varieties of pictures, from the cheapest to the most costly, best indicated by the walls of his well stocked exhibition room. We commend him heartily.
Chicago Tribune, July 22, 1859
The excursion for Minnehaha yesterday morning, filled seven passenger cars on the Chicago and North Western railroad, and numbers will “join the expedition” as it proceeds. Mr. Alschuler, the Photographer, appointed by the Grand Commander, accompanies the party.
Chicago Tribune, September 11, 1860
THE WRECK.—Views of the ill-fated Lady Elgin, the schooner Augusta, and a very fine portrait of Capt. Jack Wilson, all photographed by Mr. Samuel Alschuler of this city, are now on sale at McNally’s, 81 Dearborn street.
- TOP: The Lake Michigan steamer, Lady Elgin, a daguerrotype by S. Alschuler as she lay at her dock in Chicago on the day before she was lost, resulting in the loss of 282 lives.
MIDDLE: Engraving from the above daguerrotype created by The Illustrated London News, October 6, 1860.
BOTTOM: Engraving of the Augusta from a daguerrotype by S. AlschulerThe Illustrated London News, October 6, 1860.
Chicago Tribune, September 25, 1860
Beautiful photographs of the Prince of Wales, for sale at Alschuler’s Gallery, 104 Lake street.
Chicago Tribune, May 25, 1863
PHOTOGRAPHY.—Never before was there such a rush for photographs, especially the cartes de visite, and the various establishments in the city are taxed to their very utmost to eupply the demand. In this connection we would refer our readers to the pew and handsome establiehment of S. Alschuler, 86 Randolph street. His rooms are entirely new, and elaborately fitted up. He is ready to take not only single individuals, but has thorough appliances for taking large groups. Mr. Alschuler has also in his rooms a photograph of the Circuit Court in session, with the lamented Judge Manlerre presiding. As there are but a few portraits of the deceased, this one will be regarded with peculiar lnterest.
The Jewish Advance, November 26, 1880
We call the attention of our Chicago readers to the advertisement of Mr. S. Alschuler, for many years a wellknown resident of Chicago. He absented himself therefrom about two years ago, but has now returned to this metropolis and to his old love, art. His friends will find him at No. 178, Wabash Avenue, where he has a fine assortment of Imported Engravings, Photogravures, Albertype Engravings, Gold Photographs from Paintings, Frames and other Frames in great variety, and at prices low enough to satisfy even the most exacting. For fine taste in making selections, reliability in reasonable prices and courteous attendance, our friend needs no
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