Shacklett's Photography

𝟏𝟗𝟒𝟒—Mr. Shacklett works on the highly sensitive photography with the development of the atomic bomb in White Sands, New Mexico

𝟏𝟗𝟒𝟔—Mr. Shacklett opens Sterling Photography in Twin Falls, Idaho and wins the world-famous wildlife photo of the year in

𝟏𝟗𝟓𝟐, “Strike” a rainbow trout hitting a fly

𝟏𝟗𝟓𝟔—Shacklett’s reopens in Murfreesboro

𝟏𝟗𝟓𝟗—Ginny and Shack together form the family business—Gloria and Bill begin to work in the business as well.𝟏𝟗𝟔𝟑—@BillShacklett shoots his first wedding by himself𝟏𝟗𝟔𝟓— Gloria Christy learns the art and photo oil coloring from Dad

𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟖—Shacklett’s moves to 121 East Main St. and Bill becomes a partner in the business

𝟏𝟗𝟖𝟎—Shacklett’s begins to restore old photographs as a main business interest and the historic collection is printed for several community events𝟏𝟗𝟖𝟕—Gloria returns to the business part-time after teaching kindergarten for seven years.

𝟏𝟗𝟖𝟗—Bill and Gloria take over officially from Ginny and Shack and move the business to 105 South Church, its present location.

𝟏𝟗𝟗𝟒—Richard Claude Shacklett dies at the age of 73, leaving a legacy of love of the business and the community to his children and grandchildren

𝟏𝟗𝟗𝟓---Shacklett’s begins using digital technology in the restoration business.𝟏𝟗𝟗𝟗—Tom Christy, husband of Gloria comes into the business as a digital photographic artist, photographer, and technical advisor

𝟐𝟎𝟎𝟒—Shacklett’s Photography goes completely digital 𝟐𝟎𝟎𝟔—Ben and Will Wilson, sons of Gloria and Tom come into the business—Will as the financial director and Ben as a marketing and promotion advisor.𝟐𝟎𝟎𝟕—Shacklett’s Photography expands product line into visual media recovery—restoration of home movie film and slides. 𝟐𝟎𝟎𝟕---Shacklett’s Photography awarded business of the year by Mainstreet

𝟐𝟎𝟎𝟖—Bill Shacklett, awarded Businessperson of the Year by the Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce𝟐𝟎𝟏𝟎—75th Anniversary of Shacklett’s Photography𝟐𝟎𝟏𝟐—Ben Wilson becomes Graphic Arts Director at Shacklett’s Photography

𝟐𝟎𝟏𝟐—Bill and John Lodl, Rutherford County Archivist publish, “Then and Now Murfreesboro”, a continuation of a truly sentimental journey through the photos collected by Richard Shacklett

𝟐𝟎𝟏𝟐—Shacklett’s becomes innovative sound recovery from magnetic tape

𝟐𝟎𝟏𝟕-𝟐𝟎𝟏𝟖 Shacklett’s Photography’s mission expands to music, arts, and education interpreting the cultural heritage of Middle Tennessee through the historical collection.

𝟐𝟎𝟏𝟖—Shacklett’s Photography evolves with skills that come together to create an interpretive center. This includes a compilation of projects including event planning and music management: Uncle Dave Macon Days, Macon Music Education and Uptown Live on the Balcony of Shacklett’s Photography all designed to increase cultural heritage tourism in Rutherford County.

𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 Bill and Gloria Celebrate 35 years of Business

𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 Thom Christy – Photographer, Graphic Artist, Sound/Film/Video Recovery, Musician Community Organizer– Passes Away: November 26,2024