Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Title |
Wedding photo of Fred Weissert and Nellie Martens |
Catalog Number |
A-2015.Fic.237 |
Collection |
Archives |
Object Name |
Photograph, Cabinet |
Date |
1883 |
Photographer |
Wolcott |
Description |
Formal wedding portrait, taken by Wolcott, one of the very earliest photographers in Escanaba. |
Search Terms |
Ford River, MI Weissert Family |
Caption |
Fred and Nellie Weissert, wedding, 1883 |
Orig/copy |
Original |
People |
Weissert, F, A. |
Notes |
Weissert immigrated from Germany in 1860s, came to Delta County in 1881, married Nellie Martens, daughter of the family who ran the Ford River Boarding House. They moved into Escanaba in 1891 and operated a bakery for many years. |