[2002.10.01] Portrait of Christ Hartwig
Abstract
Cabinet photograph. Black and white. Portrait of Christ Hartwig. Image of a young man standing by chair with asymmetrical back (Art Nouveau-style). He wears a 3-piece suite with watch chain. Has plaid bow tie. Photographer is Haynes; Selby Ave. Cor. Virginia, St. Paul. Circa 1880s. Typed on a sticker on the back: “Photograph of Christ Hartwig. Information from Rudolph Peltz, Nov. 1980/ His mother was Margaretha Rüdi, d.of Christian Rüdi. Grandparents - Christian Rüdi & Dorothea Schurr. Margaretha Rüdi was cousin of Joseph Schurr/ lived in Blue Grass district ND/ Margaretha Rüdi Hartwig born in Zürichtal, Crimea.” Courtesy of Alvina Schurr Collection, 2002.10, GRHC.