Photographers of the Tri-Counties F. M.Spencer of Troy
About 1887 F. M. Spencer bought out the business of the recently deceased
O. E. Dewey of Troy. (Died Oct 1887). As early as 1886, Blenis of Mansfield
showed himself as successor to F. M. Spencer. Where or how Mr. Spencer
operated 1886-1887 in the interim is unknown. Possibly he had already established
a studio in Troy and took over Mr. Dewey's business when he died. We will
use the Troy papers, when we get access to the ones that early, to answer
this question. He had operated in Mansfield from
the 1860s until succeeded by W. C. Blenis who only lived two more years.
