Benjamin, Orrin Chester
BORN: 1827, DeRuyter, Madison, New York
DIED: 9 September 1895, Newark, Essex, New Jersey
ACTIVE:
Newark, Essex, New Jersey, 1851–1855
274 Broad Street, Newark, Essex, New Jersey, 1856–1864
Library Hall, Rahway, Union, New Jersey, 1857
Newark, Essex, New Jersey, 1865
East Main Street, Orange, Essex, New Jersey, 1872–1873
156 East Main Street, Orange, Essex, New Jersey, 1874
O. C. Benjamin & Son, Main Street, near Hillyer Street, 1883
O. C. Benjamin & Son, 150 Main Street, Orange, Essex, New Jersey, 1884–1886
NJ0019A – Unknown Infant, Cabinet Card, Orrin Chester Benjamin, 483–485 Main St., Orange, NJ
NJ0019B – Photographer Back Stamp, O. C. Benjamin, Benjamin Portraits, 483–485 Main St., Orange, NJ
Given the studio's location at 483–485 Main Street, it's possible that this portrait was made by his son's (and namesake's) studio. See: Orrin Chester Benjamin, Jr.
Newark Daily Advertiser, Monday, June 9, 1856, p. 1
The Sentinel of Freedom (Newark, NJ), Tuesday, June 24, 1856, p. 3
Newark Daily Advertiser, Wednesday, September 17, 1856, p. 3
Newark Daily Advertiser, Saturday, May 2, 1857, p. 3
Newark Daily Advertiser, Friday, June 5, 1857, p. 1
Newark Daily Advertiser, Friday, June 26, 1857, p. 3
Newark Daily Advertiser, Wednesday, January 25, 1860, p. 2
Newark Daily Advertiser, Thursday, February 28, 1861, p. 3
Newark Daily Advertiser, Friday, March 15, 1861, p. 3
Newark Daily Advertiser, Thursday, February 28, 1861, p. 3
Newark Daily Advertiser, Thursday, November 29, 1862, p. 2
Newark Daily Advertiser, Wednesday, December 24, 1862, p. 2
Newark Daily Advertiser, Friday, August 7, 1863, p. 3
Newark Daily Advertiser, Saturday, May 7, 1864, p. 3
Newark Daily Advertiser, Monday, May 9, 1864, p. 5
Newark Daily Advertiser, Monday, June 7, 1864, p. 5
Newark Daily Advertiser, Wednesday,
December 24, 1864, p. 1
Boyd's Business Directory of Essex and Union Counties, 1873–74, p. 180
The Saturday Gazette, Montclair, NJ, Saturday, March 29, 1873, p. 3
Trenton Evening Times, Monday, May 27, 1918, p. 7
The Star-Ledger (Newark, NJ), Thursday, December 5, 2002, p. N3