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

Collection