53.02.27

Print, Photographic

1930 Approximate

Erickson Family Posed on Porch: George, Lida, Helen, Carl, Matilda and Lillian. 5 7/8" x 4" black and white photograph of a group of Erickson family members casually posed outdoors on the back steps of their home; identified L-R: George Erickson; Lida Erickson Peterson, rear seated on chair; Helen Erickson, wife of Carl Erickson; person standing behind screen door is unidentified; two young girls are unidentified; right rear is Matilda Erickson; Lillian Remund Erickson, George's wife is seated far right in front of Matilda.

Photographs from one of two family albums of the George Erickson family, circa 1900-1920, showing the Waseca life of George Erickson, his parents, his brothers and sisters and friends. George Erickson became a famous magazine illustrator under the name, Eugene Iverd. The donor, Jean Sakamura is the daughter of George Erickson. George Erickson was the son of John Erickson (1861-1921) and Matilda (Nelson) Erickson (1867-1947). George had two brothers, John Albert Erickson (WHS class of 1911) and Carl Erickson (b. May 30, 1899, WHS class of 1919); and two sisters, Helen Erickson (Well) (b. March 12, 1904) and Lida Erickson (Peterson) (b. April 26, 1896, d. November 28, 1955, WHS class of 1916). George married his high school sweetheart, Lillian Remund (both WHS class of 1914) .