Portrait of Myrtle and August Blassing
Title
Portrait of Myrtle and August Blassing
Description
Black and white image in a cardboard frame of an elderly couple seated next to one another in a room in a house. August Blassing was born in Baden, Germany, and came to the Unites States in 1891. Myrtle Brown Blassing was born in Iowa. They came to Oregon sometime in the early 1900s, and settled in Washington County before World War I. Myrtle died less than a year after this picture was taken, in 1951.
[back]Dec. 31, 1950. Myrtle and August Blassing.
Date Created
12/31/1951
Subject
Couples
Immigrants
German Americans
Blassing, August H.
Blassing, Myrtle (Brown)
German American Studies
Genealogy & Family History
Place
Washington County, Oregon
Medium
gelatin silver prints
Language
English
Identifier
WCMPic_013412
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