Though somewhat taciturn, Overbey was affable and well liked and had good relations with other photographers in the city throughout his life. Utterly devoted to his craft, Overbey routinely put in long days and often nights as his business expanded. In 1907, the Mobile directory listed an entry for simply Overbey Studio, and by all accounts Overbey thrived in his new profession. He also acquired a large collection of glass-plate negatives belonging to Canadian photographer W.
Big FishThe young immigrant found that his partner knew little about photography, however, so he had to teach himself, even as he learned the language and customs of his new home. Johnson, who had some photographic experience, in opening Johnson and Overbey Photographers. Around 1906, Overbey left tailoring and joined fellow Norwegian P.
Perhaps to make it easier for Americans to pronounce, he changed his surname to Overbey in 1905. Tvedt, a tailor who owned the Metropolitian Dye Works in Mobile. He came to America in 1901 and shortly thereafter apprenticed to John J. Erik Pederson Overboe was born in the town of Hafslo, Norway, on February 12, 1882, and as a young man learned the tailor's trade.
