Portrait of Frederick Edward Graf
Description
- Media Type
- Image
- Text
- Item Type
- Photographic prints
- Description
- Black and white photograph of Frederick Edward Graf, weaver, Gasline. Head and shoulders portrait of man looking to the left of the photographer. Man is wearing a dark suit, with a white shirt and dark tie. Written on back of photo: "Frederick Edward Graf; Dec 13, 1826 - April 5, 1904; Father of Christian Albert Graf; Grandfather of Edward George Graf." Stamped on back of photo: "Albert E. Graf, 115 Mosher Drive, Tonawanda, NY, 14150"
F. Edward Graf (1826-1904) emigrated from Prussia with his father and siblings, landing in New York in 1843. He soon married and crossed the border into Southern Ontario. Here, Graf established a weaving career and settled in Gasline, what is now Port Colborne, Ontario. Edward Graf set himself up as a local weaver, providing many textile goods for the surrounding communities. Some of his most lasting items were his jacquard coverlets, which were treasured as heirlooms by the families who owned them. - Notes
- 2014.39.1
- Date of Publication
- 1890
- Dimensions
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Width: 12.5 cm
Height: 18 cm
- Subject(s)
- Personal Name(s)
- Frederick Edward Graf
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 42.89333 Longitude: -79.18278
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- Copyright Statement
- Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.
- Contact
- Port Colborne Historical and Marine MuseumEmail:archives@portcolborne.ca
Website:
Agency street/mail address:280 King St. Box 572
Port Colborne, ON L3K 5X8
