Q. Ever hear of a photography studio called Locke Studio located in Rye Beach? I found the name embossed on a photo from 1925. Do you know what years it operated?
A. A. R. H. Foss and Clarence Treffery are the two Rye photographers we know about. but that does not mean there was not a Locke photo studio too. Reuben Jenness Locke, who operated the salt-water baths known as Locke Lodge or Locke's Pavillion, was a very entrepreneurial fellow -- it's very plausible that he backed a photography studio there along with other side businesses benefiting from proximity to the baths.
