19.92.220i
Photograph, crayon portrait
Elizabeth Bierman Herbst. 16" x 20" charcoal crayon portrait of Elizabeth Bierman Herbst as a young woman, possibly at the time of her marriage to Otto Herbst; large framed portrait; girl in white dress. Hair and eyes dark. Hair up on head in knot. Framed in a gold frame with flowers and stems covering it. Record 19.92.220j is matching portrait of her husband, Otto Herbst.
These two portraits of Elizabeth and Otto Herbst hand in the foyer of the Bailey-Lewer House Research Center. Bierman Collection: Bernie Bierman was a football coach at the University of Minnesota for the Golden Gophers. Bernie Bierman was the grandson of a Waseca County pioneer, Heinrich F. Bierman. In 1855, Heinrich made a claim in sections 13, in Wilton and 18 in Otisco where he lived until December 22, 1882, when he was accidentally killed by a fall from a wagon. His wife and five children lived in Waseca after his death. Luella and Marguerite Herbst are the granddaughters of Mr. and Mrs. Heinrich Bierman, and the daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Herbst. Mrs. Herbst was Elizabeth Bierman. They also donated items from Mr. and Mrs. D.E. Perrin. Mrs. Perrin was Emma Bierman.