John Fiske Murphy

Photograph

Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

John Fiske Murphy

Entry/Object ID

105.86.105

Description

John Fiske Murphy. 5" x 6-5/8" black and white oval photograph of a man identified on the back as John Fiske Murphy.

Context

From Martha (Mattie) Inez Murphy Collection. John Fiske Murphy came to Minnesota in 1857 and was the first to bring a job printing press to Waseca. He was married to Emma J. Hiller, November 15, 1871.

Cataloged By

Legacy Photo Import

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

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Create Date

July 6, 1999

Update Date

October 14, 2025