Davis & Sanford: Charles Henry Davis: 1855-1929 &  E. Starr Sanford: 1861-1917

The Davis and Sanford partnership spanned 1892-1901, with E. Starr Sanford selling his interest in the business to Davis in 1902 before relocating to New Haven, CT, where he opened a new studio. (1.) 

“Davis & Sanford inaugurated their new gallery at 246 Fifth Avenue, at the corner of 28th Street, in 1892, with Davis as president. To celebrate the opening, held April 7-9, the gallery mounted an exhibition of drawings by “eminent illustrators,” loaned by a leading publisher, the Century Company. Not surprisingly, Davis & Sanford also hung samples of their own photographs, some printed on gold-toned albumen paper and others on platinum.” (2.)

1. Gary D. Saretzky: Charles Henry Davis: Photographer of Plainfield, New York, and Hoboken, New Jersey Studies, VOL. 11 NO. 2 (2025): SUMMER 2025, p. 106 (note on birthdate for Davis: Saretzky states “On his grave marker, Davis’s birth year is 1853, probably an error.” footnote #16, p. 95)
2. Ibid, p. 108