Wedding portrait of Magdalena Katterman and Jacob Henry

Title

Wedding portrait of Magdalena Katterman and Jacob Henry

Description

Black and white image of a man and a woman. Her curly bangs and tightly drawn back hair together with the puffed sleeves of her dress were typical fashions in the 1890s. The Kattermans are listed in the 1900 census as farmers in the Beaverdam area, now occupied by the communities of Oak Hills and Cedar Mill. Born in Germany, Joseph arrived in the U.S. in 1888. Magdalena was born in Switzerland and immigrated in 1891. Most of the early European immigrants to the area were either born in the United States or from the British Isles, but in the late 1800s the Pacific Northwest, like much of the rest of the nation, saw an influx of immigrants from Germany and Scandinavia, as well as other Eastern European countries.

[back] [pencil] German immigrant Jacob Henry Katterman and Magdalena Katterman. Wedding photo. (Courtesy Clara Katterman Haskell.)

Identifier

WCMpic_010484

Subject

Fashion

Weddings

Couples

Katterman, Jacob H.

Katterman, Magdalena

Genealogy & Family History

Human Migration

Economic History

Spatial Coverage

West Union, Oregon

Language

English

Date Created

circa 1890s

Medium

copy prints

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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Type

Still Image

Source

Washington County Museum