Lot 185
The photos are unsigned with the only other collage grouping of Canandaigua, N.Y. photos in the same frame like this are marked and are displayed in Canandaigua. Frederick Ferris Thompson (June 14, 1836 April 10, 1899) was a prominent American banker and railroad president who co-founded the First National Bank and what is now Citibank. He was also an early amateur photographer and a noted philanthropist. Starting in the early 1860's through the 1880's, Thompson was an avid photographer. At that time, this hobby took time, money, a knowledge of chemistry, and the ability to transport heavy and bulky equipment. Thompson used a dry process, as opposed to the dominant wet condition. He believed this provided more flexibility in processing landscape photographs. He was one of three founding member of the Amateur Photographic Exchange Club in 1861. Thompson was the club secretary, writing and printing a newsletter on his hand printing press. However, this club ended in 1863 because of the Civil War. He was the secretary of the American Photographical Society in the 1860's.This organization included both leading professional and amateur photographers of New York. He also was a judge for the Anthony Prize Pitcher awards. He also wrote articles for photographic journals, sometimes signed The Straggling Amateur. Sonnenberg, the summer residence of Frederick Ferris Thompson and Mary Clark Thompson in Canandaigua, NY. Thompson and his wife donated large sums of money to numerous organizations, including the American Geographical Society, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Union League, and the Williams College Alumni Association. He was key to the construction of the Ontario Orphan Asylum and buildings for the Teachers College, Columbia University. In June 1898 when Clara Barton sent an appeal to the newspaper to help the American National Red Cross' hospital ships serving the Americas in the Spanish-American War, Thompson was one the nine to become an immediate donor, giving $500. His widow, Mary Clark Thompson, built F. F. Thompson Hospital (now Thompson Health) in his name in Canandaigua, New York. President Theodore Roosevelt attended the dedication of the Frederick Thompson Memorial Chapel. On June 17, 1857, Thompson married Mary Lee Clark in Canandaigua, New York. She was the daughter Myron H. Clark, the governor of New York. Thompson met her when she was in Albany, New York with her father. Please ask specific questions on details, In 1863, the Thompsons purchased a 300-acre farm near Canandaigua Lake in Canandaigua, New York for their summer home. They called it Sonnenberg which is German for sunny hill." Around 1887, they built Sonnenberg Mansion on the site. This Queen Anne style mansion had forty rooms. The site also included nine gardens, aviaries, the Palm House, and the 13,000-square-foot greenhouse complex. condition, and shipping prior to bidding, ALL ITEMS ARE SOLD AS IS, and the bidder will be responsible for payment. We box and ship what we can to keep costs low, and use USPS and UPS. Large items, extremely fragile, and high value items will be packed by UPS. Quotes available on request
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Dimensions:
- 19" x 21.25" framed Condition:
- Good - Very Good Condition 5 of the 8 photographs faded
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