1.99.1412

Print, Photographic

1880 Approximate

Samuel Proechel or Prail, in Military Uniform. 4 x 5-5/8 black and white photograph of a bearded man dressed in a dark suit and hat; "GAR" medal pinned to center front hat; identified as Samuel Proechel or Samuel Prail; Sam has a chin curtain or lion's mane beard. Photographed by the Yates Sisters, Waseca, Minn.

Notation on back: Civil War Veteran. Prail - also spelled sometimes by some of the family. G.A.R. stands for Grand Army of the Republic. Waseca business: Yates Photography