Mrs G W Sittler of Springfield, MO

Mrs G W (Lizzie M) Sittler took over her husband’s gallery when he died in September of 1887. Newspaper items and City Directory listings show Mrs Sittler, (Lizzie) engaged Frank Thomas to operate the gallery in November of 1887. She apparently operates the gallery with the assistance of other photographers until Nov 1897, when she leases the gallery to M L Ingram. She apparently does not return to photography after that.

So, cabinet cards stamped Mrs, G W Sittler would be from September of 1887 to about November of 1897.

photographer: Mrs G W Sittler
310 & 312 St. Louis st, Springfield, MO
example from the Flickr collection of mj aux

photographer: Mrs G W Sittler
310 & 312 St. Louis st, Springfield, MO
example from the Flickr collection of mj aux

reverse design of cards at left

photographer: G W Sittler
Springfield, MO
example from auction site
(Owner dated 29 Aug 1885

reverse of card at left

photographer: G W Sittler
310 - 312 Saint Louis St, Springfield, MO
example from auction site
(owner dated: 09 Sep 1886)

reverse of card at left

photographer: Mrs G W Sittler
310 & 312 St. Louis st, Springfield, MO
example from contributor

photographer: Mrs G W Sittler
310 & 312 St. Louis st, Springfield, MO
example from auction site

reverse design of cards at left

photographer: G W Sittler
310 & 312 St. Louis st, Springfield, MO
example from auction site

This is a CDV, NOT a cabinet card, but is included here because of the information on the reverse. It is both photographer-dated and owner-dated. The card is stamped 1866 but the handwritten date is two decades later.

Not the one you were looking for? Here's the photographer's INDEX by name. All the Cabinet Card photographers of the 19th century found in LOST GALLERY are listed there.

Cabinet cards typically have the photographer’s name and address printed on the bottom edge or the reverse of the card. 19th century photographers moved around a lot. The basic idea here is to find WHEN a photographer was WHERE, which will help date an unidentified CABINET CARD from your family album.

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