Photograph, Negative, Glass Plate

Object/Artifact

-

Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Photograph, Negative, Glass Plate

Entry/Object ID

N.6.97.124

Description

Material: glass. Size: 4" W. x 5" L. x 1/16" D. Description: glass plate image: three men "putting up" hay into a barn - one man in the hayloft door holds a hay fork, one man stands in a wagon and operates the hay load pulley mechanism, and one man stands to the side holding the horse at work - a woman and two little girls all wearing dresses and hats sit below on a small haystack - a team of horses are still attached to the wagon - setting is likely the Evergreen Stock Farm in Woodville Township, Waseca County owned by the Hawkes family.

Context

Lloyd Peterson was an electrician. The glass-plate negatives came into Peterson's possession from his wife's cousin, Gertrude Lewer whose father was August Frisk. Frisk lived next to Charles Hawkes and did handy work for him. The negatives probably belonged to the Hawkes family.

Cataloged By

Legacy Photo Import

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Photograph, Negative, Glass Plate

Class

Documentary Artifact

Category

Communication Artifacts

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Create Date

March 4, 1997

Update Date

November 21, 2024