57.10.12

Print, Photographic

1925 Approximate

Carrie Bevens (Earl), Effie Nelson, Alma Bevens (Art). 2 1/2" x 4" black and white photo of three adult women and four young children posed outdoors holding several dogs and cats; farmhouse in background. Note with photo: three adult women with four children with farm critters - women, Carrie Bevens (Earl), Effie Nelson, Alma Bevens (Art) - children, Cecilia, Lona, Earl, Eithel.

Ed Bevens and his sister, Effie Bevens Nelson grew up at 515 6th Ave SE, Waseca. They were the children of David and Armanda Bevens who settled in Waseca County in 1856. After WWI service, Ed left Waseca in his Model T Ford for Stillwater, Minnesota where he worked for the Stillwater State Prison. Effie Bevens Nelson is the grandmother of Charlotte Jenson.