Taber, I. W. (Isaiah West), 1830-1912
Biographical History
I. W. Taber (1830-1912) was an American photograph, daguerrotypist, and ambrotypist.
Isaiah West Taber was born August 17, 1830, to Freeman Faber and Louisa Dean in New Bedford, Massachusetts. He moved to California in 1850 but moved back to Syracuse, New York in 1854 to open his first photography studio. In 1862, he married Ann Slocum. They had a daughter together, Daisy Tabor, in 1876. He also had two children, a son and a daughter, Louisa Taber, with Mary F. R. Howland in 1860 and 1861. He then returned to California in 1864, where he worked in the studio of Bradley and Rulofson until 1873. He opened his own studio in 1871, where he produced his own photographs but also gained fame for reproducing those of Carleton Watkins. His work in the 1880s included a six-week photographic trip to the Hawaiian Islands. By the 1890s, he had expanded to include studios in London, England and throughout Europe. However, the 1906 San Francisco earthquake destroyed his San Francisco studio, gallery, and negative collection, thus ending his photographic career. He died February 22, 1912 in San Francisco.
Citation:
His The Taber photographic album, 1880: t.p. (I.W. Taber)Biographies of western photographers, 1997 p. 147 (Taber, Isaiah West; San Francisco photographer in business as I.W. Taber & Company and I.W. Taber ; b. Aug. 17, 1830; d. Feb. 22, 1912)
Askart, the artists' bluebook, WWW site, 19 Nov. 2008 (Isaiah West Taber; 1830-1916; sketch artist and photographer)
Wikipedia, August 1, 2013 (I.W. Taber; August 17, 1830-February 22, 1912; born in New Bedford, Mass.)
Wikipedia, via WWW, 5 May 2015 (born August 17, 1830 in New Bedford, Massachusetts; moved to California in 1850 but moved back to Syracuse, New York in 1854 to open his first photography studio; returned to California in 1864, where he worked in the studio of Bradley and Rulofson until 1873; opened his own studio in 1871, where he produced his own photographs but also gained fame for reproducing those of Carleton Watkins; work in the 1880s included a six-week photographic trip to the Hawaiian Islands; By the 1890s, he had expanded to include studios in London, England and throughout Europe; the 1906 San Francisco earthquake destroyed his San Francisco studio, gallery, and negative collection, thus ending his photographic career; died February 22, 1912 in San Francisco)
FamilySearch.org, via WWW, 5 May 2015 (born August 17, 1830 to Freeman Faber and Louisa Dean in New Bedford, Massachusetts; In 1862, he married Ann Slocum; had a daughter together, Daisy Tabor, in 1876; also had two children, a son and a daughter, Louisa Taber, with Mary F. R. Howland in 1860 and 1861; died February 22, 1912 in San Francisco)