Gerdes, Menke Family

Name/Title

Gerdes, Menke Family

Entry/Object ID

66.23.14

Description

The image depicts a sepia-toned, vintage photograph featuring five people posing outdoors in two rows dressed in darker clothing, set against a backdrop of bare trees and foliage. Standing in the back are Mary (Gerdes) Bolduan and Peter Gerdes; seated in front are Louise (Menke) Duwe, Rose Menke and Katherine (Gerdes) Osterloh.

Context

One of the photos from the Buker and Menke family photo collection. Originals are stored on a flash drive in the WCHS museum Photograph Room.

Cataloged By

Pfen

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1920

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Other Names

Name Type

Buker Family

Other Name

Menke Family

Create Date

October 6, 2026

Update Date

October 21, 2026