Monday, October 11, 2021

Frank Joseph Schlueter



Photographer:Heiman & Schlueter
Bartlett and Granger, Tex.
See also Henry Bernard Heiman

Frank Joseph Schlueter
(4 Mar 1874 - 7 Dec 1872)

1874 Mar 04
Apelholsen, Westphalia, Germany Frank J. Schlueter is born
1884
From 1900 US census, Schlueter immigrates with family to US at age 11
1891
Baytown (TX) Sun news item - at 17 Joined family business of bicycles and photographs in Flatonia, TX
1892
Quanah, TX, Texas Oilfield Photographers - Schlueter opens a studio (http://www.searchanddiscovery.com/documents/2014/70161spencer/ndx_spencer.pdf)
1893-1894
Texas Oilfield Photographers - “back to central Texas ca 1893-1894: Hieman & Schlueter Studio, Granger, TX”
1900
Temple, TX, US census Schlueter as phtgrphr
1905 Sep 16
Indiana state records, Schlueter marriage to Lois Gertrude Clifford in Indiana
1907
Baytown Sun news item - Schlueter moves to Houston

1910 Apr 20
Houston, TX, US census, Schlueter as photographer
1911
Houston, TX, city directory as photographer, Schlueter and Litterest (Joseph D. Litterest) studio at 1807 Decatur
1912 - 1913
Houston, TX, city directory Schlueter as photographer, studio at 1807 Decatur
1915, 1917
Houston, TX, city directory Schlueter as photographer at 407 Moore Burnett bldg; res 1807 Decatur
1918
Houston, TX, city directory Schlueter as photographer at 301 Moore Burnett bldg. and 306 Queen Theater bldg.; res 1807 Decatur
1919
Houston, TX, city directory Schlueter as photographer at 607 ½ Main; res 1807 Decatur
1920
Houston, TX, city directory Schlueter as photographer at 407 ½ Main; res 909 Branard
1922
Houston, TX, city directory Schlueter as photographer; res 909 Branard; not in business pages

1923 through 1951
Houston, TX, city directory Schlueter as photographer at 3617 Main; res same (Later directories unavailable)
1964
Texas Oilfield Photographers bio - Schlueter retires at the age of 90
1972 Dec 07
Frank J. Schlueter dies in Houston, TX, at age 98

After Frank and Lois Schlueter moved to Houston, TX, in 1907, his studio changed address several times. Sometimes he worked out of his home, other times he had a separate studio. Finally in 1923, he settles at 3617 Main for his business and residence and remains there apparently until his death in 1972. Houston, TX, city directories are incomplete after 1950 so when he actually retired is unknown.

The cabinet cards on this page were finished then in that brief time there was a partnership between Heiman and Schuleter while both were working in Granger and Bartlett, TX, in 1893-1894. The two partnered again for a short time in 1907 after their relocation to Houston, TX, at 303 Polk Ave.

See Heiman

Temple (TX) Times - 28 Jan 1989

Temple (TX) Times - 04 Feb 1898

(Note: There's no confirmation that the two above items referred to the photographer Schlueter.)

The Houston (TX) Post Sun - 25 Jul 1909



Photographer:Heiman & Schlueter
Bartlett and Granger, Tex.

Baytown (TX) Sun - 11 Jul 1971


Photographer:Heiman & Schlueter
Granger, Tex.
(Owner dater: 1893) from "Lens on Texas Frontier"
by Lawrence T. Jones

Photographer:Heiman & Schlueter
Bartlett and Granger, Tex.
From a collection entitled:
Are We There Yet? Transportation in Central Texas
and was provided by the Taylor Public Library to The Portal to Texas History,
a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. THIS ONE

There are many examples of Frank J Schlueter works available. He did many photographs of city streets and oil fields.
Posted here are a few cabinet cards from the time Schlueter and Heiman worked together.


Photographer:Heiman & Schlueter
Bartlett and Granger, Tex.

Photographer:Heiman & Schlueter
Granger, Tex.
from the T. B. Willis Photograph Collection
and were provided by
the Private Collection of T. B. Willis
to The Portal to Texas History,
a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries

Photographer:Heiman & Schlueter
Bartlett and Granger, Tex.
from the T. B. Willis Photograph Collection
and were provided by
the Private Collection of T. B. Willis
to The Portal to Texas History,
a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries


Not the one you were looking for? Here's the photographer's INDEX by name. Listed here are all the Cabinet Card photographers of the 19th century found in LOST GALLERY. This is a work in progress. For a look at the original postings go to LOST GALLERY.

New examples and additional information are always welcome. Any additional information will help narrow the time that these precious antiques were made. All submissions should be free of glare and shadows. Do not crop. Leave a border around each card. The edges are sometimes an important clue to the age of the card.

Some examples on this page have been enhanced or restored for clarity and presentation here.

This page is free for educational and research purposes only but, as always, if the original owner of any of these examples objects to the use on this page, just let me know and they will be immediately removed.

4 comments:

  1. I would appreciate proper credit for the last two photographs. They are from the T. B. Willis Photograph Collection and were provided by the Private Collection of T. B. Willis to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries.
    Todd Bradford Willis, DDS, MSD

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    1. Thanks for providing the source of these. Every bit of information will help date these precious old photographs.

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  2. The Man on a Horse photograph is a part of the collection entitled: Are We There Yet? Transportation in Central Texas and was provided by the Taylor Public Library to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries.

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    1. Thanks again! Glad to find the source of these.

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