Born in England, Downing became local photographer
Born in England, Downing became local photographer By Christopher Duckworth - For The Times-Gazette This is a full-page albumen contact print of Thomas Burge Ayres (1832-1906) was taken by William H. Downing. Courtesy photo Courtesy photo Editor’s note — The following is a story compiled by Christopher S. Duckworth, a longtime Ohio Historical Society employee with family ties to Hillsboro and Greenfield, about late Hillsboro photographer William Henry Downing. William Henry Downing, a painter and photographer, was born in Mullion, Cornwall, England on Aug. 12, 1842. Before his first bi...
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