Photograph
Women with Schuetzen Rifles
| Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Emma Protz, an unidentified woman (likely Julia Protz), and Clara Tester posing with "schuetzen-rifles." The Alma Schuetzenverein was a target shooting society organized on the same basis as those found in Switzerland at the time. |
| Image ID: | 9831 |
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| Creation Date: | circa 06 1887 |
| Creator Name: | Gesell, Gerhard |
| City: | Alma |
| County: | Buffalo |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | Gerhard Gesell photographs and negatives, circa 1875-1950 |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
| Original Format Number: | PH 6131, 3/14 |
| Original Dimensions: | 4 x 5 inches |
| In June of 1888, Fannie Laue, Julia & Emma Protz, Clara Tester, Dora Valaer, Louisa Biron, Julia Laue, Louisa Menrich and Mill Dillman shot at targets especially set up for them. The image appeared in the October section of the 1992 Wisconsin Historical Calendar. According to historian Chris Pederson, the Alma Schuetzenverein held a shooting contest on June 19th, 1887. The winners of the ladies' shoot were Clara Tester (1st place), Emma Protz (2nd place) and Julia Protz (3rd place). This image was likely taken to document the three winners of this event. [Pederson, Chris; "Women with Schuetzen Rifles" in "Buffalo County Historical Society Newsletter" 2020] |
| Mural painting and decoration |
| Painting |
| Dresses |
| Fashion |
| Hats |
| Clothing and dress |
| Indoor photography |
| Portraits, Group |
| Women |
| Shooting |
| Photography |
| Photography--Studios and dark rooms |
| Firearms |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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