Samuel Montague Fassett

American, 1825-1910

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Samuel Montague Fassett was an assistant to Alexander Hessler in 1855, and had his own studio the following year. In 1858 he partnered with George S. Cook as Fassett & Cook. The partnership lasted until 1861. He remained in Chicago through 1865 before removing to Washington DC in 1876. He was a photographer there until 1880, after which he worked in the Treasury Department. By 1890 he had returned to photography.