| Title |
Bracher, William |
| Alternate title |
Bracher, E.F. William |
| Date |
June 29, 1827 - May 14, 1912 |
| Description |
William Bracher, a native of Württemberg, Germany born June 29, 1827, and lithographer who specialized in maps, arrived in
the United States shortly before 1850. By 1854 he resided in Philadelphia, where he was naturalized on March 27, 1854 and
worked as a partner in the firm of Bracher & Matthias at the establishment of Robert Pearsall Smith (15 Minor Street). In
1858, he partnered with George Worley & Benjamin Matthias in the firm of Worley, Bracher & Matthias at 600-602 Chestnut Street.
Following the departure of Matthias in 1859, Bracher continued in partnership with Worley until his death in 1879. Bracher
operated solely from 27 South Sixth Street until his retirement in 1891 when the firm was assumed by Peter Balliet & Albert
Volk. Bracher was married to Emile (1831-1896) and had two children, Emil (b. ca. 1859) and Alfred (b. 1863). Bracher died
on May 14, 1912 in Philadelphia.
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| Is part of |
Philadelphia on Stone Biographical Dictionary of Lithographers |
| References |
See Worley, Bracher & Matthias. |
| Call number |
Philadelphia on Stone Biographical Dictionary of Lithographers |
| Bibliographic citation |
Census 1860, 1870 and 1880 |
|
Groce & Wallace, 74 |
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Last, 241 |
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Merrill, 27 |
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Philadelphia City and Business Directories, 1856-1880 |
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Philadelphia Inquirer, May 15 and 17, 1912 |
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WWWAA, 410 |
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Young, 60 |
