Katherine Jones-Garmil, I have a couple of suggestions for tracking down the photographer Stoddard. 1. The George Eastman House, International Museum of Photography and Film has a database of photographers (the GEH Bio File for short). There are 10 Stoddards listed, but William N. appears to be the only one from the 1860s. He was active in Chicago 1859-64, in partnership with Simond 1859-60. The GEH and the Visual Studies Workshop, both in Rochester, NY, report modest holdings by him. 2. Ross J. Kelbaugh has published several volumes titled: _Directory of Civil War Photographers_, available at Historic Graphics, 7023 Deerfield Road, Baltimore, MD 21208. Ross may have an e-mail address, but I don't have it. 3. There are many people compiling state directories of photographers [my commercial pitch: I am seeking any and all information on Indiana photographers, 1840-1920]. If you could provide me with Stoddard's full name and locations worked, I would be glad to pass along the information to other directory compilers. Hope this helps--cheers! -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joan E. Hostetler phone: (317) 232-1879 Indiana Historical Society fax: (317) 233-3109 315 W. Ohio St. e-mail: [log in to unmask] Indianapolis, IN 46202 --------------------------------------------------------------------