Photograph, Tintype

Object/Artifact

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Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Photograph, Tintype

Entry/Object ID

43.05.13

Description

Woman from Emmons Smith Family or Friend. 2 1/4" x 3 3/8" tintype photograph of an older woman, an unidentified member or friend of the Emmons Smith family; shown posed in studio setting with painted backdrop, sitting with arm resting on an architectural newell post. The name Wood was noted on back. Photograph possibly taken by the Sower Studio, Waseca, Minn.

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

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