Sibley County Historical Society and Museum/Henderson, MN
Gaylord Photographers' Collection
1960-1990s
Gaylord Photographers
Duane Thiele, Jack Schuster, & William Wetmore
Visit the museum to search the collections for your treasures!
Thiele, Duane G.
Studio: Thiele Studio
Location:
Address: 1221 Greeley, Glencoe, MN
Decades Worked in Minnesota: 1950s; 1960s
Successor: Jack Schuster
Notes: Opened a branch of his Glencoe studio in Gaylord in 1960; Sold it to employee Jack Schuster in 1962.
See inventory below.
Go through the inventory. If you are interested in an item, then visit us in Henderson, or contact us by phone or email.
Contact information at bottom of this page.
Thiele Photo Inventory
There are two boxes containing 500+ envelopes (several 1,000s of negatives). The boxes are housed at the museum. Envelopes contain mostly negatives - there are some proofs and a few finished prints.
You will find weddings, confirmations, high school graduations, small children, and local business persons. Plus the 1962 Gaylord Homecoming King & Queen.
Schuster, Jack
Studio: Schuster Photography
Locations:
Address: Gaylord, Minnesota
Dates of operation: 1960-1974
Decades Worked in Minnesota: 1960s; 1970s
Predecessor: Duane G. Thiele
Successor: William Wetmore
Notes: Managed Duane G. Thiele's studio in Gaylord and then purchased it in 1962; sold studio to William Wetmore in 1974.
Schuster Photo Collection
An inventory does not yet exist. There are several boxes of photo envelopes.
Wetmore, William
Studio: William's Studio
Locations:
Address: 416 Main, Gaylord, Minnesota
Decades Worked in Minnesota: 1970s, 1980s
Predecessor: Jack Schuster
Notes: Purchased studio from Jack Schuster in 1974.
William's Photo Collection
An inventory does not yet exist. About 15 boxes of photo envelopes.
