Benjamin F. Powelson (1823-1885), [photographer / daguerreian] was first documented c.1850 with studios and various partnerships in Buffalo, NY, St. Catherines, Canada, and Ithaca, NY. In 1861 he opened a new gallery in Rochester, NY at 58 State Street. He was reported with a gallery in Buffalo in 1863 and was active in Detroit, Michigan, from 1869 to 1880. He died in Buffalo in July, 1885.
