Print, Photographic

Name/Title

Print, Photographic

Entry/Object ID

30.13.4

Description

Wilhelmina Proechel. Material: paper. Size: 5" x 7". Description: black and white photo of Wilhelmina Proechel, commonly known as "Mutti" (Grandma) Proechel, seated in a parlor probably on the occasion of her 100th birthday; a large cake with many candles is shown on a table beside her, a Western Union telegram is displayed next to the cake as well as several vases filled with 100 carnations from the Kemper Greenhouse in Waseca.

Context

This Waseca County woman was known as "Grandma" or "Mutti" Proechel, Mrs. Johan (John) Proechel, born Wilhelmina Fruch in Hermansdorf, Germany in 1817. Out of eleven children born to the Proechels, six died in Germany. The five remaining children in the United States were Mrs. Charles Monthey, Sam Proechel, Ernest Proechel, William Proechel and Fred Proechel.

Cataloged By

pauline

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Proechel, Wilhelmina "Minnie" (Wruck)

Create Date

September 10, 2013

Update Date

August 7, 2026