Charles Winslow Miner (January 26, 1866 – May 22, 1912) was a well-known Fort Wayne, Indiana, photographer in the late 1890s and early 1900s.
Charles became interested in photography at an early age, and was apprenticed to Columbia City photographer Levi Monroe "Roe" Jones, who was known for his large-size portraits.
Jones trained Miner to run a photography studio, handle clients, and the technical processes for "toning, developing, enlarging, printing, and framing" photographs.
Around 1887, when he was in his early twenties, Miner moved to Fort Wayne, where he resided for the remainder of his life and continued his career as a photographer.
[3][5] Three years later Miner bought out his partner and established his own studio in the 700 block of Calhoun Street above a dry-goods store.
[1][3][7] Miner established his reputation by photographing notable local figures, and became known for his portraits, photo enlargements, and "color work.
[8][9] After Mary's death a year later, a Japanese-born photographer named Henry Yoshinobu Ozaki, who once worked for Miner, became the studio's proprietor.