Charles Neis Photographs, 1930-1970
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Summary Information

Title: Charles Neis Photographs
Inclusive Dates: 1930-1970

Creator:
  • Neis, Charles, 1907-1979
Call Number: PH 6572

Quantity: 4.2 cubic feet of photographs, negatives, and transparencies (1 archives box, 4 negative boxes, and 11 transparency boxes)

Repository:
Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections

Archival Locations:
Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)
COLLECTION MAY BE STORED OFF-SITE: see catalog entry to request materials and for additional information.

Abstract:
Negatives, transparencies, and photographs made by Charles Neis, an amateur photographer, who worked for the Kroger Grocery chain in Madison, Wisconsin. The collection includes images of Madison, Milwaukee, Duluth, and Chicago, as well as the southeastern Wisconsin towns of Janesville, Beloit, and Lake Geneva. Also included are images of the Kroger Grocery Store in Madison; Neis' family and friends; the Spring Green restaurant designed by Frank Lloyd Wright; as well as numerous celebrities who visited Madison and Milwaukee, including musicians Jan Garber, Wayne King, Guy Lombardo, and Juanita Beck.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-ph06572
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