38.21

Print, Photographic

1925 Approximate

Rev. Martin and Margaret Winter Family Portrait. Material: paper. Size: 5" x 7". Description: black and white reprint of original portrait showing a family of two adults and eight children ranging in age from approximately 1 to 18; they are identified as the family of Rev. Martin Winter, a Janesville Trinity Lutheran pastor from 1905-1934, his wife and children, posed in a studio setting. Children in photo but not necessarily as they are posed: Martin E. Winter b. 1899, Lydia Winter b. 1901, Anna Winter b. 1903, Theodore Winter b. 1907, Agnes Winter b. 1908, Errin Winter b. 1911, Margaret Winter b. 1913, Alfred Winter b. 1916, Eleanor Winter b. 1918.

Donor is the daughter of Alfred Winter and Pearl Hauge. Alfred was the son of Rev. Martin Winter of Janesville, Minnesota. Descendants of Martin and Margaret Winter are still in Janesville. Ray Winter is the owner of the Indian Island Winery. The donor, Rebecca Winter Eldridge and three of her siblings were born at Waseca Hospital. They moved from Janesville to California in 1961. One sister of the donor, Barbara Winter taught high school subjects in the area and was married to Robert Hinrichs, a local implement dealer.