Name/Title
Photograph, TintypeEntry/Object ID
19.92.220hDescription
Emma Bierman Perrin and Elizabeth Bierman Herbst. Material: metal. Size: 2 1/4" x 3". Description: tintype photograph of Emma Bierman Perrin and Elizabeth Bierman Herbst as young girls, daughters of early Wilton settlers Dorothea Trotz and Heinrich Bierman; girls dress in print dresses, pantaloons showing beneath hemline.Context
Bierman Collection: Bernie Bierman was a football coach at the University of Minnesota for the Golden Gophers. Bernie Bierman was the grandson of a Waseca County pioneer, Heinrich F. Bierman. In 1855, Heinrich made a claim in sections 13, in Wilton and 18 in Otisco where he lived until December 22, 1882, when he was accidentally killed by a fall from a wagon. His wife and five children lived in Waseca after his death. Luella and Marguerite Herbst are the granddaughters of Mr. and Mrs. Heinrich Bierman, and the daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Herbst. Mrs. Herbst was Elizabeth Bierman. They also donated items from Mr. and Mrs. D.E. Perrin. Mrs. Perrin was Emma Bierman.Cataloged By
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Object Name
Photograph, TintypeClass
Documentary ArtifactCategory
Communication ArtifactsCreate Date
June 10, 1992Update Date
November 21, 2024