John Payson Soule (1828-1904) was a photographer and publisher in Boston, Massachusetts, and Seattle, Washington.
Table of Contents
- 1 Biography
- 1.1 INFINITE PHOTOGRAPHS Photo: Skeleton Leaves, Arrangements, Decorations, John P Soule, c1873
- 1.2 Wonders of Yosemite Valley, and of California With original photographic illustrations, by John P. Soule. Third edition, revised and enlarged.
- 1.3 INFINITE PHOTOGRAPHS Photo: Skeleton Leaves, Arrangements, Wreaths, John P Soule, c1873
- 1.4 CHILDHOOD. From the original by G.G. Fish
- 1.5 Jon Josef Gatsby Plaid Gray Fl - M - 6.5
- 1.6 The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Social Movements (Wiley Blackwell Companions to Sociology)
- 1.7 Chris' Season, Episode 6
- 1.8 Branded
- 1.9 The Early Modern Americas (23 Book Series)
- 1.10 The Wonders of the Yosemite Valley, and of California (Illustrated Edition) (Dodo Press)
Biography
He was born in Phillips, Maine upon October 19, 1828. His younger brother, William Stinson Soule, also became a photographer.
J.P. Soule maintained photographic studios upon Washington Street in Boston, ca.1861-1882. As a photographer, his subjects in Boston included buildings, the 1869 National Peace Jubilee, the great flare of 1872, and carte-de-visite portraits. He as well as photographed mountains in New Hampshire, and the 1866 ember in Portland, Maine. He exhibited works in the Charitable Mechanic’s exhibitions of 1850, and 1874 (bronze medal).
In accessory to taking photographs, Soule published works by Martin M. Hazeltine and others. Crediting of photographer’s indigenous works followed rather murky standards. For instance, photographs “by John P. Soule” of natural scenery in California appeared in Samuel Kneeland’s Wonders of Yosemite Valley, and of California (1871). However, “the photographs … credited to John P. Soule upon the title page … have recently been re-attributed to the photographer Martin Mason Hazeltine. Soule, a publisher of stereoviews, purchased many of Hazeltine’s California negatives, copyrighted them in 1870, and began selling them in Boston.”
Soule associated the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts in 1865, and belonged to the Freemasons.
After desertion Boston nearly 1882, he traveled west again. “In 1888, John Soule moved to Seattle, where he continued to feat as a photographer. Soule photographed the aftermath of the Seattle Fire of 1889 and the rebuilding thereafter. He continued to liven up in Seattle and occasionally taking photographs of the growing city until his death in 1904.”
Last update 2021-08-06