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Franken, Caspar
Identity
Category
Person (Male)
Alternative name or descriptor
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Status
- Professional
Details
Life dates
Ehrenfeld (Cologne) [Prussia], 1863 - Eupen, 1930
Activity
1884 * - 1909 > Eupen [D], Neustrasse, 15
Predecessor: Laue Christian
° 29.11.1863; + 29.7.1930. Founded a dynasty of studio photographers that operated over four generations until 2010. Initially in partnership with Joseph or Josef Burghard who operated in Düren [D], Zehnhofstrasse. The partnership was dissolved on 3.10.1887 although Franken continued to pay indemnities to Burghard until 1890. Franken bought out the neighbouring business of photographer Alex. Köppelmann on 8.4.1888, no doubt to remove a source of competition. Photographs of the Gileppe dam dated 1890. Franken ran a branch studio in Bergisch Gladbach [D], Wilhelmstrasse for an unspecified period around 1900. Opened a modernised studio with electric lighting in Eupen in 1909. The Franken studio's legacy of over 100 000 negatives, referred to as "Eupen's memory on glass", is still being evaluated.
Predecessor: Laue Christian
° 29.11.1863; + 29.7.1930. Founded a dynasty of studio photographers that operated over four generations until 2010. Initially in partnership with Joseph or Josef Burghard who operated in Düren [D], Zehnhofstrasse. The partnership was dissolved on 3.10.1887 although Franken continued to pay indemnities to Burghard until 1890. Franken bought out the neighbouring business of photographer Alex. Köppelmann on 8.4.1888, no doubt to remove a source of competition. Photographs of the Gileppe dam dated 1890. Franken ran a branch studio in Bergisch Gladbach [D], Wilhelmstrasse for an unspecified period around 1900. Opened a modernised studio with electric lighting in Eupen in 1909. The Franken studio's legacy of over 100 000 negatives, referred to as "Eupen's memory on glass", is still being evaluated.
Locations
1884 * - 1909 > Eupen [D], Neustrasse, 15
Exhibitions
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Techniques
Bibliography/Webography
BAUER, Marcel & DYBA, George. Eupen. Das gläserne Gedächtnis. Eupen, GEV [Grenz-Echo Verlag], 2013, 320 pp.
Context
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Management
Record source
DIRECTORY_1997#1736
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Level of detail
Dates of creation/revision
MD revised 7.6.2021; SFJ revised 14.6.2021 based on information supplied by M. Demaeght; SFJ revised 24.2.2022 & 14.2.2023