Carl was the son of Anthony & Josephine Meinerth. On several records he was listed as Charles. His birth place was most often listed as Bohemia, Austria which may not even be there anymore.
Before 1850 Carl married Louise (last name unknown). Her mother's maiden name was Webber, although everyone incorrectly lists her name as Webber. She was born in Saxony, Germany.
Their children were Charles Anthony, John Haven, Josephine Louise, and George Gustave.
Carl Meinerth was a photographer in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and later in Newburyport, Massachusetts. He was a virtuoso on the piano and violin, and in 1849 he was giving music lessons and by 1852 also offered drawing lessons. By 1862 he had opened his photography studio in downtown Portsmouth. He took one of the earliest news photographs in the city, when mourners gathered in Market Square after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln in 1865. Days before, locals rioted on Daniel Street and trashed the printing press of Joseph Foster’s pro-slavery newspaper. Meinerth’s studio was located just across the street.
Meinerth, thankfully, posed in front of his own lens. Although seated, he appears tall with a super-high forehead, a thick beard and thin wire-rimmed glasses. Like his contemporaries, Meinerth was a born artist.
He produced photographs typical of a small town 19th-century studio, of buildings and portraits, but also mastered more specialized techniques. He made numerous stereographic views of Newburyport, New York City and picturesque sites in Europe. Meinerth was also an avid naturalist and taxidermist who photographed scenes of stuffed birds and preserved specimens of insects and marine creatures. He also became known in scientific circles for his photomicrographs — photographs printed from microscope slide images, such as a photo of a fly's foot.
His son Charles was also a Photographer; son Joseph was an Artist, Photographer and Piano Tuner (in the late 1880's Charles & John had a studio "Meinerth Bros" in Troy, NY; son George was a Printer and later worked in the shoe factories in Newburyport, and daughter Josephine was a Dressmaker.
Age: 66yrs 6mos 14dys
Cause of Death: Typhoid Fever
Note:
In 1850 Portsmouth, NH census he was listed as Charles M. with wife Louisa. The last name was hard to read and transcribed as Minot. He was listed as a Music Teacher. They had an Elizabeth, age 13 born in England, listed with them. There was no last name for her so she was transcribed with the name Minot also.
Before 1850 Carl married Louise (last name unknown). Her mother's maiden name was Webber, although everyone incorrectly lists her name as Webber. She was born in Saxony, Germany.
Their children were Charles Anthony, John Haven, Josephine Louise, and George Gustave.
Carl Meinerth was a photographer in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and later in Newburyport, Massachusetts. He was a virtuoso on the piano and violin, and in 1849 he was giving music lessons and by 1852 also offered drawing lessons. By 1862 he had opened his photography studio in downtown Portsmouth. He took one of the earliest news photographs in the city, when mourners gathered in Market Square after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln in 1865. Days before, locals rioted on Daniel Street and trashed the printing press of Joseph Foster’s pro-slavery newspaper. Meinerth’s studio was located just across the street.
Meinerth, thankfully, posed in front of his own lens. Although seated, he appears tall with a super-high forehead, a thick beard and thin wire-rimmed glasses. Like his contemporaries, Meinerth was a born artist.
He produced photographs typical of a small town 19th-century studio, of buildings and portraits, but also mastered more specialized techniques. He made numerous stereographic views of Newburyport, New York City and picturesque sites in Europe. Meinerth was also an avid naturalist and taxidermist who photographed scenes of stuffed birds and preserved specimens of insects and marine creatures. He also became known in scientific circles for his photomicrographs — photographs printed from microscope slide images, such as a photo of a fly's foot.
His son Charles was also a Photographer; son Joseph was an Artist, Photographer and Piano Tuner (in the late 1880's Charles & John had a studio "Meinerth Bros" in Troy, NY; son George was a Printer and later worked in the shoe factories in Newburyport, and daughter Josephine was a Dressmaker.
Age: 66yrs 6mos 14dys
Cause of Death: Typhoid Fever
Note:
In 1850 Portsmouth, NH census he was listed as Charles M. with wife Louisa. The last name was hard to read and transcribed as Minot. He was listed as a Music Teacher. They had an Elizabeth, age 13 born in England, listed with them. There was no last name for her so she was transcribed with the name Minot also.
Carl was the son of Anthony & Josephine Meinerth. On several records he was listed as Charles. His birth place was most often listed as Bohemia, Austria which may not even be there anymore.
Before 1850 Carl married Louise (last name unknown). Her mother's maiden name was Webber, although everyone incorrectly lists her name as Webber. She was born in Saxony, Germany.
Their children were Charles Anthony, John Haven, Josephine Louise, and George Gustave.
Carl Meinerth was a photographer in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and later in Newburyport, Massachusetts. He was a virtuoso on the piano and violin, and in 1849 he was giving music lessons and by 1852 also offered drawing lessons. By 1862 he had opened his photography studio in downtown Portsmouth. He took one of the earliest news photographs in the city, when mourners gathered in Market Square after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln in 1865. Days before, locals rioted on Daniel Street and trashed the printing press of Joseph Foster’s pro-slavery newspaper. Meinerth’s studio was located just across the street.
Meinerth, thankfully, posed in front of his own lens. Although seated, he appears tall with a super-high forehead, a thick beard and thin wire-rimmed glasses. Like his contemporaries, Meinerth was a born artist.
He produced photographs typical of a small town 19th-century studio, of buildings and portraits, but also mastered more specialized techniques. He made numerous stereographic views of Newburyport, New York City and picturesque sites in Europe. Meinerth was also an avid naturalist and taxidermist who photographed scenes of stuffed birds and preserved specimens of insects and marine creatures. He also became known in scientific circles for his photomicrographs — photographs printed from microscope slide images, such as a photo of a fly's foot.
His son Charles was also a Photographer; son Joseph was an Artist, Photographer and Piano Tuner (in the late 1880's Charles & John had a studio "Meinerth Bros" in Troy, NY; son George was a Printer and later worked in the shoe factories in Newburyport, and daughter Josephine was a Dressmaker.
Age: 66yrs 6mos 14dys
Cause of Death: Typhoid Fever
Note:
In 1850 Portsmouth, NH census he was listed as Charles M. with wife Louisa. The last name was hard to read and transcribed as Minot. He was listed as a Music Teacher. They had an Elizabeth, age 13 born in England, listed with them. There was no last name for her so she was transcribed with the name Minot also.
Before 1850 Carl married Louise (last name unknown). Her mother's maiden name was Webber, although everyone incorrectly lists her name as Webber. She was born in Saxony, Germany.
Their children were Charles Anthony, John Haven, Josephine Louise, and George Gustave.
Carl Meinerth was a photographer in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and later in Newburyport, Massachusetts. He was a virtuoso on the piano and violin, and in 1849 he was giving music lessons and by 1852 also offered drawing lessons. By 1862 he had opened his photography studio in downtown Portsmouth. He took one of the earliest news photographs in the city, when mourners gathered in Market Square after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln in 1865. Days before, locals rioted on Daniel Street and trashed the printing press of Joseph Foster’s pro-slavery newspaper. Meinerth’s studio was located just across the street.
Meinerth, thankfully, posed in front of his own lens. Although seated, he appears tall with a super-high forehead, a thick beard and thin wire-rimmed glasses. Like his contemporaries, Meinerth was a born artist.
He produced photographs typical of a small town 19th-century studio, of buildings and portraits, but also mastered more specialized techniques. He made numerous stereographic views of Newburyport, New York City and picturesque sites in Europe. Meinerth was also an avid naturalist and taxidermist who photographed scenes of stuffed birds and preserved specimens of insects and marine creatures. He also became known in scientific circles for his photomicrographs — photographs printed from microscope slide images, such as a photo of a fly's foot.
His son Charles was also a Photographer; son Joseph was an Artist, Photographer and Piano Tuner (in the late 1880's Charles & John had a studio "Meinerth Bros" in Troy, NY; son George was a Printer and later worked in the shoe factories in Newburyport, and daughter Josephine was a Dressmaker.
Age: 66yrs 6mos 14dys
Cause of Death: Typhoid Fever
Note:
In 1850 Portsmouth, NH census he was listed as Charles M. with wife Louisa. The last name was hard to read and transcribed as Minot. He was listed as a Music Teacher. They had an Elizabeth, age 13 born in England, listed with them. There was no last name for her so she was transcribed with the name Minot also.
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