Wedding portrait of Magdalena Katterman and Jacob Henry

Title

Wedding portrait of Magdalena Katterman and Jacob Henry

Description

Black and white image of a man and a woman. Her curly bangs and tightly drawn back hair together with the puffed sleeves of her dress were typical fashions in the 1890s. The Kattermans are listed in the 1900 census as farmers in the Beaverdam area, now occupied by the communities of Oak Hills and Cedar Mill. Born in Germany, Joseph arrived in the U.S. in 1888. Magdalena was born in Switzerland and immigrated in 1891. Most of the early European immigrants to the area were either born in the United States or from the British Isles, but in the late 1800s the Pacific Northwest, like much of the rest of the nation, saw an influx of immigrants from Germany and Scandinavia, as well as other Eastern European countries.
[back] [pencil] German immigrant Jacob Henry Katterman and Magdalena Katterman. Wedding photo. (Courtesy Clara Katterman Haskell.)

Date Created

circa 1890s

Subject

Fashion
Weddings
Couples
Katterman, Jacob H.
Katterman, Magdalena
Genealogy & Family History
Human Migration
Economic History

Place

West Union, Oregon

Medium

copy prints

Language

English

Identifier

WCMpic_010484

Rights

Online access to this image is for research and educational purposes only. To inquire about permissions, order a reproduction, or for more information, please contact the Five Oaks Museum at Research@FiveOaksMuseum.org.
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Source

Robert L. Benson Research Library, Five Oaks Museum

Type

Still Image

Collection