A fine album documenting the life, friends, relations and travels of Hildegarde & Eugen Becher

Hildegarde D. BECHER (compilor).

A fine album documenting the life, friends, relations and travels of Hildegarde & Eugen Becher. [Various locations:] 1909-1914. Oblong quarto (7 x 10in; 178 x 254mm). 139 photographs, mounted recto and verso of 49 black thick paper leaves, captions to most images (one photo loosely inserted, some toning, some leaves loosely inserted, one leaf detached and with section excised). Contemporary dark brown leather binding (worn, spine and lower cover lacking). Provenance: Hildegarde D. Becher (later inserted note "from the esatte of Hildegarde D. Becher, Utica, NY").

A lively and well-presented album chronicling Hildegarde & Eugen Becher's life in New York City, its environs and elsewhere. 

The photos are well captioned. Some of the locations mentioned include: Minnehaha Falls, Minnesota; Washington, D.C.; Central Park, NYC; Palisades, Ft. George  Park; Grant's Tomb; Madison, Wisconsin; NYC; Saten Island; Sandy Hook; Patchogue; Lake Placid; Niagara Falls; Riverview Park, Omaha, Nebraska; Long Island City Ferry; Quebec; Lake George; Grindelwald, Switzerland; near Lucerne, Switzerland; Jungfraujoch; Haines Falls, NY; O'Rorke's hose at Riverdale-on-Hudson; home of the Michels at Chelsea Park, Pine Hill, NY; Ledgewood Farm, Norwalk; Cherbourg; strreet market, Omaha; Arverne, Queens, NYC; Hagen, Germany; Rath. Germany; Bernheim's bungalow, Staten Island; 100 Broadway, NYC

Individuals mentioned include: Ewald & Ruby; Franz & Gula (and Richard); Auguste, Lydia; Jimmy O'Rorke; Dr. Seibb; Fran; Mrs Anderson; Mrs. Geist; Sara Michel; Estelle Michel; Mr & Mrs von Donhoff (lived Chelsea Park); Kantor children; Dr & Mrs Lieber; Professor & Mrs Thomas; Ilse Becher (as a young gilr); Emma Kreft; von Lehn; the Klein house in Hohenlimburg; Dr. Kleb's son.