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Guide to the George Haberman Family Photographs, circa 1913-1920
MSS 068
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Abstract
- George Haberman (1894-1979) was a photographer in La Crosse, Wisconsin, from 1923-1963. Haberman was a photographic apprentice under William Pryor about 1913-1915, and served as an aerial photographer instructor at the Eastman Kodak campus during World War I, returning to La Crosse after the War. The collection includes positive copy prints from glass slide negative photographic images of the family of George Haberman and some La Crosse area scenes. There are several self portraits of Haberman, his parents Frank and Mary (Stier) Haberman, and other family members which are all unidentified. La Crosse scenes include a horse trotting or race track, building at 524 Main St. (Pryor's Photographic Studio), backside of the Woolworth's Building, the inside of a restaurant, Pettibone Park bridge and lagoon, and a farm house scene. The original glass slides were transferred to the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse's Murphy Library - Special Collections Department.
- Collection Title
- George Haberman Family Photographs
- Date of Materials
- circa 1913-1920
- Creator
- Haberman, George, 1894-1979
- Call Number
- MSS 068
- Amount
- 0.2 cubic feet
- Physical Description
- 1 archives box
- Language of Materials
- English
- Repository
- La Crosse Public Library Archives
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], George Haberman Family Photographs, MSS 068, La Crosse Public Library Archives, La Crosse, WI
Biographical Note
George Haberman (1894-1979) was a photographer in La Crosse, Wisconsin, from 1923-1963. He was born in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, April 23, 1894, to Frank and Mary (Stier) Haberman. He married Frieda Guentner. Haberman was a photographic apprentice under William Pryor in La Crosse from about 1913-1915, and then served as an aerial photographer instructor at the Kodak campus during World War I, returning to La Crosse after the War. He opened his own photographic studio in 1923 retiring in 1963. Haberman moved the business to La Crescent, Minnesota, shortly before his retirement.
Haberman and his wife had two sons, Frank and Louis, and two daughters, Georgia (who married Glenn Maas) and Betty (who married a Grimm). Haberman died Aug. 25, 1979, in La Crosse, and is buried in the Crucifixion Church Cemetery in La Crescent, Minnesota.
Scope and Contents
The collection includes some biographical information about George Haberman and photographic prints of Haberman family members and La Crosse area scenes.
The collection includes positive copy prints from glass slide negative photographic images. There are several self-portraits of Haberman, his parents Frank and Mary (Stier) Haberman, and other family members who are all unidentified. La Crosse scenes include a horse trotting or race track, the building front at 524 Main St. (Pryor's Photographic Studio), backside of the Woolworth's Building, the inside of a restaurant, Pettibone Park bridge and lagoon, and a farm house scene.
The original glass slides were transferred to the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse's Murphy Library - Special Collections Department. Reprints may be made through the Special Collections Dept., but please have the negative numbers in hand that are written on the backside of each photograph.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
La Crosse Public Library Archives 2002 July
800 Main St.La Crosse, Wisconsin, 54601
(608) 789-7136
archives@lacrosselibrary.org
Access to Materials
Materials in this collection are available for patron use.
Acquisitions Information
(Accession no. 2002.004) Donated by Dorothea "Thea" Haberman, widow of Frank Haberman and daughter-in-law of George Haberman, Feb. 2002.
Processing Information
Processed by Anita Taylor Doering, July 2002.
Controlled Access Headings
Family Name(s)
- Haberman family
Personal Name(s)
- Haberman, George, 1894-1979
Collection Inventory
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Biographical information |
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Photographic images |
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Family |
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La Crosse scenes |
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