Matthias Heckel Family at home in St. Joseph, c. 1900
Copyright: 2017.32.4 Heckel Family at home in St. Joseph, c. 1900
Name/Title
Heckel Family in at Home in Living Room, c. 1900
Entry/Object ID
P2017.32.4
Description
Matthias Heckel Family in at Home in Living Room, c. 1900. Likely 821 N. 2nd St. Mother with baby on her lap sits in chair with girl about age 5, in white dress and holding a doll, stands at her side. A boy in suit about age 8 stands at the back wall holding the receiver of a wall telephone. A girl with long dark hair plays the piano, back left. A small boy about age 3, is sitting in a wagon, marked St. Joseph, in center front. The walls of the room are covered with family portraits. A stove in the center features a circular exhaust invented by Matthias Heckel. He many be seen just at the edge of the photo at bottom right, partially cut out. Copy printed from digital image and stored in Photo History File.
Made/Created
Artist
unknown
Date made
1900
Place
City
St. Joseph
State/Province
Missouri
Lexicon
LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Automobiles
Search Terms
Heckel Family, Lifestyle 1900's, St. Joseph Inventors
Legacy Lexicon
Object Name
Digital Image
Maintenance
Maintenance History
Date
Jul 25, 2017
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Matthias Heckel
Provenance
Notes
Original photo in possession of Brooke Hickman, donor. This is a family photo.
