Print, Photographic

Name/Title

Print, Photographic

Entry/Object ID

35.97.10

Description

Rural New Richland Township School District #85. Material: paper. Size: 6 3/8" x 4 3/8". Description: black and white photograph of four students with their teacher; three girls in white dresses with white bows in their hair, white shoes and stockings; one boy wearing dark suit (knickers) with white shirt, dark shoes and stockings; teacher in center is wearing dark dress, necklace; posed in a studio; identified, L-R: Ethel Johnson, Herman Sponberg, Lydia Nelson (teacher), Linnea Sponberg, Ruth Peterson; School District #85; located in Waseca County, New Richland Township, Section 4; photographed by Kopman Studio, Waseca, Minn.

Context

Rural School District No. 85. Waseca business: Kopman Photography. Rural schools, country schools, schoolhouses, New Richland schools.

Cataloged By

amanda

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

General Notes

Note Type

Correction

Note

Student originally identified / labeled as 'Louise' Sponberg in error. Per family member Eric Sponberg, Herman's older sister is Linnea Christine Sponberg. Confirmed via FamilySearch. Linnea was born in 1904, Herman was born in 1906. -E Anselmo 01/07/2026

Create Date

June 18, 1997

Update Date

January 7, 2026