Title |
Altemus, Alfred C. |
Alternate title |
Altemus, Albert C. |
Date |
b. July 1831 |
Description |
Alfred C. Altemus, a Pennsylvania-born book binder and lithographer born into a family of book binders, partnered with Robert
J. Hitchins in 1876 to operate the lithography firm Altemus & Hitchins at 20 North Seventh Street. The shot-lived firm lasted
about a year. Altemus resided at 2330 Watt Street (Ward 7) with his wife, Mary W. Shurlock (1831-1910), and three children,
during his time in the lithographic trade.
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His father, Joseph Altemus (ca. 1800-1853), and uncle, Samuel Altemus (1815-1891) started the bookbinding firm Altemus & Co.
at 44 North Fourth Street in 1842. Alfred's brother, Henry (b. ca. 1833), operated Altemus & Co. after their father's death
in 1853. The bookbinding business evolved to include the publication of photograph albums, scrapbooks and blank books in the
1870s and operated at various locations until 1936. Alfred presumably worked as a book binder for the family firm.
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Is part of |
Philadelphia on Stone Biographical Dictionary of Lithographers |
References |
see Hitchins, Robert J. |
Call number |
Philadelphia on Stone Biographical Dictionary of Lithographers |
Bibliographic citation |
Census 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910 |
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Philadelphia City Directories, 1876-1890 (intermittently) |
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Henry Altemus Company website, http://henryaltemus.com/intro.htm |