OldChesterPa: Businesses: Photographers, Camera Equipment, Photo Finishing

Picture	Business Name	Location	Owner/Operator	Dates of Operation	Comments:
	Amos & Bordine	514 Market St. (Same address as Bellis & Cummings)		? - 1870's - ?	Thanks to Dennis Bartow
	F. J. Arnold	627 Edgmont Ave.		? - 1915, 1917, 1918 - ?	Thanks to their ad in a Chester High annual, courtesy of Janet Andrews Moulder, Wilmington, DE
	Emile E. Bucher (8)	615 Edgmont Ave.
	J. E. Green	514 Market St.		? 1915, 1916 - 1925 - ?	"Film developer" Thanks to their ads in the 1915 & 1916 Chester High annuals, courtesy of Janet Andrews Moulder, Wilmington, DE
	Havercamp's	538 Market St. (1904) 520 Market St. (c. 1915 - 1918) 524 Market St. (Over the Woolworth Building)	C. F. Havercamp	? - 1903, 1915, 1916, 1918 - 1925 - ?	Thanks to their ads in Chester High annuals, courtesy of Janet Andrews Moulder, Wilmington, DE Click here for a picture of a Havercamps' ad
	J. Jeanes	702 Edgmont Ave.		? - 1880's - ?	Thanks to Dennis Bartow
	Kida's Photo Studio	Near 3rd & Grace St.			Thanks to Bob Felix, felix@vitetta.com
	Kolasinsky's	3rd & Hayes (2 doors in off the corner, next to Michael's Furniture)			Thanks to Bob Felix, felix@vitetta.com
	B. Lewis	826 Edgmont Ave.		? - 1925 - ?
	Lewis Studio	505 Market St.		? - 1965 - ?
	MacNeilly, Harold A.	9th & Crosby	Harold A. MacNeilly	? - 1950's - 1960's	"On 9th and Crosby, across from the old Larkin school, was a corner photographer Harold A MacNeilly. I don't remember the store name, but he sold cameras, accessories, developed film + rented 16 mm films to the 7th street YMCA back in the 1950's.There were cowboys serials, as I remember, kids movies every Saturday morning. Also his son Richard (deceased) used to deliver and pick up films for tankers in Phila. His father closed the store in the 1960's and worked for the Chester mayor for many years." Thanks to Rudy Koch
	H. Franklin Morris	312 W. 7th St. (1915) 401 Market St. (1917, 1918) Bell Phone 547-W; Local 354		? - 1915, 1917, 1918 - ?	Thanks to their ads in Chester High annuals, courtesy of Janet Andrews Moulder, Wilmington, DE
	Muscella Studio	3rd St. & Pusey	Fred Muscella		"The premier photographer in Chester was Fred Muscella, Muscella Studio, on 3rd St and Pusey. Fred has been in business for ever... I worked for Fred for many years when I lived at 3rd and Lamokin. He is my cousin. He took Wedding pictures for many , many people in Chester over the years." Lou Calvarese, Loucalpru@aol.com
	George F. Nelson	Over Spencer's Hobby shop	George F. Nelson		"I worked for the [Chester] Times for 15 years and had a studio over Spencers hobby shop for a couple years. I did mostly publicity for PMC, Riddle Hospital, Overbrook school for the Blind, lots of post cards, many, many weddings, worked for the Philadelphia Bulletin for 15 years. For many years I did the Kutztown Fair. Too many to list." Thanks to George F. Nelson
	Nyemetz (8)	35 W Third Street	Ferdinand Nyemetz	? - 1880's - 1890's - c. October 16, 1942	Ferdinand Nyemetz turned 80 on October 19, 1942 and closed his 3rd Street studio around October 16, 1942. Thanks to Dennis Bartow
	Fred Peel		Fred Peel	c. 1930's, 1940's	Fred Peel, whose family was originally from Detroit, Michigan, lived at the Southwest corner of 9th & Parker streets. We believe that he built the Detroit Apartments on Parker St. behind his residence and named them for his home town. Thanks to some first-hand recollections from Betty-Jane Bennett Smith
	Photo Mart	Ave. of the States at Welsh St. TR 6-0331	Thomas E. & Lucille M. Ricks	- 1960's -
Al Rosen Studio Photo courtesy of Judith Talbot Mack "In memory of my mother, Elvira (Roma) Talbot."	Al Rosen Studio	5th & Edgmont Ave. (rear of Silvers 5 & 10)	Al Rosen	? - 1940's - ?