The vice-president of the Moffett Studios, the largest photographic concern in the United States, Oscar Meinhardt, was born in Philadelphia in the year 1895. He is a descendant of the family of the Meinhardts, who are prominent brewers in Berlin, Germany.

After completing his high school education, he attended the University of Pennsylvania. Later he accepted a position with the Bachrach Studio, which he later left for his present position.

While in college he devoted much of his time to sports and became a prominent football and basket ball player.

Even today he still is a member of the old Sharpshooters Society 2of Philadelphia.

He is a member of several prominent clubs of Chicago.

Meinhardt is married and lives at 1400 Lake Shore Dr.