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Kunigunde Willms
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Vignetted quarter-length portrait of Kunigunde (Dorn) Willms (1857-1941) of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Her hair is pulled back, and she wears earrings, a white lacy collar under a jacket, and a necklace.
1880
Kastenholz, John
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WHi 86336
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Gustav and Kunigunde Willms
1880
Studio wedding portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Gustav Willms (c. 1854-1917) and Kunigunde (Dorn) Willms (1857-1941) in their wedding outfits. Kunigunde wears a veil. The couple were marr...
Ann Willms
1891
Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Ann Willms (b. 1881) of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She is wearing a dress, necklace, earrings and high button shoes, and is resting her arm ...
Gustav Willms
1880
Quarter-length portrait of Gustav Willms (c. 1854-1917) of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was a cigar manufacturer.
Lydia Willms
1898
Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Lydia Willms (b. 1896). She is resting her hand on a chair, and is wearing a dress, ribbons and ringlets in her hair, and high button b...
Willms Home, Milwaukee
1918
View from street of Willms home, 2025 S. 31st Street, Milwaukee. Home of Kunigunde (Dorn) Willms (1857-1941) and her daughters Anna (b. 1881) and Emma (1893-1974), after the death of their husband ...
Willms Home with Cigar Workers
1890
Cigar workers on the sidewalk in front of the Willms home, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. They are young men and older boys, some in aprons. Anna Willms (b. 1881) and Edward Willms (b. 1886), children of Gu...
