Ignatius L. Teliga

American, born 1802

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I. L. Teliga advertised his Jackson, Mississippi daguerrean room in the November 23, 1840. He is known to have worked in Indianapolis, Indiana by 1846, and advertisements in 1949 in Evansville indicate that he had practiced in Cincinnati, Ohio as well. He was in Evansville from at least December 13, 1849 until February 23, 1850 where he occasioally also lectured on the daguerreotype. He returned in early April, and closed his rooms in mid July, complaining of broken promises of patronage. In March of 1851 he had returned to Jackson. In July, 1853 he announced a trip north to restock and learn the latest improvements. He returned by December 16. In 1856 he began offering ambrotypes. In July of 1858 he left for Europe, naming Mr. S. Donnell as his successor. Passport paperwork indicated that he was a native of Poland, and a naturalized US citizen. On September 20, 1878 he was issued a US Passport in Vienna, though it was unclear whether he returned.