Martha Sorenson

Photograph

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Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Martha Sorenson

Entry/Object ID

1.02.141i

Description

Martha Sorenson. 2 1/4" x 3 1/2" carte-de-visite portrait; mature woman wearing long black dress and black bonnet; posed in studio and holding Bible in her lap; photo found with 1.02.141h and j.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Carte de Visite

Context

Appears to be Mrs. Martha Sorenson, an early settler of the New Richland & Otisco township area. She lived to be over 100 years old. She is pictured elsewhere in collection posed beside her log cabin near the LeSueur River Church. One of 17 carte-de-visites found in an album; 7" x 9 1/2" photograph album for cabinet cards and carte-de-visites; 17 carte-de-visites found on the back pages, one square cabinet card found loose between pages, all unidentified. Photos kept, see 1.02.141a through 1.02.141r.

Cataloged By

vanessa

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Print, Photographic, Carte-de-Visite

Class

Documentary Artifact

Category

Communication Artifacts

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Create Date

March 28, 2002

Update Date

July 15, 2026