Esther Esklund Hanson

Name/Title

Esther Esklund Hanson

Entry/Object ID

LU 289

Description

A woman, Esther Hanson, with curly white hair and glasses is seated on a couch adorned with vibrant patterned cushions, wearing a blue suit over a white blouse tied with a black ribbon, a large yellow flower corsage adorns her lapel and she is holding a floral-wrapped gift with a green bow in her hands; beside her, there are several colorful cards on display.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Digital Loaned Image

Subject Person or Organization

Hanson, Esther Esklund

Context

Esther Hanson was the oldest of the surviving children born to Gustav and Hilma Esklund in 1900. She had seven surviving siblings: Alice, Edith, Walter, Myrtle, Harry, Ruth and Hazel. In 1988, Esther wrote a memoir of growing up as a buttermaker/farmer's daughter in Otisco Township, Waseca County in the early 1900s. In 1922 she was married to Lenard Hanson. See Memoir #1.25.32.

Cataloged By

Pfen

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1985

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Photo, Photographic, Digital

Class

Documentary Artifact

Category

Communication Artifacts

Create Date

September 5, 2025

Update Date

September 19, 2025