Justus Stehl ?
This Carte-de-Visite was made in the Baltimore Photo
Studio of
O. Hallwig and Company at 20 North Charles Street.
Mr. Hallwig
was in business at that address only between 1868
and 1870, which
provides a reasonably secure date for this image.
Now, who is this fellow?
His photo was found with three others in an antiques
store in
Barcelona, Spain. Matthew Hovious, a genealogist
and collector
rescued all of these photos. Two have been identified
as sons of Justus Stehl.
Those photos were made in the 1890s and can be
seen here.
We don't really know who the gentleman is pictured
above, but I am guessing
that he is the father of the Stehl boys, Justus
Stehl a German-born
pharmacist in 19th-century Baltimore City. For
more info,
see Nancy Bramucci's Medical
Care in the City of Baltimore
To view other photos found with the Stehl collection,
visit Mrs.
J. L. Moon.
How did this collection of interesting images get
to Barcelona? That's unknown, however
Mrs. Stehl was British-born. It is speculated that
she may have sent photos to her
family in Britain. Just how they made it to the
southern realms of Europe is a story
waiting to be uncovered.
uploaded to database 16 March 2002