photographer:
Cramer
1001 south 5th
cor Chouteau Ave.
St Louis, MO
reverse of the card at the left
Gustav Adolph Cramer
(20 May 1838 - 16 Jul 1914)
Sources: mostly St Louis, MO, city directories
1838 May 20
Eschwege, Germany, Gustav Cramer is born to Emanuel and Dorthea Cramer
1859
Cramer arrives in the US works as apprentice to John A Scholten
1860
Carondelet, MO, Cramer opens first gallery but operates only for about
6 months and then enlists for three months with the Missouri
Volunteers of the Civil War
1861
Carondelet, MO, After the Battle of Carthage, 5 Jul 1861, Cramer
returns to find his gallery has closed
1863 May
Carondelet, MO, Cramer pays 15 dollar tax fee and registers as
photographer
1864
St Louis, MO, Cramer teams with portrait painter Julius Gross and
opens a gallery called Cramer and Gross
1865
St Louis, MO, city directory, 91 s Fourth as Hermann Gross; Cramer NOT
listed
1866
St Louis, MO, 333 s Fifth st as Cramer and Gross, photographers
1866
St Louis, MO, city directory (T A Holland) 1264 s Fourth st, as Cramer
and Gross, photographers (probably a miss-print)
1866
St Louis, MO, city directory (Missouri Version) fourth st, se cor
Herman Gross only; Cramer not listed
1867 - 1869
St Louis, MO, city directory 1264 s Fifth as Cramer and Gross, as
photographers
-- continued in next row --
1870 - 1875
St Louis, MO, city directory 1001 s Fifth as Cramer, Gross and Co,
photographers
1876
St Louis, MO, city directory 1001 s Fifth as Cramer G, successor to
Cramer, Gross and Co.
1877 - 1878
St Louis, MO, city directory 1001 s Fifth st as Cramer, Gross and Co.
(again); Gustav Cramer, Julian Gross and Henry Schoo, photographers
1879
St Louis, MO, city directory NOT AVAILABLE
1880
St Louis, MO, city directory, 1001 s Fifth as Gustave Cramer,
photographer; Herman Norden not listed in St Louis, MO, city directory
1881
St Louis, MO, city directory 1001 s Fifth as Gustave Cramer,
photographer in business pages; res pages show Herman Norden with
Cramer and Norden at 1001 s Fifth
1866
1882
St Louis, MO, city directory 1001 s Fifth as Gustave Cramer,
photographer in business pages; res pages show Herman Norden with
Cramer and Norden at 1001 s Fifth
1883
St Louis, MO, city directory 1001 s Fifth as Gustave Cramer,
photographer; Norden is in res pages as Photographer and Dry Plates
(note: not associated with Cramer); Business pages show Norden H as
Dry Plate mfgr at 827 Chouteau av.
1884 - 1887
St Louis, MO, city directory, 1001 s Fifth as Gustave Cramer,
photographer
1887
Cramer is president of the Photographer’s Association of America
1888
St Louis, MO, city directory NOT AVAILABLE
1889 - 1895
St Louis, MO, city directory, at Shenandoah ne cor Buena Vista as
Cramer G Dry Plate Works
1897 - 1901
St Louis, MO, city directory Lemp Av n cor Shenandoah as Cramer G Dry
Plate Co
1910
St Louis, MO, city directory 1821 Shenandoah as Cramer G Dry Plate
Co
1914 Jul 16
St Louis, MO, Gustav Cramer dies at age 76
The cabinet card in this collection has only the Cramer name on the
reverse. It appears the only time he worked alone at 1001 s Fifth was
briefly in 1876 and then again after 1879. Although Hermann Norden is
sometimes listed as a partner in the gallery, 1881 and 1882, city
directories list the studio only as Cramer Photography.
There is a fine bio on Gustav Cramer at
Historic Camera
And check this article that includes more information about Gustav Cramer in the
Maine Antique Digest
1867, 1868, 1869
Photographer Cramer
St Louis, MO
Source unknown
photographer: Cramer
St Louis, MO
Example found on auction site
Photographer: Cramer
St Louis MO
example found on pinterest, no source shown
This is a cdv credited to
Cramer, Gross and Co of St Louis, MO
image of reverse not available
example from auction site
slightly enhanced
photographer: Gustave Cramer
1001 South Fifth
St. Louis, MO
reverse of the CDV at the left
photographer: Gustave Cramer
1001 South Fifth
St. Louis, MO
Reverse of CDV at the left
photographer: Cramer and Gross and Company
1200 and 1264 South Fifth Street
St. Louis, MO
photographer: Gustave Cramer
1001 South Fifth
St. Louis, MO
reverse of CDV at the left
photographer: Gustave Cramer
1001 South Fifth
St. Louis, MO
reverse of CDV at the left
photographer: Cramer and Gross and Company
1200 and 1264 South Fifth Street
St. Louis, MO
photographer: Cramer
St Louis, MO
example from auction site
These examples are probably by Charles L Cramer.
This Cramer has not yet been connected to the Cramer of St Louis,
MO.
Research pending.
photographer: Cramer
San Francisco, CA
photographer: Cramer
402 Kearmy Street, San Francisco, CA
example from auction site
photographer: Cramer
402 Kearmy Street, San Francisco, CA
example from auction site
(This card is owner dated 1888)
photographer: Cramer
402 Kearney Street, San Francisco, CA
example from pinerest
photographer: Cramer
402 Kearney Street, San Francisco, CA
example from pinerest
photographer: Cramer402 Kearney Street, San Francisco, CA
example from pinerest
402 Kearney Street, San Francisco, CA
example from pinerest
(Set look familiar?)
Cherryvale, KS, is nearly four hundred miles from St Louis, MO. No
records have been found to show that Gustav Cramer ever worked beyond
Saint Louis, MO.
Note that this card also advertises: Headquarters for fine pianos and
organs on easy monthly payments
photographer: Cramer Brothers
over Post Office, Cherryvale, KS
example from auction site
photographer L F Cramer
Cherryvale, KS
example from auction site
Cherryvale, KS
example from contributor
These examples are probably by A L Cramer of Pennsylvania.
This Cramer has not yet been connected to the Cramer of St Louis,
MO.
Research pending.
photographer: Cramer
312 Main Street, Carbondale, PA
example from auction site
photographer: Cramer
Carbondale, PA
example from auction site
photographer: Cramer
312 Main Street, Carbondale, PA
example from auction site
These examples are probably by either John Cramer or Joseph Cramer.
Both worked in Wisconsin.
This Cramer has not yet been connected to the Cramer of St Louis,
MO.
Research pending.
photographer: Cramer
Grafton, WI
example from auction site
photographer: Cramer
Grafton, Wisconsin
example from auction site
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