Directory of Photographers 1856-1979
                                               Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan

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Sandler See Varden Studios

Sandler, Royston I
1951 – 1115 Hermitage SE
1953 – 944 Cherry Se, Sandler Portraits
1956-1962 – 44 Division S

Sanford, W H
1910-1911 – 104 Monroe                                                                    1912 Address Change: 61 Monroe Ave NW

Schellhouse, L W
1886-1887 – 39 Canal                                                                        1912 Address Change:  217 Monroe Ave NW
1888 – 84 Monroe                                                       1912 Address Change 89:Monroe Ave NW                                                                           
1889 – Schillhous
1891 – 84 Monroe and 39 N. Ionia                                                        1912 Address Change: 45 Ionia Ave NW
1892 – 84 Monroe                                                                                   

Schmidt, Charles F. G.
1873-1874 – 116 Canal                                                                        1912 Address Change: 336 Monroe Ave NW
1874-1875 – 128 Canal C F G Schmidt                                                    1912 Address Change: 348 Monroe Ave NW

Schroeder, Ray
1948 – 831 Adams SE

Scott, Florence
1909 – 104 Monroe                                                                            1912 Address Change: 61 Monroe Ave NW

Sharon's Studios
1972 – 1121 E Fulton

Sharpsteen & Andrews
1890 – 1121 E Fulton                                                                        1912 Address Change: closest 1129 to 1585 Fulton St E

Sharpsteen, Samuel
1888 – 21 Canal                                                                                1912 Address Change:199 Monroe Ave NW
1890 – 21 Monroe                                                                              1912 Address Change:  154 Monroe Ave NW
1891 – 88 Wonderly Bldg                                                                    1912 Address Change: 146 - 156 Monroe Ave NW
1892 – 88-94 Wonderly Bldg
1897 – 55 W Bridge and 88 Wonderly Bldg                                            1912 Address Change: 343 Bridge St NW
1898 – 145 Monroe                                                                            1912 Address Change: 18 Monroe Ave NW
1899 – S L Sharpsteen
1900 – 87-89 Wonderly Bldg
1902 – 103 Monroe                                                                            1912 Address Change: 146-156 Monroe Ave NW

Shelton, John
1949 – 450 Charles SE

Sherman, Gaylord G.
1921-1922 – 115 Monroe Av
1924-1925 – 210 Putnam Blk Sherman Studio
1959 – 817 Division Av S

Shields, Elton H
1966-1967 – 670 Woodworth Rd NE, Plainfield Twp

Silcox, W.H.
1890 – 114 Canal                                                                            1912 Address Change:334 Monroe Ave NW

Simonds, J.S.
1895 – 62 Canal                                                                                1912 Address Change:236 Monroe NW

Sliter See LeClear & Sliter

South Lawn Photo Shop
1936 – 3958 Division S

Southwick & Andrews
1958 – 215 Division N

Sparta-Casey Studio
1958-1963 – 73 N Union

Spielmacher, Earl (photos)
1948 – 854 Dorrall NE
1949 – 2244 Plainfield NE
1951-1977 – 2250 Plainfield NE

Star Gallery See Tompkins

Star Gem Gallery
1888 - 39 Canal                                                                            1912 Address Change: 217 Monroe Ave NW

Starr Studio
1948 – 625 ½ Bridge NW

Staskorz See Burniewicz & Staskors

Stewart, Elnora M, Mrs.
1934 – 218 Watson Bldg

Student Miniature Service
1954-1967 – 838 Wealthy

Tandler See Reed-Tandler Co

Thiele, M.P.
1887 - 22 Canal                                                                            1912 Address Change: closest 26 to 202 Monroe Ave NW
1888-1893 – 62 Canal                                                                    1912 Address Change: 236 Monroe Ave NW
1897-1900 – 242 S Front                                                                1912 Address Change: 242 to 10 Front Ave NW
1901-1903 – commercial
1904-1911 – Max P Thiele & Co
1912 – 10 Front Av
1913-1915 – 303 Scribner

Thomas, David
1887 – 126 Canal                                                                            1912 Address Change: 346 Monroe Ave NW
1888-1893 – 126 and 128 Canal                                                        1912 Address Change: 348 Monroe Ave NW
1890 – 98 Monroe                                                                            1912 Address Change: 73 Monroe Ave NW
1891-1893 – David Thoms                                                       
1894 – 44 Canal, David Thoms                                                            1912 Address Change: 218 Monroe Ave NW
1895 – Thoms & Co
1900-1901 – 62 Canal                                                                        1912 Address Change: 236 Monroe Ave NW

Thompson, R A
1913 – 61 ½ Monroe Av

Thornton See Obetts

Tickner, Adelbert G
1929 – 502 Sheldon Av SE

Tompkins, Ira G
1865 – 35 Monroe                                                                            1912 Address Change: 136 Monroe Ave NW
1866-1869 – 33 Canal, upstairs Star Gallery                                        1912 Address Change: 211 Monroe Ave NW
1870-1871 – Canal upstairs, Tompkins & Beach
1874-1875 – 113 Canal Ira G Tompkins                                                1912 Address Change: 333 Monroe Ave NW

Tompkins, Joseph H
1865 – 30 Canal                                                                                1912 Address Change:206 Monroe Ave NW
1867-1868 – 34 Canal                                                                         11912 Address Change: 208 Monroe Ave NW
1868-1869 – 34 Canal upstairs
1870-1871 – Jas. H Tompkins
1871-1874 – Jos H Tompkins
1874-1877 – 38 Canal                                                                        1912 Address Change: 212 Monroe Ave NW

Tom's Tin Type
1978 – 15 Squires, Rockford

Towse, F P
1908-1911 – 1260 Division S                                                                1912 Address Change: 1976 Division Ave S

Treu, Aug S
1976 – 712 Atwood St NE

Tromp, Wm
1909 – 374 Underhill                                                                            1912 Address Change: 956 Underhill Av SW
1910 – 52 Canal                                                                                    1912 Address Change: 226 Monroe Ave NW

Two Hour Photo Shop
1926 – 7 Ransom Av NE

Tyson See Powers-Tyson

Universal Studios
1946-1948 – 1591 Plainfield NE
1949-1967 – 1592 Plainfield NE
1968-1977 – 1555 Plainfield NE

Urbaitis, Charles
1914 – 330 Leonard

V and J Portrait Studio
1953 – 4345 Division S Wyoming
1963-1972 – 1517 44th SW
1972-1973 – 4410 Division S
1974-1979 – 5228 Division S, Kentwood

Van Campen See Hamilton, D.H.

VanCampen, Fred M.
1909 – 127-129 Monroe cor Division                                                    1912 Address Change: 34 Monroe Ave NW
1910-1911 – 129 Monroe                                                                    1912 Address Change: 38 Monroe Ave NW
1912-1913 – 40 Monroe
1914-1921 – 38 ½ Monroe
1922-1928 – VanCampen Studio

Vander Meer Bros
1920-1921 – 828 Division S

VanderWonde, John Jr aka Vander Woude
1949 – 1657 Lyon NE
1951- 1977 2510 Leonard NE

VanDyke Studio aka Robt J
1936 -- 192 Monroe 6th flr
1937-1941 – 202 Watson Bldg
1942-1953 -- 108 Fulton E
1955-1961 – 107 Pearl NW
1962 – 187 Monroe mess flr
1965-1977 2 Jefferson SE
1973-1977 – 1404 Plainfield

VanWesternbrugge, Gerrit
1975-1976 – 4769 Stoney Creek Drive, Ada

Varden Studios
1951-1956 – 44 Division N
1956-1958 – Varden-Sandler Studio
1959-1962 – Varde Studio
1963—Varden-Werkeman Studio
1964-1970 – 44 division N Werkema Studio
1972-1976 – 17 division S Werkema Studio

Verrill, Merton L.
1917-1918 – 334 ½ Monroe
1919 – Werton L Verill
1921 – mMerton L Verrill
1922 – Morton L Verrill
1923-1927 – Merton L Verrill

Versluis, Leonard S.
1923-1924 – 134 Monroe Av
1925 – 136 Monroe Av
1926 – 134 Monroe Av
1927-1934 – 47 Monroe Av 3d fl, Leonard A Versluis
1935 - 47-49 Monroe 3d fl
1937 – 3d fl Breuer Bldg
1940-1949 – 47 Monroe 3d fl
1954-1959 – 47 Monroe 2nd, 3d, 4th floors
1960-1965 – 49 Monroe 3d floor
1966-1972 – Verlsuis Studio Inc

Visser, David G.
1940 – 1235 Lee SW, Wyoming Twp

Vonk, James D
1969-1970 – 433 Adams St SE

Wallace, Wm
1923-1925 – 517 Leonard NW
1926 – Baltrus G Wallace
1927-1934 – 517-519 Leonard NW
1936-1941 – 517 Leonard NW Wallace Studio
1942 – commercial
1943-1944 – Mrs. Monica Wallace, commercial
1945 – Wallace Studio, commercial
1946-1977 – Wallace Studio

Waterbury, E A
1900 – 45 Monroe                                                                 1912 Address Change: 130 Monroe Ave NW

Watson, P C
1906 – 693 Madison Av                                                                        1912 Address Change: 1175 Madison Ave SE
1907 – Phyllis C. Watson

Weatherford, Richard T
1959-1960 – 645 Jefferson SE

Webb, C F
1907 – 141 W Bridge                                                                            1912 Address Change: 603 Bridge St NW

Wedemeier's Studio
1965 – 7111 E Fulton, Ada

Weed, Thos G.
1971-1972 – 800 Douglas St NW

Wejtkiewicz, Adolph W
1923-1945 – 511 Bridge

Werkema Studio see Varden
1964-1971 – 44 Divison N
1972-1976 – 17 Division S

West-Dempster Co. (commercial)
1954-1955 – 104 Lyon NW
1956-1965 – 173 Ottawa NW
1966-1967 – 179 Ottawa NW
1968-1976 – 104 Lyon NW

West, F.C.
1894 – 62 Canal                                                                            1912 Address Change: 236 Monroe Ave NW

West Michigan Photographic Enterprises
1973 – 213 E Division, Sparta
1974 – 211 E Division, Sparta

Westown Foto Center
1955-1956 – 1159 Leonard NW

White, MS (Commercial)
1905-1932 – 157 Monroe Av                                                            1912 Address Change: 6 Monroe Ave NW

Whitney, M.O.
1904 – 75 Monroe                                                                            1912 Address Change: 96 Monroe Ave NW

Whittier, Olin F.
1916-1917 – 947 Cherry SE
1918-1919 – 1490 Lake Dr

Whyte, R. Jay
1922-1923 – 210 Monroe Av

Wierda, Gerrit Jr
1962 – 1029 Locksley Dr SW Wyoming (commercial)
1963 – 1029 Locksley SW Wyoming

Williams, C. Loyal
1931-1934 – 431 Lafayette SE

Wilson, Ari W
1936-1937 – 2151 McKee Av SW

Wing, Simon
1867-1871 – 62 Canal                                                                        1912 Address Change:236 Monroe Ave NW
1873-1874 – 52 Canal                                                                        1912 Address Change:226 Monroe Ave NW
1874-1877 – 62 Canal

Winkler, J F
1896 – 62 Canal                                                                                1912 Address Change:236 Monroe Ave NW

Wolbrink Studio
1957-1960 – 144 Ash, E Comstock Park
1961 – Wohlbrink

Wolf, Estella
1945 – 350 Cherry
1946-1953 – Estelle Wolf

Wolfe, A T
1889 – 72 Canal                                                                                1912 Address Change:246 Monroe Ave NW
1890 – A Fred Wolfe

Woodard, H M
1902-1911 – 87 Wonderly Bldg                                                            1912 Address Change: 146-156 Monroe Ave NW
1912-1913 – 87 Wonderly Bank Bldg
1914 – 11 Ransom
1915-1916 253 ½ Monroe, Harley M Woodward

Woods, Wm
1964-1965 – 2247 Audobon Dr, East Grand Rapids

Wortman-Patton Inc
1946 – 2 Monroe Av
1948 – 2-10 Monroe Av C C Wortman

Wright, Frank P
1918-1920 – 1119 Wealthy SE
1921-1922 – 312 Aldrich Bldg
1923-1926 – 131 Cutler SW
1936-1940 – 133 Cutler SW, Frank P Wright

Wykes, Warren
1865 – 46 Monroe                                                                                        1912 Address Change: closest 48 to 125 Monroe Ave NW
1867-1871 – 45 Monroe upstairs                                                                    1912 Address Change: 156 Monroe Ave NW
1873-1874 – 19 Monroe                                                                                 1912 Address Change:   156 Monroe Ave NW
1875 – 33 Monroe                                                                                          1912 Address Change:  128 Monroe Ave NW
1876 – 37 Monroe                                                                                            1912 Address Change: 134 Monroe Ave NW
1877-1882 – 35 Monroe opp. Rathburn House                                                    1912 Address Change: Pantlind Hotel
1883-1891 – 35 Monroe
1896-1904 – 35 Monoe, G H Wykes

Wyman, Daniel D
1876-1877 – 126 Canal                                                                                    1912 Address Change:345 Monroe Ave NW

Wyrick's Photo Service
1951-1977 – 956 Hall SE

Wytokowicz & Burniewicz
1910 – 83 Stocking                                                                                        1912 Address Change: 535 Stocking Ave NW

Yanks, Ida C Mrs.
1937 – 314 Pleasant SE

Young, John H
1890-1892 – 114 Canal                                                                                    1912 Address Change:334 Monroe Ave NW
1893-1894 – 84 Monroe and 39 N Ionia                                                                1912 Address Change: 45 Monroe Ave NW
1895 – 84 Monroe                                                                                            1912 Address Change: 89 Monroe Ave NW

Youngs, E. M.
1908-1909 – 564 Scribner                                                                                1912 Address Change: 1402 Scribner Ave NW
1911 – 489 Broadway                                                                                        1912 Address Change: 1221 Broadway 'Ave NW
1912 – 1223 Broadway
1913 – 1221 Broadway
1914 – 444 Leonard
1917 – 1402 Scribner Av Eugene M Youngs
1919-1920 – 1402 Scribner

Zane Studio
1934-1937 – 511 Leonard NW
1940-1941 – 521 Peck Bldg
1942 – 85 Monroe Av R519
1943-1945 – 83 Monroe Av
1946-1950 – 521 Peck Bldg 83 Monroe Av
1951-1963 – 83 Monroe Av
1964 – 434 Leonard

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Before 1912, house numbers were selected in a hodgepodge manner by the occupants.
Streets located west of the Grand River were designated as West, with streets being designated North or South from Bridge Street.
Streets located east of the Grand River were designated as East, with streets being designated North or South from Fulton Street.

In 1912 a quadrant system was developed - NW, NE, SW, SE from the corner of Division and Fulton.
Odd numbers for the west and south sides of the streets.
Even numbers for the east and north sides of the streets.

Numbers were assigned to the land, generally three numbers per city lot. The numbers would usually start with a new hundred at each cross street.
Specifically, numbers increased by two digits for each 13.2 feet on one side of a street
so that they increased by 800 each mile from Division Avenue or Fulton Street.
 

From article  Photographers for intro and explanation of abbreviations

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