The earliest know resident photographer in Seguin was E.K. Sturdevant. Some of his best works were photos of Guadalupe, Bexar and Wilson Counties. Other Early photographers included Serdinko, Rice and Hickson. Most of their studios were located in the first few blocks of North Austin Street.
Halm, a prolific photographer, established his studio in the early 1910s and then sold the studio to Eberhard around 1920 who then sold it in 1932 to Mr. and Mrs. Willie Weiss.
For many of these photographers, the exact location of their studios is lost. The dates they operated or what happened to their collections of photo’s and negative’s remains a mystery. The Museum has been able to collect a few of their photos in hopes of better understanding Seguin’s photographic past.
E.K. Sturdevant
Title: W.J. Blumberg (Uncle Willie) Title: Unidentified infant
Photographer: Sturdevant Photographer: Sturdevant
Date: 1890s Date: 1890s
Eugenio (E.K.) Strudevant was a photographer in San Antonio, Texas. He is famous for his photographic images of Geronimo and his Apache band and also the Alamo. He was active in San Antonio from 1885 to1888. His studio was located at 19 West Houston from 1885-1886, and then at 10 East Houston from 1887-1888. He had a location in Seguin in the early 1890s at his “Sunny South” studio, which was located on Austin Street. From 1893-1894 he had a studio in Galveston, Texas, on Tremont and Avenue H.
A. Conrad
Title: Alvina and Laura Koehler Title: Unidentified Wedding Portrait
Photographer: Conrad Photographer: Conrad
Date: 1900-1904 Date: 1895-1900
A. Conrad was one of the earliest photographers from Seguin. His studio was in operation from 1895 to 1904.
C.O. Neumann
Title: Wedding portrait of Adelia Troell and Herman Schulz
Photographer: Neumann
Date: September 21, 1912
W. T. Walker
Title: Unidentified Female Title: Unidentified Male
Photographer: Walker Photographer: Walker
Date: 1900s Date: 1900s
S. Serdinko
Title: Alvina Troell Title: Unidentified Female
Photographer: Serdinko Photographer: Serdinko
Date: 1890s Date: 1890s
S. Serdinko had a studio between Nolte’s and Blank’s Store on South Austin Street.
Rembrandt
Title: Vivroux Hardware Store Float, In front of the store on South Austin St.
Photographer: Rembrandt
Date: 1908-1910
Eberhard
Title: Unidentified Female Title: Norma (Duelhu) Voight
Photographer: Eberhard Photographer: Eberhard
Date: 1910s Date: 1920s
Rice
Title: Otto Troell
Photographer: Rice
Date: 1890s
C.S. Hickson
Title: Unidentified Children Title: Unidentified Female
Photographer: Hickson Photographer: Hickson
Date: Unknown Date: 1880s
Baker
Title: Unidentified Male
Photographer: Baker
Date: 1890s
Baker may have been an apprentice or business partner of Hickson.
Karl Halm
Title: Wedding portrait of Leisber and Uda Vordenbaum Title: Unidentified Female
Photographer: Halm Photographer: Halm
Date: 1908-1910 Date: 1900s
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