1978.27.22 © 2001The Connecticut Historical Society.

Mary (Schultz) and Carl Schultz and their family, Hartford

PhotographerPhotographed by Frederick C. Thompson

Dateprobably 1898

MediumPhotography; albumenprint on paper on cardboard mount

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 4 5/16 x 6 11/16in. (11 x 17cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

DescriptionMan, woman, five small boys and an infant are seated on grass in front of a vertical-boarded building with a stone foundation. The man has a mustache and wears a suit and tie. The woman wears a dark dress and hat. The smaller boys wear knickers and bow ties. The oldest boy wears trousers and a jacket and a watch chain.

Object number1978.27.22

InscribedInscribed on back: "Aunt Mary & Carl Schultz / Otto - Frederick - Amanda - / Hugo - Richard and Paul / l. to r. (in order)."

NotesSubject Note: Carl Schultz was born in Germany about 1868 and immigrated to the United States in 1880. His wife Mary was born in Germany about 1868 and immigrated to the United States in 1884. She was the daughter of Karl Schultz and Matilda Schoenborn. Their daughter Amanda, who appears as an infant in this portrait, was born in 1897. By 1910, the family was living in Manchester, Connecticut and Carl and the older children were working in the Cheney Brothers Silk Mills.

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