Letters, 1925-1932.

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Letters, 1925-1932.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/86134612

This collection contains primarily letters from lithographer Louis Maurer to Harry T. Peters. Many letters contain personal information such as holiday greetings, invitations to social events, and thank yous for fruit baskets sent by Peters. Other letters request copies of prints and chromolithographs. Some letters, however, contain information about such lithographers as Stahl & Jaeger, and Currier & Ives. Peters solicited information from Maurer for his book on Currier & Ives.

1 folder [17 items] ; 26 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8343665

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Currier & Ives

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Maurer, Louis, 1832-1932

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Louis Maurer was a German born lithographer and painter who spent much of his life in New York City. Born in 1832, he studied art as a boy in Mayence (Mentz), Germany. He emigrated to the United States with his parents in 1851 and found work with the publishing firm of T.W. Strong. He also worked for Currier & Ives for eight years before moving to Major and Knapp sometime around 1860-1861. From 1872-1884, Maurer headed the firm of Maurer and Heppenheimer. After his retirement, he continued t...

Stahl & Jaeger

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Peters, Harry T.

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