Identity area
Reference code
CA MHC 526-03
Title
P.G. Hamm - glass
Date(s)
- [192-?] (Creation)
Level of description
Series
Extent and medium
8 glass plate negatives
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
This series of photos consists of a mix of outdoor and indoor shots of individuals. The outdoor shots show the street village land space of southern Manitoba, and what appears to be of an inventory of agricultural implements on the yard. A group of people in Sunday best with horse dawn carriages is also in this series. One photo appears to be not from near the home of photographer Hamm as the typography is not the usual flat landscape but depicts a hilly area where people are swimming.