Grand Central Studio

Photographer: Grand Central Photographic Studio
S E Corner Oneida St and Brider
33-35 Oneida St.
(Studio Name is printed very faintly on front and back)

Photographer: Grand Central Studio
33-35 Oneida Street
Milwaukee, Wis
Nothing on reverse

Harry S Sutter
(1853-1889)

1853 Jun 11
Switzerland, Harry S Sutter is born
1870 Jun 05
Milwaukee, WI, US census, Harry (Henry) Sutter living with mother at age 17
1873, 1874
Milwaukee, WI, city directory, Harry S Sutter NOT listed
1875
Milwaukee, WI, city directory, Harry S Sutter as photographer at 128 Wisconsin; bds 449 Jackson
1876
Milwaukee, WI, city directory, NO Grand Central Studio listed,Harry S Sutter as photographer at 128 Wisconsin; bds at 452 Jackson
1877
Milwaukee, Wi, city directory, Harry S Sutton as photographer at 128 Wisconsin; res 646 Milwaukee
1878, 1879
Milwaukee, WI, city directory, Harry S Sutter as photographer at 128 Wisconsin; bds Kirby House
1879 Oct 04
Racine, Wi, state records, Harry S Sutter and Helen V Laphano are married

1880
Milwaukee, WI, city directory, NO Grand Central Studio listed, Harry S Sutter as photographer at 128 Wisconsin; res same; business pages same
1881
Milwaukee, WI, city directory, Harry S Sutter as photographer at 128 Wisconsin; res bds 449 Jackson; business pages, Sutter Studio at 128 Wisconsin
1882, 1883, 1884, 1885
Milwaukee, WI, city directory, NO Grand Central Studio listed, Harry S Sutter as photographer at 128 Wisconsin; res 1135 Sycamore; bus pages Harry S Sutter at 128 Wisconsin only
1882 Oct 04
Milwaukee, WI, state records, daughter Florence Sutter is born
1886, 1887
Milwaukee, WI, city directory, NO Grand Central Studio listed, Harry S Sutter as photographer at 128 Wisconsin; res 1135 Sycamore; bus pages Harry S Sutter at 128 Wisconsin and 35 Oneida
1888
Milwaukee, WI, city directory, NO Grand Central Studio listed; Harry S Sutter listed as photographer a 128 Wisconsin; res 1135 Sycamore; business pages list Harry S Sutter at 128 Wisconsin and 33-35 Oneida

1889 Jun 01
Milwaukee, WI, state records, Find a Grave, Harry Sutter dies at age 35
1889
Milwaukee, WI, city directory, NO Grand Central Studio listed; Helen Sutter (wid of Harry Sutter), photo atelier, at 128 Wisconsin and 33 Oneida; residence at 112 Mason in residence pages; Mrs Helen Sutter at 128 Wisconsin in business pages; NO studio listed at 33 Oneida in business pages;
1890
Milwaukee, WI, city directory, NO Grand Central Studio listed; Mrs Helen Sutter listed at 35 Oneida
1891
Milwaukee, WI, city directory,
GRAND CENTRAL STUDIO
listed at 33-35 Oneida (business pages only) Clearly operated by Mrs Sutter.
1892
Milwaukee, WI, city directory, NO Grand Central Studio listed; photographer Julius Goeldner at 33-35 Oneida

1893, 1894
Milwaukee, WI, city directory, NO Grand Central Studio listed; photographer Julius Goeldner at 35 Oneida
1895,1896, 1897, 1898, 1899, 1900
Milwaukee, WI, city directory, NO Grand Central Studio listed; photographer Goeldner and Toser at 35 Oneida
1901
Milwaukee, WI, city directory, NO Grand Central Studio listed, photographer Julius Gerhimer at 35 Oneida
1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907
Milwaukee, WI, city directory, NO Grand Central Studio listed
1908
Milwaukee, WI, city directory, NO Grand Central Studio listed
1909, 1910
Milwaukee, WI, city directory, Grand Studio at 409 Mitchell is listed -Stanley Zalewski and Joseph Watczak, photographers (added here to show difference in name, address)

The only time there was a studio named "Grand Central Studio" at 33 Oneida, in Milwaukee, was in 1891. It was operated by Mrs. Helen V. Sutter. In 1899 she remarried and moved from Milwaukee.

A hint from commenter Anthony Reichardt (see below) The name of the little girl in the photograph at the top is "Mary Fischer".

Ad from 1875 Milwaukee, WI, city directory Appleton (WI) Post - 29 Sep 1882

Neenay (WI) Daily Times - 30 Nov 1885 Waukesha (WI) Gournal - 08 Jun 1889 Waukesha (WI) Journal - 19 Oct 1889

photographer: Grand Central Studio
33-35 Oneida St, Milwaukee, WI
example from Forgotten Faces

photographer: Grand Central Studio
Broadway and Clinton St, Milwaukee, Wi
example from auction site

photographer: Grand Central Studio
Broadway and Clinton St, Milwaukee, Wi
example from auction site

photographer Goeldner
33 and 35 Oneida st, Milwaukee, WI
example from auction site
finished after 1892 when
Goeldner took over the location

photographer Goeldner
33 and 35 Oneida st, Milwaukee, WI
example from auction site
finished after 1892 when
Goeldner took over the location

Other studios using the GRAND CENTRAL name

photographer: Mrs Hedlen Sutter - Grand Central Studio
1013-1015 Walnut, Kansas City, MO
example from auction site

photographer: OBrien - Grand Central Studio
Waukeshaw, WI
example from auction site

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