Postcard
Wire Grass Men
| Photographic postcard of a group of men and boys gathered for a meal in a tent. There are benches along the sides of the table. One man sits on a wooden box at the end. There are pitchers, a bowl and metal coffee pot on the table. The cook, second from right, is wearing a cap and long checkered apron. The caption reads, "Getting busy with the wiregrass men Montello." |
| Image ID: | 106936 |
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| Creation Date: | circa 1910 |
| Creator Name: | Unknown |
| City: | Montello |
| County: | Marquette |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | Dr. Edward A. Bass collection of photographs circa 1885-1910 |
| Genre: | Postcard |
| Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
| Original Format Number: | PH 4562 |
| Original Dimensions: | 5.5 x 3.5 inches |
| Wire grass was harvested from marshland around Montello in the early part of the twentieth century. Factories in Oshkosh (Oshkosh Co. and Waite & Co.), Green Bay (Willow Grass Co.) and St. Paul, MN (Crex Carpet Company) fabricated inexpensive rugs from the grass. Montello photographer and printer Lucy Kaufmann may have created this postcard; she used similar type to label her work. |
| Aprons |
| Clothing and dress |
| Hats |
| Work clothes |
| Furniture |
| Tents |
| Implements, utensils, etc. |
| Dinners and dining |
| Indoor photography |
| Men |
| Moustache |
| Portraits, Group |
| Youth |
| Agricultural laborers |
| Chefs |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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