Name/Title
Nellie Racey KogerEntry/Object ID
SHH 94.438Description
Black and white photographic print of female figure (Nellie Koger) crouched in front of campfire with back to camera. Nellie wears floral print dress with white or light apron tied about waist. She is holding her left hand up to hold back hair on left side of head. Appears to be a campfire in front of Nellie with smoke drifting to left. Long grass surrounds area. In the distance is a body of water. Nellie Racey Koger was the Seiberling's cook at Stan Hywet Hall. Handwritten on back in ink "Nellie - doing her/ thing/ 1942".Photograph Details
Subject Person or Organization
Koger, Nellie RaceySubject Place
Location
Cedar LodgeCity
HesselState/Province
MichiganCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaCollection
PERMANENT COLLECTIONCataloged By
VMSAcquisition
Accession
SHH 94.438Notes
Credit: Gift of Eleanor RastetterMade/Created
Date made
1942Place
City
HesselState/Province
MichiganCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaNotes
Medium: silver gelatin developed out printDimensions
Height
2-1/2 inWidth
3-1/2 inCondition
Overall Condition
ExcellentGeneral Notes
Note
Modern print given to Stan Hywet by Eleanor Rastetter, Morgantown, W. Va., daughter of Nellie Koger, the Seiberlings' cook, who traveled to Hessel with the Seiberlings in the summer of 1942 and was permitted to bring her two children with her, Eleanor and Jimmy. Eleanor celebrated her 13th birthday that summer in Hessel.Create Date
February 23, 1995Update Date
July 2, 2026