Photograph Collection of Pfeifer Family

Name/Title

Photograph Collection of Pfeifer Family

Entry/Object ID

2023.32.1

Description

Set of 7 black and white photographs from Door County, most if not all from Sturgeon Bay from (assuming) around 1900 and up. Photos and descriptions listed below: 1. Photo of two women, both in white tops, one with a white dress and the other a black dress. Written on back it says "Great Grandma Pfeifer." 2. Photo of 7 (maybe 8) people out on a small row boat, in white appears to be Sturgeon Bay canal (unconfirmed). 3. Photo of two young men various in fun light hearted poses. There are 5 photos each of the two young men. 4. Photo portraits in a gatefold of a young man (left Frank L. Pfiefer) and a young women (right Minnie Deiter Pfiefer) . On the left side under the photo of the young man it says "Rieboldt 21." 5. Photo of a smaller steam boat (says Duncan City on side) with 6 (maybe 7) men posing. Photo appears to be taken on the Sturgeon Bay canal (unconfirmed). On the back of the photo it says "Dave Simona Red Owl Sturgeon Bay." 6. Photo of a warehouse dock with a couple horse drawn carts and a handful of men along with a steam ferry (Paul L.). Appears to be somewhere in Sturgeon Bay. 7. Photo of a warehouse dock with a handful of men moving what appears to be luggage (maybe) near the ferry (Paul L.) Photo is a essentially a close in photo of photo number 6. On the back of photo it says "This is Johnsons warehouse at the dock." Photos are all in good condition with only minor signs of wear, use, and storage.

Cataloged By

Matthew Adelman

Acquisition

Accession

2023.32

Source or Donor

Pfeifer, Frank L., Minnie Deiter

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Notes

Date: Unknown

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

Photograph, Black and White, Sturgeon Bay, Dock, Warehouse, Ferry, Boat, Canal, Grandmother

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Date Examined

Sep 16, 2023

Examined By

Matthew Adelman

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Frank L. Pfeifer

Person or Organization

Minnie Deiter Pfeifer

General Notes

Note

Status: OK Status By: Matthew Adelman Status Date: 2023-09-16

Create Date

September 16, 2023

Update Date

September 22, 2026