Charles F. Bretzman, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Date of Birth: 26-Jul-1867
Place of Birth: Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany
Date of Death: 19-Jan-1934
Profession: photographer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About Charles F. Bretzman
- Charles F.
- Bretzman (July 26, 1867 – January 19, 1934) founded the Bretzman Photo Company, also called the Bretzman Studio, in Indianapolis, Indiana, at the turn of the twentieth century and was a noted portrait and commercial photographer in the city for more than thirty years.
- In addition to operating his own photography studio, Bretzman worked for a few years as a staff photographer for three of Indianapolis's daily newspapers and became the first official photographer of the Indianapolis 500-mile automobile race.
- Bretzman's photographs documented Indianapolis's people, places, and events in the early decades of the twentieth century.
- His work includes portraits of notable individuals, such as Hoosier poet James Whitcomb Riley and Carl G.
- Fisher, a founder of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, as well as photographs of the first Indianapolis 500 race in 1911 and other major events in the city's history. The German-born photographer came to the United States in 1885 and traveled across the country for a few years before settling in Indianapolis in 1900 and establishing a photography studio on South Illinois Street.
- In 1914 he expanded his business to larger quarters on the top floor of the Fletcher Savings and Trust Building.
- Bretzman's son, C.
- Noble, and grandson, Erich, also became professional photographers in the family business.
- The Bretzman Photo Company closed after nearly eighty years in operation when Noble retired from full-time photography in 1976.
- Bretzman Photo Company photographs are in the collections of the Indiana Historical Society and the Library of Congress, among others.
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