Frederick Johann Weber (March 4, 1881 ? 1967) was an Austrian - American photographer based in Jamaica, Queens . He had clients throughout Queens, Brooklyn , and suburban Long Island .

Early life [ edit ]

Weber was born in Garberback , Austria on March 4, 1881. He moved to New York City in 1899, settling in the Rockaways and working as a freelance newspaper photographer, primarily in Manhattan . In partnership with Peter Nybo , he established his own photography business in Jamaica.

Career [ edit ]

Weber was the official legal photographer for the Long Island Rail Road . He photographed many accidents for insurance purposes. He also worked for Jamaica High School . His photos also appeared in Long Island Daily Press and Queensborough Magazine , and City Journal .

Retirement, death, and legacy [ edit ]

Weber retired in 1959. He sold most of his photographs to Ron Ziel and the Queens Library in 1966, and died the following year. The Queens Library did a retrospective of his work, including 7,689 photographs, in 2004. Previously, his works received an exhibition at the Jamaica Arts Center in 1980.

Publications [ edit ]

The following books include photos by Weber:

• Lighting the Way: The Centennial History of the Queens Borough Public Library, 1896-1996 by Jeffrey Kroessler . Virginia Beach, Va.  : Donning Co., c1996.
• Old Queens, New York, in Early Photographs by Vincent Seyfried and William Asadorian . New York : Dover Publications , 1991.
• Caribbean-Americans in New York City by F. Donnie Forde . Charleston, SC  : Arcadia, c2002.
• Richmond Hill by Carl Ballenas and Nancy Cataldi. Dover, NH  : Arcadia, 2002.

References [ edit ]

• Queens Library Press Release [1]
• Queens Library Frederick J. Weber Collection [2] Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine

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