Photograph
Broken Star Quilt
| A quilt made by Elda Strahm, a student at Farmer's Grove School, town of York and New Glarus, is displayed hanging outdoors on a clothes line. There is a large house in the background. |
| Image ID: | 121074 |
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| Creation Date: | 1931 |
| Creator Name: | Unknown |
| City: | New Glarus |
| County: | Green |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | Wisconsin rural school survey records, 1931-1933 |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
| Original Format Number: | PH 262.7d |
| Original Dimensions: | 3 x 4 inches |
| Selected from a collection of photographs submitted to the Wisconsin Rural Schools Survey. Elda Strahm (later Schiesser) was a proficient quilter at a young age and is featured in the book "Wisconsin Quilts: History in the Stitches" by Ellen Kort. This quilt, which she completed at age 13, is in the collection of the Wisconsin Historical Museum, Object #2005.115.1. Image ID: 101100 is a photograph of Elda. |
| Needlework |
| Quilts |
| Sewing |
| Architecture, Domestic |
| Outdoor photography |
| This image is issued by the Wisconsin Historical Society. Use of the image requires written permission from the staff of the Collections Division. It may not be sold or redistributed, copied or distributed as a photograph, electronic file, or any other media. The image should not be significantly altered through conventional or electronic means. Images altered beyond standard cropping and resizing require further negotiation with a staff member. The user is responsible for all issues of copyright. Please Credit: Wisconsin Historical Society. |
| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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