Julius Hebbel of Baltimore, MD

photographer; Hebbel
409 and 411 N Gay, Baltimore, MD
example from LOST GALLERY
(probably finished around 1900 or after)

reverse of card at left

Julius Hebbel
(1853-1905)

1853 Apr 28
Baltimore (MD) Sun obituary, Julius Hebbel is born to Ernest Hebbel and Elisabeth Rullmann in Ortenberg, Wetteraukreis, Hessen, Deutschland
1870
Baltimore, MD, city directory Julius Hebbel NOT listed; Mrs Madeline Hebbel as “Confect’ry” at 160 Orleans
1871, 1872
Baltimore, MD, city directory Julius Hebbel NOT listed
1873, 1874
Baltimore, MD, city directory, Julius Hebbel as photographer at 19 E Baltimore, res: cor Lombard and Central
1875
Baltimore, MD, city directory, Julius Hebbel NOT listed
1877
Baltimore (MD) Sun Obituary, Julius Hebbel begins photography career this year, age 24

1880
Baltimore, MD, city directory (scrambled pages) Julius Hebbel NOT listed
1881, 1882, 1883, no 1884 available,
Baltimore, MD, city directory, Julius Hebbel NOT listed
1885
Baltimore, MD, city directory, Julius Hebbel as bookkeeper, 148 e Lombard
1886, 1887, 1888
Baltimore, MD, city directory, Julius Hebbel NOT listed
1889, 1890
Baltimore, MD, city directory, Julius Hebbel as photographer at 409 n Gay
1895
Baltimore, MD, city directory, Julius Hebbel as photographer at “327” and 409 n Gay; res 1610 e Biddle
1896
Baltimore, MD, city directory, Julius Hebbel as photographer at 409 N Gay; res 1610 E Biddle 1897
Baltimore, MD, city directory, Julius Hebbel as photographer with “Hebbel and Petri” at 409 N Gay; res 1610 E Biddle (also listed as Hebbel and Petri, grocers, 1731 N Gay)

1898
Baltimore, MD, city directory, Julius Hebbel as photographer at 409 N Gay; res Franklin Ter circa Old York Rd
1899
Baltimore, MD, city directory, Julius Hebbel as photographer at 327 and 409 N Gay; res Franklin Ter c Old York rd
1900, 1901, 1902
Baltimore, MD, city directory, Julius Hebbel as photographer at 409 Gay; res 513 Franklin Ter

1903
Baltimore, MD, city directory, Julius Hebbel as photographer at 321 N Gay; res same
1904
Baltimore, MD. city directory. Julius Hebbel as photographer at “327” and 409 N Gay; res 321 Gay
1905
Baltimore, MD, city directory, Julius Hebbel as photographer at 321 and 409 N Gay; res 321 N Gay

1905 Nov 23
Baltimore (MD) Sun, obituary, FindaGrave, Julius Hebbel dies at age 52
1906, 1907, 1908, 1907, 1909
Baltimore, MD, city directory, Julius Hebbel STUDIO at 321 N Gay, continues managed by Emil Erni
1910
Baltimore, MD, city directory, Hebbel studio NOT listed

It appears by city directory listings that Julius Hebbel was a photographer from 1873 until 1905.

Recap of the studio addresses:

1873, 1874 – 19 E Baltimore
1875 to 1888 – Julius Hubbel NOT listed in directory as photographer
1889 to 1905 – 321 and 409 N Gay (numbers were sometimes listed 327 or 407)
1906 to 1909 - managed by Emil Erni
After his death, the studio, managed by Emil Erni, continued under the name Hebbel until 1909.
There are many examples of the Hebbel Gallery available.

Baltimore (MD) Sun - 07 Jun 1886

Baltimore (MD) Sun - 02 Apr 1892

Baltimore (MD) Sun - 30 Apr 1891

Baltimore (MD) Sun - 25 Apr 1900

Deutsche Correspondent - 08 02 1905

Baltimore (MD) Sun - 24 Nov 1905

photographer: Hebbel
Baltimore
example from auction site

photographer: Hebbel
409 & 411 N Gay St, Baltimore
example from Baltimore Wordpress

photographer: Hebbel
409 & 411 b Gay, Baltimore
example from auction site

reverse of the card at left

photographer: Hebbel
409 N Gay St, Baltimore
example from Baltimore Wordpress

photographer: Hebbel
409 N Gay St, Baltimore
example from Baltimore Wordpress

photographer: Hebbel
409 N Gay St, Baltimore
example from Baltimore Wordpress

photographer: Hebbel
409 & 411 N Gay St, Baltimore
example from Baltimore Wordpress

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