| Title |
Gebbie, George |
| Date |
August 24, 1832-August 13, 1892 |
| Description |
George Gebbie, born in Scotland on August 24, 1832, was a Philadelphia and New York bookseller and publisher of fine art books
who published lithographic reproductions of Cruikshank's "The Bottle" in 1871. Gebbie immigrated to the United States in
1863 and resided in Utica, New York and New York City before locating to Philadelphia ca. 1866 when he was listed in the March
1866 I.R.S. tax assessment list as a peddler at 814 Market Street. In 1871, Gebbie relocated his establishment to 730 Sansom
Street from 825 Filbert Street. Gebbie also formed the firms Gebbie & Barries (1873-1880) and Gebbie & Co. (1881-1907).
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By 1870, Gebbie resided at 1714 Rittenhouse in Ward 8 with his wife Mary (b. 1839) and daughter. By 1880 he had relocated
to West Philadelphia where he resided at 3608 Walnut Street with his wife and several children, a governess, and a number
of servants. Gebbie died at his home in Philadelphia on August 13, 1892.
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| Is part of |
Philadelphia on Stone Biographical Dictionary of Lithographers |
| Call number |
Philadelphia on Stone Biographical Dictionary of Lithographers |
| Bibliographic citation |
Census 1870, 1880 |
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Peters, 193 |
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Philadelphia Inquirer, December 21, 1871 |
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Ross, Burnsiana:....(1894), 83 |
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U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1861-1918 |
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U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925 |
