Francis Keller worked in Philadelphia as a lithographer 1858-1860 and a photographer for P. S. Duval's lithographic establishment in 1861. He resided at 1105 Wood Street, rear of 331 Green, and 624 Market Street during this period.
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William O'Brien worked as a lithographer in Philadelphia at the establishment of P. S. Duval & Co. (8 South Fifth Street) in 1857. He resided with printer Rinnard Stimmell at 206 Christian Street in South Philadelphia.
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Alexander Rider, was a German or Swiss-born artist, colorist, and engraver, who worked in the lithography trade in Philadelphia in the early 1830s. Rider probably arrived in the United States before 1808 as the assistant to A. Enslen, botanical collector for the Austrian emperor. In the 1810s and 1820s, Rider drew book illustrations, including for Wilson's "American Ornithology" (1825-1833), as well as worked as a miniature and portrait and historical painter. By 1830, he entered the lithographic trade and delineated genre prints for Kennedy & Lucas and later Childs & Lehman, including the noted "Camp-Meeting" (ca. 1830) showing a revivalist meeting. Rider continued as an artist in the printing trades into the 1840s and produced plates for Godman's "American Natural History" (1846).
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Edward/Edmund Bretschneider worked as a lithographer at Robert Pearsall Smith's publishing house at 19, i.e., 519 Minor Street between 1856 and 1859. In 1859, he resided at 128 Holmes Alley, behind 300 Market Street.
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Peter Alexander was a lithographer working in Philadelphia ca.1856-ca.1868, who early in his career worked for the prominent Philadelphia lithographer, Maurice H. Traubel. He was also a member of the Lithographic Printers Union and served on their ball committee in 1863.
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F. Fuchs, a lithographer who specialized in maps, worked at 17 Minor Street as part of Robert Pearsall Smith's publishing house. He contributed over twenty illustrations of various houses and properties for at least six maps published by Smith in 1855 and 1856, including "Map of Greene County, Ohio" (Philadelphia: Anthony D. Byles, 1855) and "Map of New Haven County, Connecticut" (Philadelphia: H. & C.T. Smith, 1856). In addition, he is credited with six frontispieces in "The Horticulturist and Journal of Rural Art and Rural Taste" (Philadelphia: Robert Pearsall Smith, 1856).
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F. W. Greenough served as publisher of the McKenny and Hall "History of the Indian Tribes of North America" with lithographs by John T. Bowen beginning ca. 1838. Greenough replaced E. C. Biddle and pledged on the reissue of Part 8 of the series "the daily increase of the subscription list enables him to say that, instead of allowing the work to decline in merit, as is frequently the case with similar undertakings, additional efforts will be made, without regard to expense, to render it yet more worthy of favor." Under Greenough, Bowen produced new, redrawn stones for most of the prints already published, as well as thirty-six new images until 1841 when Greenough declared bankruptcy and was forced to withdraw as publisher., Greenough was possibly the F. W. Greenough listed as a merchant at 8 South Front Street in the 1837 Philadelphia City Directory.
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Augustus Feusier worked as an artist and lithographer in Philadelphia during the early 1860s. His known work includes Civil War-themed lithographs "Camp Du Pont. 4th Regt. Delaware Infantry" after C. Baum (ca. 1862);" "Philadelphia Zouave Corps" printed by P. S. Duval (ca. 1861); and "Camp Brandywine, Third Regt R. Brigade" (ca. 1862). In addition, he served as the artist for the Improved Order of Red Men certificate "Freiheit Edelmuth & Bruderliebe, Unabhangiger Orden der Rothmaenner" (ca. 1863)printed by Schnable and Finkeldey., Feusier was listed in the Philadelphia city directory in 1861 as an artist and as a lithographer 1862-1863, and in the latter year resided at Pierce Street below Seventh Street . He was also active in the New Orleans partnerships of Feusier & Turberg and Feusier & Hoyle in 1867 and 1886, respectively. The firms lithographed sheet music covers.
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John Eastley delineated naval views printed ca. 1846 by the Wagner & McGuigan firm. Titles include "The U.S.S.'s Columbus and Vicennes in Japan" and "Departure of the U.S.S.'s Columbus and Vincennes from Jeddo Bay.", Eastley was not listed in the 1846 Philadelphia city directory.
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