Thomas Walker Cridland

Born in Lancaster, England on October 1, 1811, immigrated to America (Philadelphia, PA, in 1820, Arrived in Louisville, Kentucky, some time in 1833, and fromthere went to Lexington, Kentucky, where he set up a picture framing shop.

In the early 1840's Cridland acquired a knowledge of making daguerreotypes studying under Samuel F. B. Morse. He was probably the first photographer active west of the Allegeny Mountains.

In 1852 he relocated to Cincinnati, Ohio, and then from there to Dayton, Ohio before 1859.

Mr. Cridland retired from the photograph business about 1890 and went to California where he died on Thanksgiving Day, 1892.