36.88.3a

Print, Photographic

1910 Approximate

4 3/4" x 6 1/2" photograph of a large group of men, women and children posed outside in a park, standing and sitting on grass; backside written "Baumann or Anderson family reunion 1910"; some fading on right and mirroring of surface; no individual identifications.

A.J. Anderson was a Waseca county buttermaker for many years and won some outstanding awards. Among them was a Sweepstakes Award given by the National Creamery Buttermakers' Association, which was held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin October, 1909. His score was 97. He also received a Sweepstakes Award by the same group in 1911. At the National Dairy Show held in Columbus, Ohio in 1917, Mr. Anderson was given a bronze medal for the second highest scoring entry of 94.