33.18.3

Photograph, Print

1905 Approximate

Walter S. Clarke and Friend. Material: paper. Size: 3 1/2" x 7 1/2". Description: sepia photo of two uniformed young men posed with a wheeled light artillery cannon; military man on left is identified as Walter S. Clarke; the setting is probably Fort Snelling, Minnesota.

Walter S. Clarke served with the 7th Battalion Field Artillery at Fort Snelling and was promoted to a Corporal rank in 1905. He was married to Grace Broemer and resided in Janesville Township of Waseca County where he farmed and raised their family. Their daughter, Dorothy Clarke, married Archie Carl Lortis, father of donor, Archie Buzz Lortis.