I thought I would update you as some of the information we found early on was wrong.
Charles Percy/Parson Dana was born in either Missouri or Kansas around 1873.
He worked for magazines and newspapers, particularly sports and daily papers, and was credited frequently in San Francisco newspapers for his photographs. He is described in Bay Area newspapers as one of the city’s leading photographers and as the official photographer for all the larger fights.
His studio seemed to have moved around a lot throughout San Fransico. I have 4 addresses in a 10- year period.
He was a member of the Photographers Association of California as well as a member of the Indoor Yacht Club.
For a time owned a Nickelodeon.
He died in 1950 at the San Clara County Home for the Aged.
Still looking for more information.
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