DATES, BUSINESS ADDRESSES AND PROFESSION FOR C.D. ARNOLD
NOTE:The following information was gleaned primarily from Buffalo & New York City Directories and census records. A few were gotten from personal letters, mainly from time at Chicago Col. Exposition to another at the Expo., but no other actual correspondance, personal or business has been found to date.
1871-Profession-"bookkeeper". (this is first listing from Buffalo City Directory-to be
1873- "Clerk" ditto BCD
1874 through 1881- "Travelling Agent" (salesman) ditto BCD.
1882 through 1889-no bus. or res. listing in Buffalo C.D.
1886- First business listing in New York City-"Photographer, 10 E. 14th St.,NYC".
[note: to be entered into 1886 directory meant listing was valid in mid-to-late 1885]
1887- Same as 86.
1888-91- "Photos-23 Warren, NYC"
1891-92 Office-German Insurance Building - #31, Buffalo, NY.
1893 - no listing Buffalo or NYC (now working full time in Chicago, Col. Expo)
1894-95 Chicago City Dir.listing- "Office Rm.1222 , The Rookery"
(This is Daniel Burnham's City Office address.)
1896-97 No bus. listing in Chicago, Buffalo, or NYC.
1898 - Bus. listing in Buffalo, "Artist - 584 Main"
1899 - Buffalo ofc -"515 Main, #31, German Insurance Bldg.
1900 - " " -"Pan-American Photographer, #28 German Ins, Bldg.
1901 - " " - "Photographer, Pan-American Exp."
1902 through 1908- Arnold apparently is using his home as business address also.
The home reportedly had large studio space, either built at time of
construction in 1895 or added later.
1902 May 14-21, to Mt. Pelee volcanic eruption, Martinique
1909-12- Uses address of 936 Elmwood Av. for bus.and home address, but this
poses a question. Arnold's large home at 123 Bidwell, was at the time it was built a corner home with an apparent empty lot which bordered on Elwood Av. The 936 address sounds like the same property, but using an Elmwood av. numbering system. Was the empty lot sold and present day buildings erected at that time ? Was Arnold using one of those storefronts? Did he still own the property ? Questions remain to be cleared up.
1913-No listing in Buffalo directory.
1914 & 15 - Bus. & res. again listed at 123 Bidwell Pkwy.
1916 -"Photography" listed at 123 address, but home now given as 144 Claremont av. [note: possible indication that home was rented or sold but Arnold is still using the studio there ?
1917 - Bus. & res. address now listed at 281 Jersey, Buffalo.
1918 - No Buffalo listing-is apparently working at Army camp in Georgia as photog.
1919-20-21-22 Bus. address in Buffalo again -at 1330 Prudential Bldg.
1923-26 - Photography and residential listing at 48 E. Utica St., Buffalo.
1927- Death of C.D. Arnold.