Conaway, B. F. (Benjamin F.), 1848-1935
Dates
- Existence: 1848 - 1935
Biography
B. F. Conaway (1848-1935) was a photographer in California.
B. F. Conaway was born Benjamin Franklin Conaway on September 20, 1848 in Clay, Indiana to Hale Columbus Conway and Corilla A. Condon Conaway. He married Anna M. Miller on December 25, 1869 in Iowa. He purchased the Exelsior Photo Gallery in Santa Ana, California in 1887 and soon hired a teen assistant named Lou Hickox. In 1894, he sold the studio to Lou and moved to San Bernardino, where he opened another gallery. B. F. Conway died on July 30, 1935 in Los Angeles, California.
Citation:
Smart Studio Photographs, Online Archive of California, via WWW, February 8, 2024 (B. F. Conaway; Benjamin Franklin Conaway; born on September 20, 1848 in Clay, Indiana; parents Hale Columbus Conway and Corilla A. Condon Conaway; married Anna M. Miller on December 25, 1869 in Iowa; died on July 30, 1935 in Los Angeles, California). FamilySearch, via WWW, February 8, 2024 (B. F. Conaway; Benjamin Franklin Conaway; purchased the Exelsior Photo Gallery in Santa Ana, California in 1887; hired a teen assistant named Lou Hickox; 1894 he sold the studio to Lou; moved to San Bernardino, where he opened another gallery).Found in 1 Collection or Record:
B. F. Conaway photographs of California
Collection includes nine gelatin silver and two platinum photographs of locations throughout California taken by B.F. Conaway. Images include Redondo Beach, Sacramento Town Hall, Del Monte resort in Monterey, San Jose City Hall, Lake Tahoe, Cucamonga, San Francisco, and Sacramento. Materials dated between the 1880s and the 1910s.