37.01.2d

Print, Photographic

1959 Approximate

Arthur Koentopp and two young women. 3 3/4" x 2 3/4" black and white photograph of Arthur Koentopp, a farmer; posed with two young women, unidentified; at a picnic or gathering.

This artifact is from a collection of photographs, letters, maps and greeting cards from the estate of Arthur Koentopp, a farmer who lived with his brother, Herman Koentopp, in Iosco Township. Both were WWII veterans; Arthur died July 10, 1972 at his home; Herman died in a Janesville fire on November 21, 1978. The donor Rod Joyce worked for many years in the Waseca County Recorder's Office, and then the Waseca County Treasurer's Office.