Name/Title
Photograph, South Ward, Kindergarten, Mother Goose Birthday Party, 1935, Florence Petersen TeacherDescription
Mother Goose Birthday Party. Photograph taken at the South Ward Kindergarten. South Ward was located where the present library is located. It was Florence Petersen class and the date was May 24, 1935. Elster Studios, Waupun, WI took the photos. Jim Laird purchased the photo on eBay. Katie M. Thiel, 3749 Summerset Way #4, Oshkosh, WI 54901 send a letter that indicated: "11.21.08 Hello, You recently purchased a photograph of the 1935 Kindergarten Class from Waupun, WI. My mother has been the one providing such items like that and others to sell on eBay. She is cleaning house, persay. She found the included photocopy of the photo your purchased. The names of the people are on the copy, handwritten. My mom thought you would like this to include with the photo. I believe your mentioned it would be displayed at the Historical Society. Thank you again for your purchase. Enjoy this little piece of history! Very best regards, Katie M Thiel (bargain602)."
Note: It is hard to associate people with names with great certainty, first row on bottom, seated lowest, from L to R: Lois Buchholz, Erma Karne, Patty Blow, Helen Konings, Angeline Aarts, unknown, Florian (Bud) Pit (?), Beverly Buteyn, James Fleck, and Dicki Olsen; Standing at the left end; Rose Luck and Albert Luck; seated in second row; unknown, unknown, flowers, unknown, ?? Harney, unknown, ?? Richardson, unknown, unknown, Earl Frei and unknown; standing from L to R: Linda Baker, Humpty Dumpty, Larry Rueusink, Donald Pluim, Mary Lou Landaal (with glasses), Hilde Bessie Nummerdor, Verda Doolan, Robert Gysbers, Earnie Duer, Lorna Sweitzer, unknown, Boots Limberg, Kenneth Kwakkel, Dicki Northrup, Herman ??, ?? Crane.Acquisition
Accession
2008.0001Source or Donor
James & Harriet LairdAcquisition Method
Bequest,Collected by
