Identity area
Reference code
CA MHC 526-02-2.0
Title
Landscape.
Date(s)
- [192-?] (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
1 Glass negative: b&w; 17.7 cm x 12.2 cm
Context area
Name of creator
(1883-1965)
Biographical history
Peter Gerhard Hamm was born in the village of Neubergthal on the Mennonite West Reserve in Manitoba. Hamm was a teacher, farmer, and photographer. Most of the photos taken by Hamm date 1900-1930, but a few into ca. 1950.
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Partially harvested field against sky. A row of six horse-drawn flat wagons behind field, two with men on them, one (2nd in row) has a family on it. Almost treeless skyline, Some houses and fences show. In foreground is a large garden.