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Object Identification Number |
1991.126.011 |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Donor |
Schmidt, Margaret |
Description |
A black and white photograph of 33 women, two holding babies, wearing overcoats. The front row of older women is seated while mostly younger women stand in two rows behind them. They are in front of a house with light-colored siding; it has a door to the viewer's right. The photo has a white border and "Orders" is written in pencil at the top with "Ladies Aid Society - Exira - Jan. 1928" written in pen at the bottom. The back contains writing identifying some of the women. It reads: "Mr Baek 2 / Mrs Mikkelsen 1 / Mrs Sena Wolf 1 / Mrs. Hans Hansen 1 / Mrs John Esbeck 1 / Mrs N. J. Petersen 1 / Mrs Hans Andersen 4 / Mrs L. P. Nelsen 1 / '' C C Nelsen 1 / Jens B. Jensen 1 / Mrs Peter Miller 2 / Mrs Chris Jessen 3 / " Sorn Sornsen 1 / " Peter Toft 3 / " Martin Jessen 1 / " Hans Mortesen 1 / " P K Petersen 1". |
Print Size |
5.75 x 3.375 |
Creation Date |
January 1928 |
Place of Creation |
United States/Iowa/Audubon County/Exira |
Associated People |
Baek, Mrs. Mikkelsen, Mrs. Wolf, Mrs. Sena Hansen, Mrs. Hans Esbek, Mrs. John Petersen, Mrs. N.J. Andersen, Mrs. Hans Nelsen, Mrs. L.P. Nelsen, Mrs. C.C. Jensen, Mrs. Jens B. Miller, Mrs. Peter Jessen, Mrs. Chris Sornsen, Mrs. Sorn Toft, Mrs. Peter Jessen, Mrs. Martin Mortesen, Mrs. Hans Petersen, Mrs. P.K. |
Search Terms |
Exira, Iowa Ladies Aid Society Baek, Mrs. Mikkelsen, Mrs. Wolf, Mrs. Sena Hansen, Mrs. Hans Esbek, Mrs. John Petersen, Mrs. N.J. Andersen, Mrs. Hans Nelsen, Mrs. L.P. Nelsen, Mrs. C.C. Jensen, Mrs. Jens B. Miller, Mrs. Peter Jessen, Mrs. Chris Sornsen, Mrs. Sorn Toft, Mrs. Peter Jessen, Mrs. Martin Mortesen, Mrs. Hans Petersen, Mrs. P.K. |
Date Received by Museum |
1991 |
Provenance |
The women of the Ladies Aid Society are posed in front of a house in Exira, Iowa. Although not all of the women are identified, they likely include Mrs. Baek, Mrs. Mikkelsen, Mrs. Sena Wolf, Mrs. Hans Hansen, Mrs. John Esbeck, Mrs. N. J. Petersen, Mrs. Hans Andersen, Mrs. L.P. Nelsen, Mrs. C.C. Nelsen, Mrs. Jens B. Jensen, Mrs. Peter Miller, Mrs. Chris Jessen, Mrs. Sorn Sornsen, Mrs. Peter Toft, Mrs. Martin Jessen, Mrs. Hans Mortesen, and Mrs. P.K. Petersen. |
Images |
184\1991126011.JPG |
Accession number |
1991.126 |