Directory of Photographers 1856-1979
Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan
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Ackerman, Nicholas
1949: 522 Michigan ST NE
Alger, A.C. - Daguerreian and Ambrotype Artist
1856 -- Backus Block, Canal Street
Ambro Color Labs
1961-1962 -- 12 Quigley Blvd
Ampro Color Labs
1960 -- 12 Quigley Blvd SW
Anderson Studio
1927 -- 306 ½ Monroe Av
Andrew, R.L.
1879-1880 -- 20 Canal
1886-1887 -- 202 Canal
Andrews See Sharpsteen & Andrews
Andrews See Southwick & Andrews
Argents Studio
1965-1966 -- 5027 S. Division, Wyoming
Art and Photo Shop
1940 -- 9 Jefferson
Artcraft Studios
1920 – 79 Monroe Av
1921-1923 – 47-49 Monroe Av
Arthur & Philbric
1890, 1892-1893 -- 21 Canal
Arthur & Philbrick
1891 – 21 Canal
Aunt Mary's Birthday Club of America
1961-1963 – 3627 Oak Valley Av SW Wyoming
Aurora Studios
1975 – 2030 DeHoop SW Wyoming
Avery, Harvey G. Studio
1927 – 1456 Lake Drive SE
Awareness Gallery
1978-1979 – 6820 Burton SE Cascade
Bailey See Beebe & Bailey
Baker, John H.
1919 – 16-18 Monroe Ave
Baker, Olin J
1917 – 503 Bridge
Baker, P K
1912 – 236 ½ Monroe Av
Baker Photo Co.
1925 – 40 Ionia Av NW
1926-1927 – 6 Pearl NW
1929 - 6-10 Pearl NW
1930-1932 – 10 Pearl NW
Bankston, John
1957 – 138 Cass Av
Barnes, Russell
1957—6 N Main, Comstock Park
Barr, A A & Co
1882-1888 -- 72 Canal
Barrows & Son
1880-1881 – 55 W Bridge
Barrows, J C
1881-1882 – 53-55 W Bridge
1882-1883 – 55 W Bridge
Bayne See Merrill & Bayne
Bayne & Coss
1891 – 22-24 Fountain
Bayne, James Co.
1880-1885 – 75 Monroe
1885-1886 – 22-24 Fountain
1886-1889 – 22 Fountain
1890-1894 – 382 N Front
1895 – 380 N Front
1896 – 382 N Front
1897-1898 – 380-382 N Front
1899 – 380 N Front
1900 – James Bayne (commercial)
1901-1902 -- 380-384 N Front
1903-1911 – The James Baynes Co (commercial)
1912-1915 – 954-964 Front Av NW
Baynton, W C
1896-1890 – 385 S East
Bazuin, A J
1906-1908 – 749 E Fulton
Beach See Tompkins
Beebe & Bailey
1890 – 22 Fountain
1891 – 16 Charles
Beeman, Verle D
1977 – 1979 – 2030 DeHoop SW, Wyoming
Bemell Photographic Studio
1973 – 1129 Dickenson SE
1974 – 965 E. Fulton
Bennett, Vera A
1929-1933 – 937 Fairmount SE
Berkey, Seymour R
1916 – 503 Bridge
Bernhart, W Fredk.
1976-1979 – 3660 Richmond NW, Walker
Bernie Photographs (Birndorf)
1954-1955 - 621 Giddings
1958 – 3025 Woodcliff Dr SE, East Grand Rapids
1959-1961 – Bernard Birndorf
1965 – 581 Forest Hills Av SE GR Twp
Bielecki, Bernard
1942 – 425 Scribner Ave Nw
Bigelow & Holcomb
1872 – McReynolds
Birndorf, Bernard (See Bernie)
Bizauskas, Joseph
1911 – 74 W Leonard
Blodgett Studio
1976 – 4500 Clyde Park SW Wyoming
Bonge, Al Photographer
1976 - 1979 – 3322 S Division Wyoming
Boote, E. H.
1913 – 301 Page
1914-1915 – 503 Bridge
Boozer, H. W. Photographer
1868-1869 – Union Block, Lyon St
1870-1871 -- Henry W - Phoenix Block, Lyon
1873-1874 – 83 Canal
1874-1875 – 109 Canal
1875-1876 – 42 W Bridge
1876-1877 – 72 Canal
Bowbeer, Chas W.
1961 – 936 Garfield NW
Bowman, E.E.
1901 – 87-89 Wonderly Bldg
Boyd, Wilbur S.
1949 – 630 Lafayette NE
1951 – 622 Watkins SE
1953 – 2348 Eastern SE
Brach, Edw. F.
1961-1962 – 3755 Ivy Drive NE
Bradford, Harris Studio
1963 – 1356 Plainfield NE
Bragg, H.L. Photographers
1877-1878 – 62 Canal
Breck, H.J.
1905 – 44 Canal
Broderick, E.J.
1896 – 205 E Bridge
1898 – 126 Canal
Bronkema, H. Thos.
1962-1965 – 1320 Lafayette Av NE
Brooke, Chas. W.
1959 – 315 Paris SE
Brothers & Co.
1888 – 19 W. Bridge
Brothers, O.A
1883-1884 – 38 Canal
1887—127 W Fulton
1893-1895 – 20 Canal
1899-1901 – 109 Monroe
Brown, Edwin E
1920-1921 – 503 Bridge
1922-1923 – 3461/2 Monroe Ave
Brubaker, J H. (John) aka Brubaker Home Studio, Brubaker Photography, Krebs
1902-1905 – 145 Monroe (Krebs & Brubaker)
1903-1905 – 145 Monroe
1906-1908 – 147 Monroe (Krebs & Brubaker)
1909-1911– 145 Monroe (Krebs & Brubaker)
1912-1922 – 16-18 Monroe Ave
1923-1925 317 E Fulton (Brubaker Home Studio)
1925—317 E Fulton
1926-1928 – 1318 GR Natl Bank Bldg Brubaker Studio
1929 –1931 202-204 Watson Bldg
1932 – 509 Kendall Blk
1933 – 317 E Fulton
1934 – 406 Union Bank Bldg
1932 – 509 Kendall Blk
1934 – 96 Monroe Brubaker Photography
1936-1939 – 406-07 Union Bk Bldg (Brubaker Photography)
1940 – 408 Union Bank Bldg (Brubaker, Marian V)
1941 – 2nd fl Rason and Dows Fur Bldg (Brubaker Studio)
1942-1945 – 96 Monroe 2nd Fl
1946-1951 – 89 Monroe 4th Fl
Bryant, D.C.
1885-1886 – E end Bridge Street Bridge
Bryant, W.D.
1894-1895 – 103 Monroe
1897 – 126 Canal
Buell, L. - Daguerreian and Ambrotype Gallery, Faneuil Hall
1856-1860 over S.S. Porter & Co's Store), Monroe Street
Buikema, James R
1969-1970 – 1654 Martindale Av Wyoming
Bultman Studio
1945-1964 – 1907 S. Division
1965-1970 – 2014 S. Division
1971-1977 – 2252 S. Division
Burniewicz See Wytkowicz & Burniewicz
Burniewicz, Alexander
1911 – 83 Stocking
Burniewicz & Staskorz
1912-1929 – 535 Stocking Av
Burns, Geo P
1948 – 818 Burton SE
Calkins, Fred E
1905 – 9 Dayton
1933-1937 – 1140 Madison SE
Cameo Portraits
1961 – 1049 Franklin SE
1964 – 1174 Madison SE
Camera Shop, The (Commercial)
1913-1914 – 16 Monroe, Walter K. Schmidt, Mgr
1915-1916 – 16 Monroe
Campbell, Henry
1893 – 44 Canal
Cappy, J W
1891 – 19 W. Bridge
Carlberg Phtographic
1974-1976 – 1310 Lake Dr SE
Carlisle, O D
1889 – 19 w Bridge
1891 – 305 Ottawa
1892-1893 – 305 Ottawa rear
1894 – r307 Ottawa
1896 – e s Canal 3 n of Soldiers' Home (3000 Monroe)
Casey Studio
1958-1968 – 73 N. Union, Sparta
1964-1970 – 27 N. Main St, Rockford
Century Photo View Co.
1919-1920 – 312 New Aldrich blk
1922 – 1119 Wealthy SE
1926-1927 – 40 Ionia Av NW
Chadwick, Christopher W.
1976-1978 – 1956 Mellowood West Jenison
Chase, Fredrick P
1915-1916 – 1044 Wealthy SE
Chase, J.W.
1909 – 14 N Division
1910-1911 – 29 Canal
1912-1913 – 329 ½ Monroe
1914—701 Michigan St
Chase, S.L.
1908 – 29 Canal
Cherry, Elwood R.
1954 – 3044 Clyde Park SW Wyoming
1958 – 3044 Clyde Park SW
1961-1964 – Cherry's Photo Studio, 3044 Clyde Park
Cherry, Kenneth A
1943-1946
Chibiki, J.T.
1908-1911 – 55 W Bridge
1912-1913 – 343 ½ Bridge
1914-1919 – 343 ½ Bridge (Chibiki, Joseph T.)
Children's Photographer
1971-1976 – 4244 N Kent Mall, Plainfield Twp.
1972-1979 – 3195 28t St, Kentwood
1973-1979 – 1036 ½ Rogers Plaza, Wyoming
Clark, A.S.
1883-1886 – 39 Canal
Coe Studio
1959 – 460 North Av
Cole, Ronald G.
1959-1962 – 3446 Wyoming Av SW, Wyoming
Color Craft Studios
1970-1971 – 2434 28th ST SW Wyoming
Colorama Photographers
1964-1970 – 1318 Madison SE
1971 – 1135 Burton SE
1972-1977 – 1141 Burton SE.
Comet Photo Studio
1916-1925 – 230 Michigan NW
Converse, Hanford D
1976-1978 – 2266 Chicago Dr SW, Wyoming
Coriell, Carl Y
1958-1961 – 2487 28th St SW, Wyoming
Coss See Bayne & Coss
Coss, W G
1894-1895 – 21 Canal
Coulter, Robert D.
1920-1923 – 8 ½ Monroe Ave
1924-1929 – 8 ½ Monroe Ave, Robert Douglas Coulter Studio
1930-1941 – 2 Monument Sq. Bldg, Coulter Studio
1942-1944 – 8 ½ Monroe Ave, Coulter Studio
1945 – 8 Monroe Av
1946 – 2 Monroe Av R2
1948 – 8 Monroe R2
Crabb, Robert L.
1954 – 14 Burton SE
Crater, J W
1880-1882 – 72 Canal
1882-1883 – 126 Canal
Crater, Wm E
1946-1951 – 952 Burton SW
Creston Studio
1931-1951 – 1412-14 Plainfield Av NE
Crosby, Alfred W. Photographer
1875-1876 – 126 Canal
Cross, Robert M
1960 – 907 Sigsbee SE
1961-1975 – 907 Sigsbee SE, Cross Bros. Photos
Czetli Photography (formerly Patton Photography)
1961-1962 – 161 Ottawa SW
1963-1965 – 302-H Waters Bldg
1970-1977 – 551 Pine Ave NW
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