Eliphalet J. Foss

Eliphalet J. Foss (1840–1922/1923) or E.J. Foss was an American photographer active in Boston, Massachusetts. He lived/worked on Tremont Row.[1][2] He belonged to the Boston Photographic Association;[3][4] contemporaries included Thomas Rice Burnham. Around 1880, his business was taken over by A.B. Eaton.[5] Examples of Foss' work are in Harvard University, the Henry Ford Museum, and Massachusetts Historical Society. His wife was the elocutionist, Louise Woodworth Foss.

References
  1. "Photographists". Boston Directory. 1868.
  2. Boston Directory. 1873.
  3. "Photographers' Exhibition". Philadelphia Photographer. 1874.
  4. Year-book of Photography ... 1883, London, 1883
  5. A.B. Eaton, Photographer, Successor to E.J. Foss, 171 1-2 Tremont Street, Boston, (MA). "Bust portrait, young lady with fur hat and flower scarf" – via Yale University.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) circa 1880

Further reading
  • "Boston Correspondence", Photographic Times, NY: Scoville Manufacturing, 2, April 1872 (includes enthusiastic description of Foss' studio and equipment)
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