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The Carlton family has one of the earliest histories in Louisville beginning with brothers Thomas (b.1824) and John Carlton/Carleton emigrating from Trimby, Cumberland, England with their families in 1879. The Carltons were part of the initial wave of skilled coal miners from England, Wales, and Ireland that helped establish coal mining methods in Louisville. Thomas Carlton became the first president of the Acme Mine that was in operation in Louisville from 1888-1928. His son, David Carlton, was president of the Louisville Coal Mining company established in 1889. David Carlton married Jane Trimble Carlton in Cumberland, England in 1868. Shortly after arriving in Louisville, David Carlton died in 1892, leaving his widow, Jane, with six daughters. Jane Carlton lived in Louisville until 1942. At the time of her death, Jane Carlton was recognized in the Louisville Times as a founding member of the Louisville Methodist Church, lifetime member of the Ladies Aid Society, and the oldest resident of Louisville at 92 years old. Early Businesses 1913-1934 studio from this site as well, Undated photo of Jane Carlton from the Bicentennial edition of the Louisville Times, 1978. MRS. !k..1E TRIMBLE CARLTON, Of Lrn.ville, Caiu, who died Frl- daf In Gram Wiley, Osllt, ',bile Asking her d.ughter. t.,. Harvey Dutton. I,,. Carlton had horn nrsideut of Gold H111 and Laub. v11W, Cato., for seventy gran. In 1913, William "Bill" Schutz (1870-1951) set up his photographer's wagon on the vacant portion of Lot 7 Block 1, now 900 Main St. Bill Schutz was a well-known local photographer who documented much of early Louisville life through candid photographs as well as formal portraits. Many of his photographs are currently part of the collections of the Louisville Historical Museum and other local museums. Schutz operated his photography business from his wagon until 1923. In 1924, Jane Carlton sold the west half of Lot 7 to Starkey Filling Stations, a chain of gas stations that operated in surrounding cities, including Lafayette and Longmont. Schutz then moved his wagon to Front Street, but continued living at 900 Main and working as a gas station attendant. He may also have continued his photography into the mid-1930s. Schutz is remembered by Louisville residents in the Summer 2008 Louisville Times as "an unkempt filling station operator in his 60s and 70s", often found sitting on the bench outside the filling station, and as a cunning card -player.