Carl Eberth

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Carl Eberth (born April 4, 1882 in Reichensachsen ; † 1955 ) was a German photographer from Kassel who became famous as a court photographer .

Life

Carl Eberth was born the son of a pastor and grew up with twelve siblings. He attended high school in Hersfeld and began an apprenticeship with the photographer Oscar Tellgmann in Eschwege in 1898, which he successfully completed in 1901. At the age of 24 he came to Kassel where he founded a photo studio. "Photo Eberth" was in what was then Hohenzollernstrasse. 42 - today's Friedrich-Ebert-Straße .

In 1908 Carl Eberth married Marie Möller. The two sons Carl Junior and Rudolf emerged from the marriage.

Eberth reported primarily on the daily events in Kassel. He photographed state visitors and the royal family on behalf of the state, privately he traveled through Northern Hesse and photographed the localities.

In 1910 he was appointed "court photographer". He received this honor from Kaiser Wilhelm II .

His son Carl Eberth junior (1910–1991) continued taking photographs and continued to manage the studio founded in 1906 on Friedrich-Ebert-Straße in Kassel.

Much of the archive was destroyed on the night of October 22, 1943. The preserved part also shows dark chapters in the history of Kassel, such as the destruction of the synagogue and the closure of the Kasseler Volksblatt in 1933 by the Nazis. After 1945, the reconstruction was documented by the Eberths. In 1955, after the building was rebuilt, the photo studio moved to Friedrich-Ebert-Str. 42 back. The archive with over 60,000 photos and negatives is now stored in the Kassel city archive . Prints mainly by celebrities can be found in many archives around the world.

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personal data
SURNAME Eberth, Carl
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German photographer
DATE OF BIRTH April 4, 1882
PLACE OF BIRTH Reichensachsen
DATE OF DEATH 1955