| Repository: | Western Reserve Historical Society |
| Creator: | Nebel, Abraham Lincoln |
| Title: | Abraham Lincoln Nebel Photographs |
| Dates: | 1860-1965 |
| Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) |
| Abstract: | Abraham Nebel was an amateur historian whose interest in the Jewish community was prompted by a desire to learn more about his wife's family, the Richard's, who had been living in Cleveland for several generations. As his research progressed on the Richard family, Nebel began acquiring material on other prominent Jewish families. The collection consists of photographs, prints, and negatives of Nebel, his family, and friends. Also included are photographs of prominent Jews from the Cleveland, Ohio area. |
| PG Number | PG 163 |
| Location: | closed stacks |
| Language: | The records are in English |
Abraham Lincoln Nebel (1891-1971), Collector, was borne in Zanesville, Ohio, the son of Benjamin and Rose Nebel, as one of seven children. His family, Jewish immigrants, left Austro-Hungary several years earlier to settle in the United States. In 1892 the family moved to Shawnee, Ohio, where Benjamin Nebel established a general merchandizing store. In 1900, seeking better economic opportunities, the family moved to Cleveland. Financial success, however, eluded Nebel's father and at the age of 15, young Nebel quit school to contribute to the support of his family. With the help of his brother Emmanuel, they formed the Commonwealth Oil Company, the first chain of gas stations in Cleveland. In 1915 the gas company was sold, and Abraham Nebel established the Nebel Manufacturing Company.
Although he never graduated from high school, Nebel involved himself in scholarly activities. His interest in his Jewish heritage inspired him to devote much of his spare time to collecting material relating to the history of the Jewish community in the greater Cleveland, Ohio area.
Abraham Nebel was an amateur historian whose interest in the Jewish community was prompted by a desire to learn more about his wife's family, the Richard's, who had been living in Cleveland for several generations. As his research progressed on the Richard family, Nebel began acquiring material on other prominent Jewish families. By 1948, he was avidly collecting material on families with the following surnames: Peixotto, Seixas, Kalisch, and Cohen. His collecting eventually expanded to include the records of well known Jewish businesses and of several of the early synagogues. Nebel hoped that his research would result in a publication that would document the political, economic, and cultural contributions of the Jewish community in the Western Reserve. Unfortunately, the book was not written during Nebel's lifetime, but Nebel's research notes provide much historical information about the Jewish community in Northern Ohio.
The Abraham Lincoln Nebel Photographs, ca. 1860-1965, consist of photographs, prints, and negatives of Nebel, his family, and friends. Also included are photographs of prominent Jews from the Cleveland, Ohio area.
The collection includes 78 black and white photographs measuring 8 x 10 inches and smaller. It also includes 50 black and white and color negatives measuring 8 x 10 inches and smaller.
This collection will be useful to researchers studying the history of the Jewish community in Cleveland, Ohio, and the genealogy of the Nebel family.
None.
Related MaterialThe researcher should also consult MS 3669 Cleveland Jewish Miscellany.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
[Container ___, Folder ___ ] PG 163 Abraham Lincoln Nebel Photographs, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio
These photographs were removed from MS 3669 Cleveland Jewish Miscellany. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cohen in 1976.
Abraham Lincoln Nebel Photographs ca. 1865-1965 |
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| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | Portraits of Edward Rosewater dates vary | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 | Portraits of Rowland Davies dates vary | |||||||||
| 1 | 3 | Portraits of Aaron Marx dates vary | |||||||||
| 1 | 4 | Portraits of the Cohen family dates vary | |||||||||
| 1 | 5 | Portraits of the Richman family dates vary | |||||||||
| 1 | 6 | Portraits of the Peixotto family dates vary | |||||||||
| 1 | 7 | Views of portrait paintings done of various members of the Peixotto family dates vary | |||||||||
| 1 | 8 | Portraits of prominent Jews, presumably from the Cleveland, Ohio, area dates vary | |||||||||
| 1 | 9 | Portraits and views, people and places relating to Abraham Lincoln Nebel, his family, and his friends dates vary | |||||||||
| 1 | 10 | Negatives dates vary | |||||||||