Starr, Elmer Eugene
(1873-1953)




Birth: 1873, Porter County
Death: January 21, 1953, La Mesa, San Diego County, CA
Parents: Albert Eugene & Lona Elizabeth (Sturtevant) Starr
Spouse: Gertrude Lydia Barker, married January 31, 1901, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, WI
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Other Occupations While Photographer: jeweler
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Individual Number: 5449


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1910s Varsity Shop Photographer / Jeweler or Watchmaker; Studio owner / Partner Valparaiso, Porter County, IN NW cor Freeman St. & College Ave.























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OriginalBirthCounty: Porter
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DeathYear: 1953
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OriginalDeathCity: La Mesa
OriginalDeathState: CA
OriginalDeathCounty: San Diego
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Parents: Albert Eugene & Lona Elizabeth (Sturtevant) Starr
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CreatedDate: 10/30/2021 5:48:58 PM
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PersonID: 5237
CATNUM: 5449
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NameLast: Starr
LocationID: 7904
Address1: NW cor Freeman St. & College Ave.
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City: Valparaiso
State: IN
StudioID: 5670
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ID: 5670
StudioName: Varsity Shop
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Name: Varsity Shop
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County: Porter
Country: USA
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NameNewFirst: Elmer
KnownDates: 1910s
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NameMiddle: Eugene
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OriginalSource: Shook, "Photographers of Porter County"
Owned & operated The Varsity Shop on the Valparaiso University campus. Sold the busiess to Myers E. Zimmerman in 1924, but he likely exited the photography business prior to the 1920s. Producer of the "Lover's Repose" bridge over the Pennsylvania Railroad tracks in Valparaiso.
OriginalWorkerType: Photographer / Jeweler or Watchmaker;Studio owner / Partner
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