I found a listing of businesses in WC in 1857; he is not listed. You can see for yourself at http://courses.wcupa.edu/jones/his480/notes/1857dirb.htm found this: Taylor, Alfred Advertised ambrotypes at 30 East Gay Street, West Chester, Pa., 1860. Information corrected to November, 1997; C 1996, 1997 John S. Craig Taylor, Jacob J. Advertised ambrotypes at 30 East Gay Street, West Chester, Pa., 1860. Information corrected to November, 1997; C 1996, 1997 John S. Craig -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, October 30, 2006 1:43 PM To: [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: [PACHESTE] Photo by "Taylor of West Chester" of a Foster,late 1800's? A needle in the haystack? The list has been so helpful in the past, I thought I would try their expertise again. I have a picture of an unnamed descendent in my family which was taken by a professional photographer, I believe, in the late 1800's or early 1900's. The only clue is that the photographer's name and address is shown at the bottom of the photograph. It is "Taylor, 10 W. Gay St., West Chester, Pa. (Chester Co., Pa.) Does anyone recognize the name of the photographer? I am trying to determine what years he may have been in business. My great aunts would have been would have been in their twenties in the late 1800's. They were Wilhelmina, Mary (Mazie), Annie and Josephine Foster. They all lived in Chester County in the vicinity of West Chester at that time. Thanks for any help. Jim Foster ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message