Clara (Ryan) Egan

Photograph

Door County Museum and Archives

2018.22.1 Clara Egan

Name/Title

Clara (Ryan) Egan

Entry/Object ID

2018.22.1

Description

Black and white photo of Clara (Ryan) Egan, who was Sturgeon Bay Chamber of Commerce secretary from 1925 to 1952 and the deputy director of customs at the Port of Sturgeon Bay. The picture is accompanied by a photocopy of her obituary (DC Advocate, 10/20/1959) and an obituary for her uncle, John Ryan (DC Advocate, 11/20/1925).

Cataloged By

Bill Rice

Acquisition

Accession

2018.22

Source or Donor

Heartland Payment Systems

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1950 - 1959

Notes

Date: abt. 1955

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Photograph, Black-and-White

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

portrait, photo, woman, informal, Sturgeon Bay Chamber of Commerce, Sturgeon Bay, Port of

Dimensions

Height

5 in

Width

7 in

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Murphy, Joe

Person or Organization

Ryan, Clara

Person or Organization

Ryan, John

Person or Organization

Egan, Clara (Ryan)

General Notes

Note

Notes: Clara is the mother of Joe Murphy, the donor. Joe is also the gr. gr. grandson of Ernst Damkoehler. Coincidentally - one of the sidewalk block corner houses belonged to John Ryan family (#11), uncle of Clara who was brought up by John's wife. - notes by Ginny Haen

Created By

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Create Date

December 11, 2018

Updated By

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Update Date

August 21, 2026