1.03.78t
Print, Photographic
1890 Approximate
Seth Phelps Residence. 6 1/2" x 4 1/2" black and white photograph of a group of 13 people gathered on the front porch of the Seth Phelps residence, located just west of Waseca; the house is an example of classic Italianate design; identified L-R: Dr. D. S. Cummings, Mrs. Cummings (Martha/Mattie) behind him, and Percy Ward, Mrs. Ward, seated on steps; Charles Watson seated on chair, Florence Ward Watson, sitting in doorway; Judith Trowbridge, white hair, her daughters, others unidentified though they may be Phelps family members.
Found in collection with note written on torn inside cover, "1971, to Waseca County Historical Society, from Wm. G. Cummings; pictures taken by my father, Dr. Damon S. Cummings in the late 1890s; (signed) W. G. Cummings; photographs of members of the Ward family, Trowbridge family, Everett family, Watson family.