Behrendt, Richard
Biography
Richard Behrendt (in business approximately 1906-1930) was a novelty seller and postcard publisher based in San Francisco California.
Richard Behrendt was a publisher, importer, and seller of novelties, postcards, stereoviews, toys and greeting cards based out of San Francisco, California. Postcards published under his name had a wide variety of styles and subjects, but they often featured the West Coast, particularly California, and some included pictures of the San Francisco Earthquake.
Citation:
Ancestry, Richard Behrendt in the U.S. City Directories 1822-1995, via WWW, June 18, 2024 (Richard Behrendt; residence in San Francisco 1907; seller of novelties)Collection of travel stereographs, approximately 1893-1905 (Richard Behrendt; publisher of stereoviews/stereographs)
The Bezalel Narkiss Index of Jewish Art The Center for Jewish Art, New Year (~Rosh Hashanah~) postcard with flowers, San Francisco, CA, USA, 1911, via WWW, June 18, 2024 (Richard Behrendt; publisher 1906-1930; seller and publisher of toys, novelties, postcards, stereoviews; publisher in San Francisco, “wide variety of postcard types”; views of San Francisco Earthquake)
San Diego State University Library Digital Collections, via WWW, June 18, 2024 (Richard Behrendt; published postcards featuring California)
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Collection of travel stereographs
Contains 17 stereoviews of places in Europe and the United States. Places include Oregon, Arizona, California, Illinois, Washington D.C., Athens (Greece), St. Louis (Missouri), Norway, Moscow (Russia), England, Germany. Fourteen of the stereoviews were published by the H.C. White Co.; two were published by Richard Behrendt and one was published by B.W. Kilburn.