Postcard, Photographic

Name/Title

Postcard, Photographic

Entry/Object ID

LU32.2

Description

Kemper Greenhouse Interior. 5 /12\" x 3 1/2\" black and white postcard photograph of the interior of a greenhouse identified as the carnation beds at Kemper\'s Greenhouse, Waseca, Minn.; shown at back of greenhouse is William Kemper, wearing vest, bow tie and bowler hat. Mr. Kemper opened the business in 1896, growing vegetables in the greenhouse behind his home on north highway 13 or what is now North State Street. He operated the greenhouse until 1941. He died on April 9, 1954 in Waseca. The business in 2001 is Waseca Floral owned by Rick and Sheila Morris.

Context

The donor is the great-grandson of William Everett, co-founder with Aughenbaugh, of the EACO Mill in Waseca County. The Everett home, built by William\'s son Edward Everett, overlooking the east end of Clear Lake, was a showplace in its time, a classic Victorian-style home, it was demolished in 1958 it was an architectural and historical loss to Waseca County. This collection of photographs from Willard Everett is donated under our \"\"Loaned to Us\"\" program, where the donor allows WCHS to scan the images, but donor keeps possession of the original photographs. This photo is from one of the Everett family albums, one entirely devoted to documenting the childhood of William Rinehart Everett, son of E. A. and Nettie Everett, and the donor\'s father. William R. Everett was born in Waseca, Minn., on May 13, 1891.

Cataloged By

Legacy Photo Import

Made/Created

Date made

May 3, 1909

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Postcard, Photographic

Class

Documentary Artifact

Category

Communication Artifacts

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Create Date

July 27, 2001

Update Date

November 21, 2024