This unidentified young couple had their portrait
taken at the W. F. Kilborn studio in Cedar Rapids, Iowa in the
1880s.
Ontario-born Wilbur F. Kilborn opened his photographic studio in Cedar Rapids
in 1864 and operated there until 1886. Though hard to see in the image
above, this item has the WFK logo in the imprint. The only difficulty
with saying that Wilbur F. was the photographer is that Wilbur's nephew,
William Franklin Kilborn apprenticed with Wilbur Kilborn around this time and eventually
took over the studio from his uncle. It's difficult to say which W.F.
Kilborn is the creator of this image. More research would have to be done
into the various photographers imprints used by these photographers, and there
seems to be very few samples of their work online.
Work cited:
Palmquist, Peter E, Pioneer Photographers from the Mississippi to the Continental Divide: A Biographical Dictionary.
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