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CA MHC PP-Photo 514-118.0
Title
Abram & Maria Friesen
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- [between 1884-1903?] (Creation)
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1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 18 cm
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(1866-1896)
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-operated a photo studio in Gretna 1892-1896
-studio was taken over by George Oswald Viertel.
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This is a photo of Abram Friesen sitting beside his wife Maria posing for a studio photo. Abram Friesen is wearing a dark suit and shirt and a Russian felt hat. Maria is also wearing dark clothing with her Mennonite head covering. The Friesens farmed in Edenburg, Manitoba and the nearest studio to them would have been in Gretna, Manitoba.
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- Friesen, Abraham, 1823-1903 (Subject)
- Friesen, Maria (Heinrichs), 1831-1904 (Subject)
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514-118.jpg
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image/jpeg
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1.5 MiB
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September 2, 2015 4:11 PM