Albert, Alfred and Chris Schlechten

Albert (1876 – 1961), Alfred (May 24, 1877 – November 1970), and Alfred "Chris" Schlechten (May 9, 1911 – November 1979) were members of a family noted for their photography of Montana, especially their images of Gallatin County, Montana, and Yellowstone National Park. Headquartered in Bozeman, Montana, brothers Alfred and Albert started a family photography business in 1900, and the business continued until the death of Alfred's son Chris Schlechten in the late 1970s. The heirs of the Schlechten family sold an extensive collection of the photographs taken by the three men to the Museum of the Rockies in 1980.

Schlechten brothers

Albert and his brother Alfred came to Montana in 1900 and purchased the Bozeman photography business of Grant and Tippet. They renamed the studio "Schlechten Brothers." Considered the top photographers in the Gallatin valley, they also published a significant number of postcards featuring their images of the Bozeman area. About 1910, the two brothers opened separate studios.