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Eureka Leather Works photographs

Call Number

2006.002

Date

circa 1887, inclusive

Creator

Erickson, Karen J. (Role: Donor)
Gardner, G. H. (Role: Photographer)

Extent

0.01 Linear Feet in one folder

Language of Materials

English .

Abstract

The collection consists of two photographs on board depicting the Eureka Leather Works factory and the house of the owner, P. Frederick Lenhart.

Biographical note

P. Frederick Lenhart (1842-1913) was a German-American businessman. He was born in Bavaria on June 19, 1842. In 1850, he came to the United States with his father, George Michael Lenhart, and in 1853 settled in Brooklyn, NY. He was a member of the New York National Guard and served in the Union Army during the Civil War. After the war he joined his father in the leather hat and cap manufacturing business. He owned Eureka Leather Works, which operated out of lower Manhattan, with a factory located in Brooklyn. He died in Brooklyn on July 26, 1913.

Sources:

A History of Long Island: From its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time, Vol. III, by Peter Ross, 1902.

History and Commerce in New York, Second Edition, 1891.

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of two photographs on board depicting the Eureka Leather Works factory and the house of the owner, P. Frederick Lenhart. The factory was located at 11 and 13 Emerson Place, Brooklyn. The location of Lenhart's house is unidentified. The photographs were taken by G.H. Gardner, circa 1887.

Conditions Governing Access

Open to users without restriction.

Conditions Governing Use

The photographs are in the public domain.

Preferred Citation

Identification of item, date (if known); Eureka Leather Works photographs, 2006.002, Box and Folder number; Brooklyn Historical Society.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Karen J. Erickson, 2006.

Collection processed by

John Zarrillo

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Repository

Brooklyn Historical Society

Container

Box: A0025 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)
Center for Brooklyn History
128 Pierrepont Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201