Lost & Found Photos

Periodically, the Publications Director will receive photos which have been orphaned. The photos are received from a variety of sources including the Lost and Found Department from events, members who have come across the photos in their research, and sometimes, even from out of state resources. While the Society concentrates on St. Louis resources, a photo that may be from outside our area will be displayed because someone may be looking for it. We hope to help every picture displayed to find a home.

If you recognize a picture as being pertinent to your genealogical research, you may contact the Publications director,


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Peter Austin
Both photos depict Dr. Peter AUSTIN and were taken by different photographers in St. Louis, Mo. One is a cabinet card; the other is a carte de visite, similar to today’s business cards. The smaller photo says on the back: "Dr. Peter Austin, Grandm. Floyd was attended by this dr. when her last child was born." It is marked "J. A. Scholten, photographer, 301 & 303 North 5th St., Cor. Of Olive. Entrance 509 Olive St., St. Louis, Mo." in a decorative floral plaque graphic. The larger photo is marked "Strauss" on the front. On the back it says, "Dr. Peter Austin my grandfather’s brother." It’s signed "E.S.B." Strauss Photo was at 1818 Franklin Ave., St. Louis.
This photo is from the Gayer Studio, 22nd and St. Louis Ave. in St. Louis. There is nothing on the back. The photo was purchased from Collinsville, Illinois, on an Internet auction and donated to St. Louis Genealogical Society in 2001.
  Bella Wells
This photo is from the Guerin Studio and is marked “Bella Wells” on the back. According to some preliminary research done by one of our volunteers, Bella may be from the family of Rolla Wells, the mayor of St. Louis during the 1904 World’s Fair. The back of the photo is marked “F. W. Guerin, Photographer.” The studio was at the corner of 12th and Washington in St. Louis and Mr. Guerin apparently won a medal at the World’s Exposition in Paris in 1878.
Isaac Brown
On the front of this picture it says “Guerin, St. Louis.” On the back, in pencil, it says “Isaac Brown.” Then, “F.W. Guerin, 409 North Broadway, St. Louis.” A list of the photographer’s awards from the mid to late 1800s is also on the back.
Burkhardt Wedding
This photo is in very bad condition, although it can be electronically enhanced so that most of the damage can be disguised. It appears as though it has been chewed or was damaged by etching with a hard object. The wedding couple is identified on the back as "Burkhardts Wedding Pictures." On the lower right of the front is an embossed label that reads "Chas Betz, 586 W. Market, Lou., Ky."
Nellie Christ
On the front, embossed on the bottom, is photographer information: Howard, 115 W. 4th St., Pueblo, Colorado. On the back, in pencil, is "Mrs. Nellie Christ." In the upper right-hand corner, it says "1896."
Church Reunion
There is a name and address written on the back, but it may be that of the contributor, Owen D. Snyder of Creve Coeur, Missouri. In pencil, it says "unidentified picture; maybe Mt. Zion Church Reunion." The photo is yellowed but in good condition. The cardboard backing is crumbling on two sides and has been water damaged.
John Henry & Minoh Rebecca Conklin
We have a small packet of information on the Ireton family. There are two copies of this photo. On the back of one of them, it says: "This picture is from a tintype of the boys great-great grandparents: John Henry Ireton Born May 1, 1855 died Oct. 29, 1916; Minoh Rebecca Conklin, his wife married in Canton, Ohio March 5, 1879. She died about 193_."
There are four pages from an album or Bible. The originals are in ragged shape: yellowed and torn; however, there are copies of each page. The births are of members of the Ireton family, including John H., Minoh Conklin, James Harry, Charles Richard, and Margaret Bernice. The marriage page has John H. and Minoh’s marriage; the deaths record John H. Ireton; and the Memoranda page has the birth of John Harry Ireton in 1909. The spelling throughout is poor, so this may have been a farm family or one living in a rural area.
Charles Decker
Printed on the bottom of this photo is the following information: "Mr. Charles Decker, 19 Years old––Height, 31 inches––Weight 45 lbs." The photo comes from an album purchased in Hermann, Missouri in 2002.
Drum & Bugle Corps
This unmarked photo features the St. Louis County Drum & Bugle Corps (date unknown). It was previously published in the Winter 2007 StLGS Quarterly.
  Hannah Doerster
The young woman on the left is labeled “Hannah Doerste” in pencil on the back. The photo is imprinted on the front: “Lee and Koons, 307 Wash. Ave. S., Minneapolis.” The older woman may be the same person. On the front it says: “Denison Studio, 2733 Chouteau Ave., St. Louis.” On the back in pencil it says: “Mother died on the 5th day of Dec 1923 and was born Nov 21st 1852; Papa died November 18th 1934 Buried 21; Henny Herman Doerste Died July 8th 1922 Born Oct 18 1882”
Hannah’s maiden name may havae been Braden and she and Robert Doerste appear to have married on 12 Sep 1875 in St. Louis. Some basic research on this family is available to anyone who claims the photos.
  W. A. Hensley
This photo of W. A. Hensley was previously published in one of our Quarterly journals, but still remains unclaimed. It comes from White Studios in St. Louis. The stamped material on the back says, “White & Donnel, Proprietors, White Photographers, 1014 Washington Avenue, St. Louis.” In very faded ink it says, “W. A. Hensley to his sister Fanny A. Watson.”
  Lollie Edgar
This photo is from the Strauss Studio and is marked “Lollie Edgar––St. Louis” on the back. The front of the photo is marked “Strauss.” The back of the photo is marked “Strauss Photo.” The studio was 1818 Franklin Ave. in St. Louis.
  Mrs. Elhardt
This photo is from the Roth Studios and is marked “Mrs. Elhardt” on the back. The front is stamped “Roth, 2006 S. Broadway, St. Louis.” The back of the photo is marked “S. Roth, Artistic Photographer, 2006 S. Broadway, St. Louis, Mo.” Mr. Roth apparently won a “First Premium” award at the St. Louis Fair in 1893.
This photo was found at our annual Family History Conference in Maryland Heights in April 2006. It has the number nineteen written on the back and the name “Hess” on both the back and the front. It has pieces of black paper still stuck to the back, indicating it was taken from an old album, and is torn along the right side.
  Herman W. Heuer Jr.
Herman W. Heuer Jr. is written in pencil across the back. The photography studio is Roth, 2006 S. Broadway in St. Louis, and more information on the photography studio is on the back.
This photo seems to be completely unmarked. It is in a folder that is decorated with Art Deco features in shades of gray and black. The photo was found by one of our members in the Galleria Parking Lot during the annual Nursery Foundation Book Fair in April 2000.
Lelia Mager
This photo is in excellent condition, although it is very yellowed from the acidic cover it’s been kept in. It is signed on the lower right: Lelia Mager, 12/25/14. Below the photo is the photographer’s signature: Tupper-Gaffney.
Mueller Wedding
There are no markings on this photo. The ornate paper frame in which it was found is marked "Mueller Sisters, 3021 Cherokee St., St. Louis."
Paul Heiman
Photo of three little boys with Paul Heiman as the identifier. On the back, it says "Heiman, Paul, Loby Reim" so you can't tell where the names separate. Maybe the two taller ones are called Loby and Reim.
  Emma Ruff
Emma Ruff (or maybe Rupp). is written in pencil across the back. The photography studio is Roth, 2006 S. Broadway in St. Louis, and more information on the photography studio is on the back.

Blanche SchockeyOn the front of this picture it says “Guerin, St. Louis.” On the back, in pencil, it says “Blanche Shockey.” Then, “F.W. Guerin, 409 North Broadway, St. Louis.” A list of the photographer’s awards from the mid to late 1800s is also on the back.
Herman Schreiber
Herman Schreiber is written in pencil across the back. The photography studio is Fischer, 9th and Franklin Avenue in St. Louis, Mo. The spot over Herman’s eye and the one by his mouth appear to be ink stains and not part of the baby’s face.
Norma Shrurman
Obviously happy, this baby is labeled on the back “Norma Sheurman.” There is also a name in pencil in a shaky handwriting that looks similar but with a widely different spelling. On the front it says “Schneidt Studio, 3300 Jefferson Ave., St. Louis, Mo.
St. Wenceslaus School 1950
This photo has been cracked in several places. The accompanying image has been touched up a bit so the faces are clearer, but the actual photo is damaged across the center and in several other areas. In the lower left it reads, “St. Wenceslaus School, St. Louis, Oct 1950.” In the lower right, it reads, “Lester Tones (or maybe Jones) Studio.”
Jacqueline Taylor
This cabinet card photo, taken by Studio Genelli, Hulbert Bros., proprietors, at 923 Olive Street, St. Louis, Mo., is identified as "Marie Jacqueline TAYLOR (or Tayln), 10 years old." The photographer advertised "Instantaneous Portraits of Children A Successful Specialty." His patent is dated 29 Dec 1885.
  Two Boys-NY Studio
Sadly, these two young men are unidentified. On the front of this faded photo it says “New York Portrait Co., 1426 & 28 Franklin Ave., St. Louis, Mo.” On the back it also says that the manager of the New York Portrait Co. was Geo. G. Utt. The tiny print in the box says that the negative of the photo was being preserved “for future orders and can be reduced for the smallest locket or enlarged up to life-size and finished in Crayon or Water Color.”
This young, unknown woman has nothing on the back of the photo. On the front it says “St. Louis Artogravure Co., 1426 & 1428 Franklin Ave., St. Louis, MO. She is holding a Christian prayer book, so this is probably a first communion photo.
Wagner Family
 
 
 The Wagners
This is the Wagner family. They were featured in the StLGS Quarterly in 1999, hoping that someone would claim them as ancestors, but that did not happen.

The family lived in Spokane, Washington, during the early 1900s. The photos of baby Cecil L. and the one of mother, Laura, are both marked. Laura’s says, "NuArt Studio, Spokane," on the front. Cecil’s says, "Miss Foster and Miss Wachtman, Elite Studio, 818 Riverside Ave., Spokane, Washington; Photographs of Children a Specialty."

The paper frames on both father, Joe, and Laura are identical and look as if they might have been done in the 1930s. Beatrice must have had a larger copy made of her photo, as there are penciled instructions on the back.

Cecil’s photo, taken during World War I, has the following on the back, transcribed exactly as written: "To serve in the great wore of 1918 Sgt. Cecil L. Wagner sailed for France arived the 5th July with A E Force he worked in the Ordence Repair Shops a year 16 days then sailed to USA––Landed in N.Y. July 25 1919."

The family photo has a piece of masking tape on the top of the back. It identifies the family as "Joseph Wagner Family (Standing back) Cecil Wagner (Children seated, left to right) Myrtle, Beatrice, Lester, Irene."
John J. Wysocki
This photo of John J. Wysocki was previously published in one of our Quarterly journals, but still remains unclaimed. The actual image is only about an inch and a half in height. It has John’s name on the back in ink with “Ellis, Wis.” under it. There is a stamp in the oval that says “Nursey,” probably the name of the photo studio.

 

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