Title |
Breuker, George W. |
Date |
September 21, 1834-June 19, 1896 |
Description |
George W. Breuker, lithographer, printer, and photographer, was born in Hannover, Germany on September 21, 1834 and emigrated
to the United States on the ship Louise Marie from Bremen, Germany in October 1854. By 1855, he worked as a "photographist"
and resided with his brother, Frederick, in South Philadelphia on Worth Street above Franklin (i.e., Cross Street above Tasker
Street). By 1866, George was a lithographer living in Ward 12 who had worked at the Philadelphia lithographic establishments
of Eugene Ketterlinus and Jacob Haehnlen until he formed his own shop, Breuker & Kessler with Harry C. Kessler at Seventh
and Chestnut streets in 1866. Breuker remained with the company, which retained good credit throughout the 1870s and 1880s,
until his death on June 19, 1896.
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George was married to Madeline (1834-1891) and had three sons, William G. (b. 1860), George W., Jr. (b. January 1863), and
John C. (b. 1865). He resided with his family in Ward 12 of the city until his death. George Jr. was also a lithographer and
joined Breuker & Kessler in 1886, eventually serving as Vice President of the firm in the 1910s. His brothers William and
John were both photographers in the late 1880s and early 1890s. John C. became a lithographer in the mid-1890s and eventually
served as President of Breuker & Kessler in the 1910s.
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Is part of |
Philadelphia on Stone Biographical Dictionary of Lithographers |
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Portrait from Joseph Jackson, "Some Notes Towards a History of Lithography in Philadelphia." (Philadelphia, 1900) |
References |
See Haehnlen, Jacob; Ketterlinus, Eugene; and Breuker & Kessler. |
Has format |
HSP-GeoWBreuker-Jackson-LithInPhila.jpg |
Call number |
Philadelphia on Stone Biographical Dictionary of Lithographers |
Bibliographic citation |
Census 1880 |
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"Breuker, George," April 28, 1884, U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925 |
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Library Company of Philadelphia research file |
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Pennsylvania, vol. 145, 63, R.G. Dun & Co. Collection, microfilm, Hagley Museum & Library |
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Peters, 108-109 |
Image file |
HSP-GeoWBreuker-Jackson-LithInPhila |