Photograph
Albert Zahn Farm House
| The photographer's son, Ferdinand Leonard (Fedy) Hotz winds film in a camera in front of the farmhouse of artist Albert Zahn (1864-1953), also known as the birdman. A deer weather vane graces the roof, and there is a bird sculpture over the front door. Stone pillars frame a gate and sections of a rustic fence. |
| Image ID: | 97539 |
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| Creation Date: | circa 1915 |
| Creator Name: | Hotz, Ferdinand |
| City: | Baileys Harbor |
| County: | Door |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | Ferdinand Hotz photographs, 1900-1998 |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | digital file |
| Original Format Number: | 1129000296 |
| Original Dimensions: | 5881 X 3815 pixels |
| Zahn and his wife moved from the farm to the village of Bailey's Harbor in 1924; Zahn then devoted his time to constructing his poured concrete house and creating sculptures of wood and metal, with birds his favorite subject. This tinted, mounted print is from an album loaned for scanning by G. Leonard Apfelbach, M.D. |
| Photographers |
| Sculpture |
| Plants |
| Trees |
| Clothing and dress |
| Hats |
| Architecture, Domestic |
| Porches |
| Fences |
| Outdoor photography |
| Youth |
| Cameras |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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