Frank Clinton Bailey (also known as F.C. Bailey, Frank C. Bailey, and sometimes A.C. Bailey) probably started working as a photographer in Spokane, Washington, around 1880. From at least 1888 until 1890, he worked as a photographer and crayon artist at the E.E. Bertrand photo studio. After 1890, he lived and worked at his own photo studio on Riverside Ave., but he likely sold the business after 1896. Bailey appears to have worked as a retoucher at the Maxwell Photo Co. and then in mining, and in 1903, he set up the Bailey Studio in Spokane, which offered photography services as well as crayon and ink work. This studio was in operation until around 1907, after which Bailey apparently worked entirely in mining while continuing to live in Spokane into the 1920s.
From the description of Frank C. Bailey photographs, ca. 1880-1896 [graphic]. ca. 1880-1896. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 58428595
