E. von Seutter

Elisaeus Von Seutter (1827 - 1901) was a jeweler, photographer, and writer based in Jackson, Mississippi.

[2][3] After his schooling, he lived with his brothers and sisters in Prague and worked at Seutter & Co, an importing house in the area.

He went on to St. Louis, where he became ill with malaria, and later traveled to Vicksburg, Mississippi to go into the jewelry business with Max Kuner, his old schoolmate.

[5] His son, Carl J. v. Seutter, who was an optician, watchmaker, and diamond expert, also worked at his father's store.

[7] In 1869, he took a series of photographs that created a panoramic view of downtown Jackson, which were displayed in City Hall.

Photo montage of members of the 1874 Mississippi legislature by Steutter