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Title Koehler, Otto
Alternate title Kohler, Otto
Date ca. 1830
Description Otto Koehler, born ca. 1830 in Hesse, Germany, worked as a lithographer in Philadelphia, including from a studio at 720 Chestnut Street (later the establishment of the Resteins), between ca. 1858 and the mid 1870s. In 1870 Koehler, according to his listing in the census, also worked in the field of photography
Koehler resided in North Philadelphia while active in the trade in the city. In 1860 he resided at 4 Godfrey Avenue (Ward 19) with his wife Philipina (b. ca. 1834) and two children under six years of age born in Philadelphia. He also owned personal estate worth $800. In 1870 he resided at 1535 Stiles Street (Ward 20) with his second wife Christina (b. ca. 1844) and two children from his previous wife. His personal estate was valued at $300 and his real estate at $3500. By 1880 he had relocated his residency to Burlington, N.J. and continued to work as a lithographer outside of Philadelphia.
Is part of Philadelphia on Stone Biographical Dictionary of Lithographers
Call number Philadelphia on Stone Biographical Dictionary of Lithographers
Bibliographic citation Census 1860, 1870, 1880
Groce & Wallace, 375
Philadelphia Business and City Directories, 1858-1875 (intermittently)
WWWAA, 1882