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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...

One of Hillsboro’s 1st photographers By Christopher Duckworth - For The Times-Gazette This blurry daguerreotype portrait is purported to be of William Alexander Morrow. Courtesy of Christopher Duckworth Courtesy of Christopher Duckworth Editor’s note — Following are the recollections of Christopher S. Duckworth, a longtime Ohio Historical Society employee with family ties to Hillsboro and Greenfield, after he found a 108-year-old photo album belonging to his grandfather. Alexander Morrow (1788–1827), the father of our subject, was born in Pennsylvania and served during the War of 1...