Photographers
Information about photographers in Richmond, VA during the Civil War.

Written Accounts

1873-12-24, Richmond Daily State Journal; advertisement for C. R. Rees – notes that the gallery is “opposite the Journal Office, Main street.”
1882-08-23, Richmond Dispatch; brief description of meeting the photographer Anderson and his assistant Mr. Bradley at their gallery in New York City.
1888-02-26, New York Herald; death notice of Joseph W. Roche, eldest son of T. C. Roche
1889-07-19, Saginaw (Mich.) News; extensive history of photography – T. C. Roche mentioned at length. Described as “the Veteran,” and “Daddy Roche” and speaks of his extensive research and development being pirated
1891-04-12, World (New York, NY); Interview with Mathew Brady – notes on the photographer’s life, fame, and wartime activities
1895-10-23, New York Herald; death notice of T. C. Roche
1895-10-24, New York Herald; death notice of T. C. Roche – updated funeral information
1902-09-25, Richmond Times; obituary notice for A. S. Bradley, former member of the Richmond Howitzers who was an assistant for photographer David Anderson after the war “for many years”
1907-06-02, Richmond Times-Dispatch; article describing Sally Tompkins and her status as an officer. Many details not available elsewhere, including a excerpt of a conversation with her in which she describes the circumstances surrounding having her famou
1908-12-19, Richmond Times-Dispatch; obituary for son of C. R. Rees, also a photographer

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