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| Date: | 1879 |
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| Description: | Studio portrait of photographer Gerhard Gesell, Sr. and his wife Christine Giesen Gesell taken shortly after their marriage in 1879. She is sitting in a ch... |
| Date: | 1880 |
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| Description: | Alma was platted and settled in 1855, on a narrow strip of land between high bluffs and the Mississippi River. Its location made it a popular shipping cent... |
| Date: | 1885 |
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| Description: | Elevated view looking south over Fountain City and river. |
| Date: | 06 1887 |
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| Description: | Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Emma Protz, an unidentified woman (likely Julia Protz), and Clara Tester posing with "schuetzen-rifles." ... |
| Date: | 1888 |
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| Description: | Outdoor group portrait of magistrates sitting around a table in front of the fire house. Identified (left to right): Edward Funke, William Schuster, David ... |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | Tableaux of "Martha Washington's Tea Party" enacted by Mrs. Gesell and friends. Left to right: Mrs. Schaettle, Mrs. Kempter, (the younger) Mrs. Fritz Laue,... |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | View across water towards men and boys swimming and splashing in the Mississippi River. Alma is in the background on the far shoreline. |
| Date: | 1895 |
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| Description: | View across water towards a house on the banks of the Mississippi River at the base of rocky bluffs. Probably located between Alma and Nelson, along Beef S... |
| Date: | 04 06 1899 |
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| Description: | Street view showing Alma Milling Co. building on fire. Photograph was taken from Gerhard Gesell's studio balcony. |
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