2205

Photograph, crayon portrait

1885 Approximate

August C. Krassin, Charcoal Portrait. 16" x 20" crayon portrait of August C. Krassin, one-time Waseca County sheriff and Waseca County treasurer, one of a series of Waseca officials' portraits; b. 1854, d. August 8, 1891. (formerly assigned to accession #2205)

Accessioned in 1969. This is a group of 10 charcoal portraits of men considered to be officials of the city or county of Waseca; only a few are identified. They were framed identically, rendering style by same artist/photographer. During the processing the portraits were removed from the frames, accession numbers attached to each portrait and frame; frames were made of 3" width oak, with dark stain, 3/4" gold decorative trim on inside edge.