FRANK MOORE COMMERCIAL ARTIST ~ 108 BARONNE ST. NEW ORLEANS SELF PORTRAIT PHOTO

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FRANK MOORE COMMERCIAL ARTIST ~ 108 BARONNE ST. NEW ORLEANS SELF PORTRAIT PHOTO
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FROM AN OLD AND PROMINENT NEW ORLEANS LOUISIANA ESTATE, AN EARLY 8x10 BLACK AND WHITE, SOMEWHAT SEPIA TONE, PHOTOGRAPH DEPICTING COMMERCIAL ARTIST FRANK B. MOORE, SIGNED BY MOORE AND PRESENTED IN A COVER FEATURING THE LOGO OF THE PHOTOGRAPHERS STUDIO.
THE ACUTAL PHOTOGRAPH MEASURES 10 x 13.5, WITH A SMALLER SIGHT, PRINTED TO MATTE PAPER STOCK WITH A PRINTED DESIGN SELF FRAME ~ THE CARDSTOCK FOLIO MEASURES 10.25 x `3.75" OVERALL.
AN ACTUAL SIGNATURE, PENCILED TO THE LOWER RIGHT MARGIN, READS ~
FRANK B. MOORE
N.O.
TO THE REAR OF THE CARDSTOCK FOLIO, A PRINTED LOGO READS ~
FRANK B. MOORE, Ltd.
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108
BARONNE
ST.
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NEW ORLEANS, LA.
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About FRANK MOORE
From the Louisiana Digital Library
Frank B. Moore (1869-1957) was a commercial photographer in New Orleans from 1896 until his death on January 21, 1957. Born in Sauk Center, Minnesota, Moore learned his trade in Milwaukee working with the noted photographer Simon Leonard Stein. He had various studios during his sixty-seven year career in New Orleans, including 1008 Canal St. (1896-99), 147 Baronne St. (1900-02), 1001 St. Charles Ave. (1903-06), 1700 St. Charles Ave. (1907-14); 114 1/2 Baronne (1915-20); and 1317 Tulane Ae. (1923-58).
For a brief time in the mid-920s he also managed a film studio called ~ Crescent Comedies.
Moore married Elizabeth (Bessie) Meade, sister of British artist Sir Arthur Meade, and they had two children: Frank B. (Sonny) Moore, Jr., and Gladys Renya Moore. At various times the whole family was involved in the business. Bessie worked before their marriage as a "retoucher", as president and secretary of the business after they married, and photographer after her husband retired. Frank Jr., worked as a photographer for a time in the 1930s, while Gladys served as a frequent model for her father, winning many beauty contests in the 1920s, including "Miss New Orleans" in 1926. After Bessie retired, Gladys Moore continued the business until 1972.
The Frank Moore Collection contains nearly 550 negatives, most of them glass plates, taken from 1915 to 1950. Well over half of the collection consists of individual and group portraits, many featuring performers in costume, musicians, and local schools. The remaining images are of local industrial or commercial subjects and outdoor scenes. The photographs cover all aspects of New Orleans history and culture and offer a rich insight into the fashions, work, landmarks and leisure of the city during these important years.
Source: New Orleans States, August 31, 1902; New Orleans Times-Picayune, January 23, 1957; New Orleans City Directories, 1896-1958)
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