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NameFirst: ~Luther V.
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Parents: John and Roberta (Clunk) Heichert
Children: Clara I. Silverthorn
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FamilyInPhotography: brother Oscar
OriginalNotes: CHILDREN: Clara I Heichert (m. Charles Silverthorn)
EDUCATION: Appreticed to bro. Oscar in 1871.

Phone conversation with Robert Silverthorn, L. V.'s grandson, 12 Dec. 1992: He has some of Heichert's images on glass (negatives?) and a few tintypes.  L. V. died before Robert was born and is buried in the Greenlawn Cem. on 39 south of Frankfort.
(379-3701, P. O. Box 204, Rossville, IN 46065)
FRANKFORT: A PICTORIAL HISTORY, p. 60
The Heichert family came from Pennsylvania and later settled in Frankfort in 1860. Luther V. Heichert apprenticed with his bro. Oscar in 1871. Oscar had an established photography business in Frankfort.  In 1878 they became a partnership known as Heichert Bros. which was located in the Cohee block on the SE cor. of Main and Clinton.  Two yrs. later Oscar retired and left Luther the sole proprietor. Photo of L. V., his wife and daughter.
p. 24 photograph of a small, white frame building identified as the photo gallery of H. Oscar Heichert, the town's leading photographer. (ca. 1865)  Several photographs taken by the Heicherts illustrate the book.

1880 Census, Frankfort, Clinton Co., p. 227a
Neuton Heichest, photographer, 27, b. IN
Maggie, wife, 24, IN
Clara, dau. 8 mo. B. IN
Oscar Travis, photographer, single, 28, IN

Query answered on ancestry.com (viewed 1 Dec. 2012)
http://boards.ancestry.com/thread.aspx?mv=flat&m=1988&p=localities.northam.usa.states.indiana.counties.clinton
the photography business was owned & run by Luther Von Heichert (1853-1902), who was born near New Castle, IN. Luther's wife was Margaret Peninah Morrison (1855-1895), a sister of my grandfather James William Morrison (1853-1925). They had 1 child, Clara Heichert, who married Charles Silverthorn. In my database I do have a brother of Luther named Oscar - from your data, he must have been in business with Luther, perhaps on the artistic side. Their father was a John Heichert, married to Roberta Clunk, both of PA. I have some undigested Heichert/Silverthorn material that may yield more info when analyzed. Heichert photos are well known in Clinton Co. -- see Helen Grove's book on Frankfort.
- Bill (William Morrison) Fisher
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OriginalSource: Frankfort: A Pictorial History, p. 60:
L. V. apprenticed to his bro. H. Oscar, who had an established gallery in Frankfort, beginning in 1871.
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Address1: Cohee Block, SE cor. Main & Clinton sts.
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OriginalSource: Frankfort: A Pictorial History, p. 60
In 1878 L. V. and H. O. Heichert became partners in Heichert Brothers which was located in the Cohee block on the southeast corner of Main and Clinton.  Two years later Oscar retired and left Luther the sole proprietor
[a caption on the same page indicates that the partnership might have started earlier: street scene "clearly taken from the Heichert Brothers Studio in the Cohee building toward West Clinton Street and was dated February 18, 1877."]
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OriginalSource: 1882-83 Indiana State Gazetteer, p. 1088

1884-85 Polk's Ind. State Gazetteer & Business Directory, p. 1063 (Luther V. Heichert)

1887-88 Indiana State Gazetteer, p. 1330

1890-91 Polk's Indiana State Gazetteer, p. 1206

1895-96 Polk's Ind. State Gazetteer & Business Directory, p. 985

The Blue Book for Amateur Photographers American Edition, 1895, p. 240, L. V. Heichert
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OriginalSource: Frankfort: A Pictorial History, p. 60
In 1889 Luther purchased land on the corner of Main & Walnut, where the Masonic Lodge is now located, and built a studio.  He purchased the whole lot so that there would be no tall buildings close to him.  The building occupied only about one-third of the lot with side and top lights constructed so as to give perfect control over the sun's rays.
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OriginalSource: 1902 Business and Professional Directory of Central Indiana, 1902 (Union Directory Company, Indianapolis), p. 213, Lut Hichert, 201 S Main St.
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