The Filson Historical Society Digital Projects

The Camera Club

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Left to Right: Otto Ufer, Unidentified, Theodore Eitel

A Look into Gunter's Life

These photos, particularly these portraits, give a window into Gunter’s personal and social life, as well as the culture around camera clubs. The man in the center of the top photo and the bottom right of the photo to the left has been possibly identified as Theodore (Theo) Eitel, an engraver and later salesman who lived near Gunter’s wife Johanna when they were young. Also, the man at the bottom left of the image to the left has been possibly identified as Otto Ufer, who was a sign painter. Theo and Otto were close friends of Paul and Johanna Gunter, serving as pallbearers at both of their funerals. These friendships show that Gunter surrounded himself with people who enriched and encouraged him artistically.

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