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Summary Information
Gerhard Gesell Photographs and Negatives
circa 1875-1950
- Gesell, Gerhard, b. circa 1846-
- Gesell, Arnold, 1880-1961
PH 6131; WHi(G471); WHi(G472); WHi(G473)
462 vintage prints, 164 modern prints, 25 laser, and 1 scrapbook in 4 archives boxes and 2 flat boxes, 330 negatives (9 negative boxes), and 21 lantern slides
Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)
Photographs made and collected by Gerhard Gesell (circa 1846-1906), an Alma, Wisconsin, photographer, and by his son, child pyschologist Arnold Gesell. Included are images of several Wisconsin towns including Alma, Chippewa Falls, Fountain City, and Stevens Point as well as Minneiska, Reed's Landing, and Wabasha in Minnesota. The collection also includes numerous images of the Mississippi River and the surrounding landscape, including Beef Slough located north of Alma along the banks of the Mississippi and Chippewa Rivers. Additional subjects documented include steamboats, railroads, and the landscape and fishermen in Maine. Much of the collection documents members of Gerherd Gesell's family most notably his son Arnold Gesell. Additional images include examples of Gerhard Gesell's work as a photographer in Alma. Also included is a scrapbook given to Arnold Gesell by his parents.
This collection includes former photographic lots PH 2638, PH 2639, PH 2640, PH 2644, PH 2654 (3), PH 3323, PH 3324, PH 4839, PH 4893 (3), PH 4840, PH 4840 (3), PH 4841, PH 4842, and PH 4842 (3).
English
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