Janesville Fire Dept. 1925

Photograph

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Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Janesville Fire Dept. 1925

Entry/Object ID

4.18.2

Description

Janesville Fire Department 1925. Material: paper. Size: 7 1/2" x 8 1/2". Description: black and white composite photograph of the 26 members of the Janesville Fire Department in 1925; 25 oval photographs and one square photograph; photograph of a fire engine in center; print on front: "J.F.D., Janesville, Minnesota. Photograph by Savoie Studio.

Context

All artifacts were found in the home of John Schmidt of Janesville, MN. John is a great uncle to the donor. Emil Felske was a family friend. John's father was George Schmidt. George was part of the Janesville Fire Department and owned a clothing store with Werdin. George also sold insurance.

Made/Created

Studio

Savoie Studio.

Date made

1925

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

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Print, Photographic

Create Date

February 21, 2019

Update Date

June 9, 2026