Willa, Walter, and Evelyn Metzger Childhood Portrait
1897
Black and white studio portrait of three children, sitting/standing in a wicker chair. Youngest (Evelyn Metzger) in all white; Willa Metzger standing in back in black & white dress with white blouse. Walter Metzger sitting in front, with black and white skirt and jacket and white blouse. Cream colored cardboard frame. Printed at bottom "Hayes, Fotografer Portland, Or" Handwritten on back "Twins Willa May 2 yr | Walter Ray 2 yr | Evelyn Kate 1 yr Metzger" "Children of Mary Gertrude & | Jacob Metzger". People: Metzger, Willa Burton, Evelyn Kate (Metzger) Metzger, Walter Ray
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- Identifier
- ghs0122
- Description
- Black and white studio portrait of three children, sitting/standing in a wicker chair. Youngest (Evelyn Metzger) in all white; Willa Metzger standing in back in black & white dress with white blouse. Walter Metzger sitting in front, with black and white skirt and jacket and white blouse. Cream colored cardboard frame. Printed at bottom "Hayes, Fotografer Portland, Or" Handwritten on back "Twins Willa May 2 yr | Walter Ray 2 yr | Evelyn Kate 1 yr Metzger" "Children of Mary Gertrude & | Jacob Metzger". People: Metzger, Willa Burton, Evelyn Kate (Metzger) Metzger, Walter Ray
- Rights
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
- Date
- 1897
- Subject
- Children
- Childhood & youth
- Provenance
- Likely donated by Virginia Christensen, granddaughter of Willa Metzger. Willa, Walter, and Evelyn Metzger were the children of Jake Metzger and Mary Gertrude Shattuck Metzger. Willa and Walter were the first set of twins born in Gresham. Jake built the house that became the Truffle Hunter restaurant and that was where this family lived.
- Type
- StillImage
- Contributor
- Gresham Historical Society
- Extent
- Print, Photographic
- Location
- Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, United States
- Item sets
- Gresham Heritage
Part of Willa, Walter, and Evelyn Metzger Childhood Portrait
