Josty's, Photograph, St. Moritz

I presented the "Josty's brothers" in the Bündner-Kalender 2006 in an article about the photographers in the upper-Engadine in the 19th century (June 2005 status)

It was not easy to find out who were these "Frars Josty" ("Brothers-Josty") Finally the following details could be found in the State Archive in Chur: they were the sons of Niklaus-Rudolf Josty and his wife Ida, born Josty, both from Madulein (Engadine, Grisons) but resident in Berlin:

	Johann, born 1839, died 1871 in Madulein
	Daniel, born 1.6.1834 in Hamburg, died 11.3.1891 in Cardiff

It is said that Johann already worked as a Photographer in Berlin. If this can be proved, this should have been before 1860.

Probably from the beginning years of their activity in St. Moritz: the 3 Photographs of Gian Bernhard-Rödel daughters from Bever. Pictures around the years 1862-64 (Private-archive descendant of Badrutt-Bernhard family)
From left to right: Anna (married with Christian Badrutt*), Maria-Andrietta (married with Chaspar Bühler, Samedan), Margretta (married with Jan-Pitschen Ballastèr)
(my grand-grand father)


	Here is a picture in big size of the newly built catholic church of St. Moritz with the same Gum-Stamp-label. Indication "1866, probably 1867" (Dok.Library St. Moritz)

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