Family Group in Front of Farm Buildings | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society

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Family Group in Front of Farm Buildings

Family Group in Front of Farm Buildings | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society
Man and woman posing sitting, each holding a child in their lap, and a young man, girl, and a boy holding a toy horn, are posing standing. The group is posing in the yard in front of a log house and farm building. According to Bonnie Evans of Cataract, Wisconsin, this is the Chas. Koehler family, and the man on the right is Gust Jones, a nephew.
DESCRIPTION
Man and woman posing sitting, each holding a child in their lap, and a young man, girl, and a boy holding a toy horn, are posing standing. The group is posing in the yard in front of a log house and farm building. According to Bonnie Evans of Cataract, Wisconsin, this is the Chas. Koehler family, and the man on the right is Gust Jones, a nephew.
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:1917
Creation Date:circa 1890
Creator Name:Van Schaick, Charles
City:Black River Falls
County:Jackson
State:Wisconsin
Collection Name:Charles Van Schaick photographs and negatives, circa 1880-circa 1940
Genre:Photograph
Original Format Type:negative, original
Original Format Number:(V24)2184
Original Dimensions:Unknown
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
This image is part of a larger collection of over 6,000 negatives created by Charles J. Van Schaick. Van Schaick learned the art of photography after moving to Jackson County, Wisconsin. In 1885, he opened a studio in Black River Falls, Wisconsin. He was the town photographer for over 50 years. His work includes both studio portraits and richly varied and intimate snapshots of small-town, Wisconsin life.

Appears in the book Wisconsin Death Trip, by Michael Lesy.

The image appeared in the October section of the 1980 Wisconsin Historical Calendar.

SUBJECTS
Trees
Aprons
Coats
Dresses
Hats
Chairs
Dwellings
Log cabins
Barrels
Rural areas
Pumping machinery
Farm buildings
Farms
Fences
Children and adults
Family
Infants
Moustache
Outdoor photography
Portraits, Group
Toys

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