N.6.97.90

Photograph, Negative, Glass Plate

1900

Hawkes Residence. Material: glass. Size: 4" W. x 5" L. x 1/16" D. Description: glass plate image: woman with back to camera holds a baby in a dark dress while standing near the corner of the Charles Hawkes house; north side front porch in background; baby identified as Sterling Hawkes, age 6 months.

Lloyd Peterson was an electrician. The glass-plate negatives came into Peterson's possession from his wife's cousin, Gertrude Lewer whose father was August Frisk. Frisk lived next to Charles Hawkes and did handy work for him. The negatives probably belonged to the Hawkes family.