Handkerchief

Name/Title

Handkerchief

Entry/Object ID

58.03 h

Description

Material: textile. Size: 11" square. Description: white sheer nylon - red machine edging around scalloped edges - trimmed with red embroidered flowers, green stems and leaves.

Context

Found in the nurse's uniform breast pocket of Alice Eastvold Erickson. Her mother, Millie Eastvold of Borup, Minnesota made all her uniforms. Alice was born in Montrose, SD July 19, 1912, raised in Borup, and died August 26, 2003 in New Richland. After working as a nurse aide in Ada, Minn., Alice passed her state boards and worked at St. John's Lutheran Hospital in St. Paul until 1953. Alice was married to Oluf Erickson of Hartland, Minnesota in 1953. In 1968, they moved to New Richland. Oluf passed away March 4, 1999. Both obituaries were printed in the New Richland Star.

Cataloged By

Legacy Photo Import

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Handkerchief

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Personal Assistive Objects

Nomenclature Class

Personal Gear

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Exhibitions

Notes

New Richland: 8/2009;

Create Date

February 11, 2004

Update Date

November 21, 2024