Photographers in Plymouth County
Alphabetical Listing
~List originally researched by Betty Winterringer
~Additional research offered by Mary Holub & Linda Ziemann
| Research progression of ownership from Dabb Studio to Christopher Portrait: Dabb sold to Gaspar Gaspar sold to Dickensheets Dickensheets sold to Kirkham Kirkham sold to Ward Ward sold to Richards Richards sold to Ward (again) Ward sold to Naef Naef sold to Christopher |
Akron Photo Gallery (E.C. Way, Prop) [abt 1910 to at least 1911]
Artistic Photography (F. H. Hough) [1888]
Barton, M. B. [1894 - 1895]
Brown Studio [1888 - 1901]
Carratt, Robert H. [1879-1890] (the Carratt photographer bought out in Sep 1890 by Taylor)
Christopher Portrait [1978 - present]
Coman, G. S. [1882 - ]
Dabb, J. V. [1882 - 1885]
Dabb, R. I. [1883 - 1909]
Davis, B. W. Studio [1903 - 1906]
Dickensheets, D. W. [1923 - 1934]
Douglas Gallery [1895]
Dwight, J. M. [June 1892 - 1907 at least]
Farrell Studios [1927 - 1935]
Fox, George A.- Kingsley, IA [1890-1895]
Free studio-- Kingsley, Iowa. "Miss Free conducted a studio in Kingsley...prior to her marriage to H.L. Gaspar" **Gaspar bought out R.I. Dabbs in Nov 1909.
Frank Photo Gallery, Akron, IA (E.B. Frank, Prop) [abt 1898-1908] and (E. Larsen, Prop 1911-apprx 1914)
Frenchy’s Commercial Photography [1949 - mid 1950s]
Gaspar, H. L. [1909-1923]
Gerlach, Art C. [1900]
Gosting, G. G. [1882 - 1893]
Graham’s Studio [1906-1910]
Hellers Studio [1948 - 1951]
Jobert, B. H. [1910 - 1926]
Jones, Bob Photo, LeMars [1953-1957]
Kirkham, Harry [1933 - 1939] (dba as Dickensheets -see above)
Larsen, E. Photography, Akron, IA 1911-abt 1914
Mahley, Walter [1935 - ?] (dba Whalley Photographer)
Naef, Harold & LaFern [1952 - 1978]
Perry (H. B.) & Dabb (James V.) [1881 - 1882]
Perry (H. B.) & Coman (G. S.) [1882]
Richards Studio [1943 - 1948]
St. Clair Studio [1936-1939]
Schmitz Studio-Remsen [June 1925-January 1926]
Tarbox, Edward [1929-1936]
Taylor, G. L. "Artistic Photography" [Sep 1890-Sep 1891]
Ward, C. W. Studio [1939 - 1943 & 1948-1952]
Note: This isn’t a complete list. Dates are taken from city directories, newspapers and phone books, so may not necessarily be the date the business started or closed, but reference was made during those years.
~Additional Note: More pages added as news articles become available. Click on the linked studio names to read further.
LIST of Studios - Updated 4/10/2021 by L. Ziemann