Dorothea Grebien (1857-1936)

An undated CdV photo shows Dorothea Christine Grebien who was born in 1857 and got married to Theodor Schweim on 30th June 1889. © Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com/Photo: Alb. Giesler

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The story behind the image

This is my great-grandmother Dorothea Schweim, photographed by one of the photographic pioneers in Northern Germany, the great Albert Giesler.

This CdV photograph was probably taken in Giesler’s studio in Eutin in 1889 or 1890. The fact that there is a matching photo that shows my great-grandfather, Theodor Schweim, suggests that this could have been a wedding gift for the couple.

Theodor and Dorothea got married on the 30th June 1889 in Malkwitz, Germany.

And here is a photo of them, probably taken around 1915.

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The high resolution image

Capture Date	unknown, probably around 1890
Photographer	Alb. Giesler
Location	Eutin, Germany
Image Source	6 x 9 cm CdV
Digital Image Source	EPSON Perfection 4870 Photo
Digital Image Source Format	TIFF, 48 bits/pixel, AdobeRGB
Edited Image Format	JPEG, 24 bits/pixel, sRGB
Edited Image Dimensions	2424 x 3636 Pixels
Copyright	© by Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com