Albertine Friedrike Berndt Witt Kurzbein Portrait

Name/Title

Albertine "Friedrike" Berndt Witt Kurzbein Portrait

Entry/Object ID

65.24.1

Description

Albertine Kurzbein Portrait. Material: paper. Size: 14" x 20". Sepia toned portrait showing a mature woman with severe hair style, parted in center and pulled to the back of her head; she is wearing a dark, long-sleeved dress featuring a large dark bow tied under her chin.

Context

Albertine Kurzbein is the great-grandmother of donor Bonnie Witt Proechel. Albertine was born April 14, 1835 in Germany and died May 18, 1923 in Alton Township, Waseca County, Minnesota. She is buried in Alma City Cemetery. She was married to George Witt and then Ludwig Kurzbein. Her children are Emilie Pauline Witt Kurzbein, Robert Fredrich Witt and Emil Kurzbein.

Cataloged By

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Lexicon

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Object Name

Portrait, Crayon

Class

Documentary Artifact

Category

Communication Artifact

Create Date

January 10, 2025

Update Date

July 24, 2025