A pioneer in daguerreian photography, Mr. Insley manufactured brooms in lower Manhattan when, in 1839 he was approached by his brother-in-law, George W. Prosch to enter into the new art form of daguerreotype.
Legend has it he once chased Junius Booth from his establishment for haggling over the price and quality of his portrait.
He had a long, successful career, establishing studios initially on lower Broadway and then across the Hudson river in Jersey City.
He retired to upstate Nanuet NY in the late 1860's and lived in semi-retirement as a farmer until his death in 1894.
Legend has it he once chased Junius Booth from his establishment for haggling over the price and quality of his portrait.
He had a long, successful career, establishing studios initially on lower Broadway and then across the Hudson river in Jersey City.
He retired to upstate Nanuet NY in the late 1860's and lived in semi-retirement as a farmer until his death in 1894.
A pioneer in daguerreian photography, Mr. Insley manufactured brooms in lower Manhattan when, in 1839 he was approached by his brother-in-law, George W. Prosch to enter into the new art form of daguerreotype.
Legend has it he once chased Junius Booth from his establishment for haggling over the price and quality of his portrait.
He had a long, successful career, establishing studios initially on lower Broadway and then across the Hudson river in Jersey City.
He retired to upstate Nanuet NY in the late 1860's and lived in semi-retirement as a farmer until his death in 1894.
Legend has it he once chased Junius Booth from his establishment for haggling over the price and quality of his portrait.
He had a long, successful career, establishing studios initially on lower Broadway and then across the Hudson river in Jersey City.
He retired to upstate Nanuet NY in the late 1860's and lived in semi-retirement as a farmer until his death in 1894.
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