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.

Henry Bernard Heiman

photographer: Heiman and Schlueter
Barnett & Granger, TX
example from auction site
See also Frank Joseph Schlueter.

Henry Bernard Heiman
(11 Mar 1865 - 27 Oct 1927)

1865 Mar 11
Texas, US census, Find-A-Grave H B Heiman is born to Bernard Heiman and Marie Heiman
1892
Falls, Texas, state records, Henry B Heiman marriage to Josephine F Schlueter in Falls, TX; Heiman becomes the brother in law of Frank Joseph Schlueter
1893
Texas, birth of daughter Pauline
1894
Granger, TX, birth of son Benjamin
1900
Granger, TX, US census H B Heiman as photographer
1903
Granger, TX, birth of son Alfred William Heiman
1905
Houston, TX, neither Heiman nor Schlueter is listed
1907
Houston, TX, city directory H B Heiman as photographer with Heiman and Schlueter at 303 Polk Ave; res same

1908
Houston, TX, city directory, H B Heiman is NOT listed; Schlueter is listed as photographer at 1907 Decatur
1910
Lubbock, TX, city directory, H B Heiman is listed as photographer but Heiman and Schlueter studio is NOT listed
1910 Apr 20
Houston, TX, US census, H B Heiman (misspelled Heinan) as Artist (same census page as brother in law Schlueter)
1911 - 1912
Lubbock, TX, city directory Heiman as photographer; in 1911, Schlueter is still in Houston and has partnered with Joseph D Litterest
1913
Lubbock, TX, city directory Heiman as real estate agent
1915 - 1919
Lubbock, TX, city directory as contractor
1920
US census as builder in Houston, TX
1923 - 1926
Houston, TX city directory no occupation shown

1927 Oct 27
Heiman dies at age 62 in Houston, TX

Not much information is available on Henry Bernard Heiman. It was found that he lived in Granger, TX, at least from 1892 to 1907 which agrees with the Frank Schlueter timeline. It also appears that he quit the photography business in 1913 to become a real estate agent and then a building contractor.

Based on the records available for the two photographers, they worked as partners in and around Granger, TX, as least intermittently, between about 1892 and 1906. They both moved to Houston, TX, in 1906 but by 1908, Heiman has moved to Lubbock, TX.

The cabinet card at the top would have been finished between 1892 and 1906.

See Schlueter.

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.

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

Photographer:Heiman & Schlueter
Bartlett and Grange r, 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.
example from LOST GALLERY
See also Frank Joseph Schlueter.

Photographer:Heiman & Schlueter
Bartlett and Granger, Tex.
example from LOST GALLERY
(Note similarity of gackground and props.
Possibly the Same family?)

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.

This is a work always in progress.

Aditional information and New examples 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.
Email to the address found in the profile at the bottom of this page.

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.