Photo Record
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Metadata
Object Identification Number |
1985.010.011 |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Donor |
Cripps, John |
Description |
One of thirty-four black and white photographs that were in an album owned by Johannes Otto Petersen. This photograph is of a man, likely Johannes Otto Petersen, standing outdoors in front of a lake. He is wearing a long-sleeve white shirt with his arms and dark pants. There is a silver buckle on his belt, and what appears to be a watch chain in his proper right pocket. His arms are crossed. He is standing in the grass. There are trees and bushes around the lake. On the back is written "Johannes Otto Petersen." and an inscription in Danish. |
Associated People |
Petersen, Johannes Otto |
Search Terms |
Petersen, Johannes Otto man lake |
Date Received by Museum |
12/1984 |
Provenance |
The name Johannes Otto Petersen is written on the back, indicating that he is the subject. The photos in this accession relate to the donor's step-father's younger brother Johannes Otto Petersen. Shortly before his death he had given John an album of photos taken during his years in the U.S. Johannes Otto Petersen's hometown was Fredericia, Denmark. He worked in the 1920s as a linotypist with the Danish Lutheran Publishing House in Nebraska. On his return to Denmark he spent the rest of his life as a linotypist with Politiken Newspaper. He died in 1982. The donor removed the photographs from their original album. June Sampson identified some of the locations in the photographs in her Thank You Letter to the donor as Blair, Nebraska; Racine, Wisconsin; California; and Montana. |
Images |
138\1985010011.JPG |
Accession number |
1985.010 |