40.16.14
Print, Photographic
1910 Approximate
Bert Steele. Material: paper. Size: 3 1/2" x 5 1/2". Description: black and white photo postcard of a man posed seated on the arm of an ornate bentwood chair in a studio setting; he is identified as Bert Steele, (perhaps Delbert Steele) wearing a three piece suit, white tie and shirt and high ankle boots; there is a fob and chain on his left lapel.
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.