Photograph, Tintype

Object/Artifact

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Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Photograph, Tintype

Entry/Object ID

43.05.10

Description

Portrait of Emmons and Catherine O'Brien Smith. Material: metal. Size: 2 1/4" x 3 3/8". Description: tintype photograph of Emmons Smith, Sr. with his new wife, Catherine O'Brien or Kate O'Brien, married on April 12, 1882, in Waseca County.

Context

This donation was made by the great-grandson of Emmons Smith, Sr. and provided this family information: Emmons Smith, Sr. was a Waseca Co. Commissioner and once owned the Waverly Hotel on S. State at 2nd Ave. S.E.; married Catherine (Kate) O'Brian; his five children - William Dennis Smith (b. Feb 16, 1883, d. May 3, 1916, m. Phoebe Lortis, 1903), Emmons H. Smith, Jr. (b. Sept 4, 1884), Edna Mae Smith (b. Nov 27, 1885, m. Harry A. Fowler, 1905), Margaret Mary Smith aka Babe, b. July 27, 1889, m. D. C. Steele, 1909), Earle James Smith (b. Oct 29, 1901, m. Gretchen Heath, 1922)

Cataloged By

Legacy Photo Import

Made/Created

Date made

Apr 12, 1882

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Photograph, Tintype

Class

Documentary Artifact

Category

Communication Artifacts

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Create Date

January 12, 2006

Update Date

November 21, 2024