Robert Benecke was a German-born American photographer, operating primarily out of St. Louis in the latter half of the 19th century. Along with portraits, his works included photographs of railroads, bridges, buildings, and steamboats. He received considerable acclaim for his exhibit at the 1869 St. Louis Fair, and was among the earliest Americans to experiment with the artotype process in the early 1870s. He later turned to dry plate manufacturing, and worked as an editor for the St. Louis and Canadian Photographer in the 1890s.
Self-portrait with hunting rifle
Artotype of a pavilion at Tower Grove Park taken by Benecke in 1883
Stereo card by Benecke showing the Eads Bridge under construction
Bellefontaine Cemetery is a nonprofit, non-denominational cemetery and arboretum in St. Louis, Missouri. Founded in 1849 as a rural cemetery, Bellefontaine is home to a number of architecturally significant monuments and mausoleums such as the Louis Sullivan-designed Wainwright Tomb, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The Wainwright Tomb at Bellefontaine Cemetery is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The Busch Mausoleum, designed by Barnett, Haynes & Barnett.
David R. Francis
Paramore Mausoleum