Walter Conway

Photograph

Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Walter Conway

Entry/Object ID

43.97.8

Description

Walter Conway. Size: 3 1/4" W. x 5 1/4" H. Description: black and white photograph of Walter Conway in World War I uniform. Written on photo: "Taken Dec 23, 1918 at Bordeaux France." Written on back: "Jan 10, 1919 Bordeaux France Dear ? Here is a picture of me meeting Silve? over here some grand meeting not very plain but I ? to ? don't you think ?" (Very difficult to read as photo was previously glued to cardboard.) (Photo located inside Walter Conway's "My Soldier Diary.")

Context

Walter Conway was born in Alton Township to Richard & Mary (Barden) Conway on 7 Oct. 1887. He was inducted into U.S. Army in 1918 & honorably discharged in 1919 (Co. B 34th Engineers). He married Anna Louisa Grobe.

Cataloged By

Legacy Photo Import

Made/Created

Date made

Dec 23, 1918

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

Create Date

May 20, 2008

Update Date

November 7, 2025