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Directory E

Arthur Eckerlein Lindau, Bavaria, Germany. Arthur Eckerlein, Royal Court photographer and publisher, Paradiesplatz, Lindau where his telephone number was 134 and then 334. Lindau is a major town and island on the eastern side of Lake Constance/Bodensee. Eckerlein published studio portraits as cabinet cards. His cartes de visites boasted of success in European competitions inContinue reading “Directory E”

Directory C

Aurelio Caggiano, Naples, Italy Professor Aurelio Caggiano, (18 September 1869 to 1940), painter, sculptor and photographer, Naples. Son of the sculptor Emanuele, he soon left his study of humanities in favour of architecture. With the guidance of his father he devoted himself to sculpture. Adhering to the fashion for realism, he preferred to model hisContinue reading “Directory C”

Directory A

Librarie Abajoli, Izmir, Turkey The Abajoli family ran the biggest stationery and book store (librarie in French) in Izmir until the 1970s. Izmir, formerly Smyrna, is the second largest port in Turkey and the third largest city of the country by the number of inhabitants. It is located on the Aegean Sea near the GulfContinue reading “Directory A”