The album contains 47 black and white photographic portraits of various prominent
Milwaukeeans from 1880. The inscription in the front of the album reads “To John and
Bertha Marr, from the Bielfeld Kegelclub. 1855-1880. Silver Wedding Anniversary.”
The note is written in both English and German. This inscription is in the same
handwriting as the majority of the captions with the photos in the album. Most of
the photographs are identified with at least a last name, though many include a
first name and/or an occupation. Members of the bowling club are listed as well. A
large number of the photos in the latter half of the album are missing and are
presumed to have been removed before the donation of the album to MPL. The album’s
spine is gone and an attempt was made to repair it some time ago by gluing cloth
over the binding. Given the type of cloth used in the repair, it is unlikely that
the repair was made by MPL.
