(DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA) Cabinet card of bookbinder George Mai

Sale 2615 - Lot 139

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(DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.) Cabinet card of bookbinder George Maier with his son and apprentice. Albumen photograph, 5 1/2 x 4 inches, on original plain mount; 1 1/2-inch closed tear with tape repair to lower corner, scarcely affecting image. [Washington, DC], circa 1882-1890

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George Maier (born 1827) was listed at this 428 10th Street NW address in the Washington directories from 1884 to 1890. In the 1880 census, he was still listed as an employee of another binder, and in the 1891 directory the address had changed to 421 10th Street. His son George Maier Jr. (born 1868 in Washington) is listed as a bookbinder in the directories as well. They stand in their aprons in the door of their bindery. A broadside advertising excursions to the ocean resort at Cape May, NJ can be seen in their window.