The Breakfast Club

Philadelphia College of Pharmacy

Pictured in “The Breakfast Club” photo are John M. Keating, Frank McCauley, Charlie Haylehurst, Andrew Grey, and John Walts, students attending PCP in 1876. The image was captured by Fredrick Gutekunst (1831-1917), a famous Philadelphia photographer who graduated from the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy in 1853. Before becoming a photographer, he worked as a druggist, studying chemistry and electricity under Avery Tobey at 1215 Market Street. He eventually gave up pharmacy practice to pursue photography, opening his first photography shop at 706 Arch Street. Later, in 1864, Gutekunst moved to 712 Arch Street, where his business stood until the time of his death. Throughout his lifetime, Gutekunst became a very notable photographer, photographing Presidents Grant, Cleveland, and Mckinely, as well as famous poets such as Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and Walt Whitman.

Fredrick Gutekunst

1876

Philadelphia (Pa.)

1800-1890

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Photographs

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PCP.2023.4.5

English

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Saint Joseph's University

This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER Library: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education.