Papke-Tuerk Wedding

Name/Title

Papke-Tuerk Wedding

Entry/Object ID

15.20.5

Description

Portrait of Frederick Papke and Emma Turek (Tuerk). Material: paper. Size: 4 1/2" x 6 1/2". Description: cabinet card from Krueger Bros. Star Photography Studio, Waseca; Emma Papke is posed standing and wearing a dark, floor length dress with high puffed sleeves, dark hair pulled back, hand resting on the shoulder of the seated Fred Papke who has a large, dark mustache; he is wearing dark, pin-striped pants and a dark vest and suit coat, white shirt and dark tie; chain watch fob visible at his waist; his arm rests on cloth draped table.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Cabinet Card

Context

According to a family source, Frederick M. Papke (1866-1904) married Anna Krippner in Steele County, Minnesota in 1892. After the death of Anna, Frederick married Emma Turek or Tuerk on November 7, 1894. Frederick died in 1904 at age 37. Reference: Minnesota Official Marriage System website, https://moms.mn.gov/

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

May 3, 2020

Update Date

April 14, 2026