COLLECTION NAME:
Ward Morgan Collection
Record
Identifier:
exwaWMorgan_b03e921_02.tif
Title:
Group portrait of the Wagner family outside home in Kalamazoo, Michigan
Date:
1942-06-21
Description:
Group photograph of the Wagner family gathered in front of thier farm house in Kalamazoo, Michigan. View features about three rows of family members. The front row has about seventeen members including young children and parents. The fourteen members in the second row are seated in chairs, plus one standing on the far left. The remaining seventeen members in the back row are standing. Also included in the portrait is a Saint Bernard dog (front row, left). The women are wearing dresses. Some of the men are wearing suits and others work clothing. None are identified. In the background is a light colored home with window awnings and a stone chimney. The photograph was taken for Mrs. Clarence White. According to an article in the Kalamazoo Gazette (page 10), dated June 23, 1942, the Wagner family meet for the second annual reunion at the farm home of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Wagner, East Main Street. Diversions of the day included horse and buggy rides, horseback riding, baseball, photography and relay games.
Client:
White, Mrs. Clarence
Photographer:
Morgan, Ward C., 1907-1997
Location:
Kalamazoo (Mich.)
Time Period:
1940 - 1949
Subject:
Wagner family
Subject:
Dwellings
Subject:
Group portraits
Keywords:
Negatives
Source:
921-02, Ward Morgan Collection, A-1755, Box 3, B & W, 4"x 5" negative
Rights Status:
In Copyright
Access Rights:
Digital reproduction published by Western Michigan University and made available for private study, scholarship or research use under applicable U.S. Law. Access to digital reproductions provided by the Zhang Legacy Collections Center, Western Michigan University.
Type:
Still Image
Publisher:
Western Michigan University
Collection:
Ward Morgan Collection
Relation:
2 photos in event - 921
Digitization Date:
2024
Group portrait of the Wagner family outside home in Kalamazoo, Michigan
