40.16.13

Print, Photographic

1910 Approximate

Bert Steele. Material: paper. Size: 3 1/2" x 5 1/2". Description: black and white photo postcard showing a young man posed in a studio setting; he is identified as Bert Steele or Delbert Steele, wearing a three-piece dark suit, white shirt and tie, and wide brimmed hat; a watch chain fob is displayed on his left lapel.

Bert was married to Babe Smith. These photos are from the Smith family: Emmons (E.H.) Smith and Catharine were owners of the Waseca Hotel at one time; their son Howard Smith married Martha Buschow; Howard and Martha's son Robert Smith married Marilyn Progreba, the donor of this photo collection.