Cochran the Photographer - 1892
“A few months ago, the Board of Education decided to beautify the walls of the somewhat bare room in the City Hall, and hit upon the happy idea of securing for a portrait of each gentleman who had been elected Chairman of the Board during the past twenty-five years.” “Fine Photographs : Level-Headed Trustees Patronize a First-Class Artist.” Hamilton Times. March 23, 1892 1 When the members of the Hamilton Board of Education decided that first-class portraits should be taken of the citizens who had been elected board chairman during the previous twenty-five tears, it was to noted photographer C. S. Cochran that they turned in order to have the best work done. C. S. Cochran, who in 1892 had his studio at 161 King Street East, was certainly one of the finest practitioners of the photographic art in 19 th century Hamilton history. The Hamilton Spectator, referring to Cochran’s work, noted that “it may not be amiss to note that few photograph