1.03.85.25

Print, Photographic

1944

John Albert Erickson Family. 4 5/8" x 3 5/8" hand-tinted black and white photograph of the John Albert Erickson family; identified L-R: John Albert Erickson, daughter Esther Erickson, wife Lillian Erickson, and their pet dog Nicky; taken in Jackson, Michigan in 1944 for Christmas greeting card; John Albert is the brother of George Erickson, a.k.a. Eugene Iverd, the painter and illustrator; both men grew up in Waseca, Minn.

Found in collection, a photograph album belonging to Herman and Teal Peterson; brown cover with gold-leaf geometric design; punch-hole binding with corded tie; many family photographs of friends, neighbors of the Petersons; many were members of the First Congregational Church, Waseca, Minn.; others were neighbors; some were Scout families; others were country kids who stayed with the Petersons during winter weather so they could attend high school in Waseca. Photographs were falling out of album and were removed to files for archival reasons.