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Search Site Tips  Home  Agriculture  Architecture  Artists     Bill Brett     William Tolman Carlton     Chansonetta Stanley Emmons     John Foster, 1648-1681     Funeral Elegy on John Foster     Susan Charter Humphrey     More on Artists..  Authors  Books  Cemeteries  Churches  Dorchester Historical Society  Entertainment  Entertainers  Industry & Commerce  Institutions  Maps  Monuments  Myths  Postcard Images  Public Figures  Schools  Town History  Walking Tours		Susan Charter Humphrey  In 1844 she Susan Charter became the first woman to operate a commercial photographic studio in Boston, and quite like the first to do so in Massachusetts. Her daguerrian gallery became the seventh operating in the city during that year. She married Francis Josiah Humphrey, and they moved to a house designed by Luther Briggs at the corner of Mill and Everett Streets. Source: Polito, Ron. “One and the Same? Miss S.R. Charter, Boston’s First Female Daguerrotypist 1844-1849; & Susan R.D. (Charter) Humphrey, Patrician’s Wife.” The Daguerreian Annual (2005) p. 27-85 Related Images: showing 8 of 1497 (more results) Here are some images from the Atheneum archive related to this topic. Click on any of these images to open a slideshow of all 1497 images. Feedback Do you know something about this topic? Do you have other pictures or items or knowledge to share? What about a personal story? Are you a collector? Do you have questions? Contact us here. Created: May 13, 2012   Modified: May 13, 2012