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Guide to the Russell E. Sprain Family Photographs, ca. 1900- ca 1966
MSS 162
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Abstract
- Collection of family photographs from the Russell E. Sprain Estate. Russell was one of four sons of Fred C. and Elizabeth (Wehrenberg) Sprain. The family lived in the Bostwick Valley/Town of Barre area and moved to the West Salem community in 1934. Russell was unmarried and remained in the family home, thus inheriting many family photographs of his siblings and parents.
While most photographs are of the Sprain and Wehrenberg families, there are also some images of the West Salem Centennial Parade in 1951, classmates and friends throughout the years, Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church and school as well. - Collection Title
- Russell E. Sprain Family Photographs
- Date of Materials
- ca 1900-ca 1966
- Creator - Compiler
- Sprain, Russell E., 1930-2014
- Call Number
- MSS 162
- Amount
- 0.4 cubic feet
- Physical Description
- 1 archives box
- Language of Materials
- English
- Repository
- La Crosse Public Library Archives
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], [Russell E. Sprain Family Photographs], MSS 162, La Crosse Public Library Archives, La Crosse, WI
Biographical Note
Russell E. Sprain was born in the Town of Barre in 1930 and he moved with his parents to the West Salem community in 1934. He graduated from the West Salem High School in 1948 then went into military service with the Air Force, serving during the Korean War. He returned to West Salem and graduated from the University of Wisconsin at La Crosse in 1959 with a degree in accounting. Russell never married and had three brothers and one sister.
Scope and Contents
Photographic material of the Fred C. and Elizabeth Wehrenberg Sprain family gathered by one of their children, Russell E. Sprain. The photographs were grouped by a person's name when known and include Sprain and Wehrenberg last names.
Other photographs include classmates and posed group school portraits as well as church groups. An interesting group of snapshots of the West Salem Centennial Parade that took place June 9, 1951, also exist. A large photograph is of the Herman Myer farm in Pleasant Valley where Elizabeth Sprain worked before her marriage to Fred C. Sprain. Several snapshots and some cabinet photographs are unidentified.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
La Crosse Public Library Archives February 2015
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. 2015.004) Purchased at the Russell E. Sprain Estate sale, Nov. 21, 2014
Processing Information
Processed by Anita Taylor Doering, February 2015
Related Materials
Separated Materials
Neshonoc yearbooks separated to the book collection include 1939, 1946, 1947 and 1960; Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church Celebrating 100 Years; Along the Waterloo Road, and West Salem High School Student Handbooks 1946-47, 1947-48, and 1957-58
Controlled Access Headings
Corporate Name(s)
- Cityscape Artifacts (La Crosse, Wis.).
Family Name(s)
- Sprain Family
Geographic Name(s)
- West Salem (Wis.)--Photographs
Personal Name(s)
- Sprain, Russell E., 1930-2014
Collection Inventory
| Box | Folder | |||
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Family history material, |
1 | 1 | ||
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Photographs, |
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| Box | Folder | |||
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Sprain, Calvin W. (1923-1989) |
1 | 2 | ||
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Sprain, Donald G. (1920-2001) |
1 | 3 | ||
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Sprain, Eleanor [Bounds] (1922-2014) |
1 | 4 | ||
|
Sprain, Fred C. (1899-1972) and Elizabeth (Wehrenberg) (1900-1987) family, |
1 | 5 | ||
|
Sprain, George D. (1862-1950) |
1 | 6 | ||
|
Sprain, Kenneth C. (1926-2007) |
1 | 7 | ||
|
Sprain, Richard K. (1940-2006) |
1 | 8 | ||
|
Sprain, Russell E. (1930-2014) |
1 | 9 | ||
|
Sprain relatives (identified) |
1 | 10 | ||
|
Wehrenberg, Minnie [Nuttelman] (1888-1918) |
1 | 11 | ||
|
Wehrenberg relatives (identified) |
1 | 12 | ||
|
Other people (identified) |
1 | 13 | ||
|
Unknown |
1 | 14 | ||
| Box | Folder | |||
|
Cabinet photographs |
1 | 14 | ||
|
Snapshots |
1 | 15 | ||
|
Church confirmations |
1 | 16 | ||
|
Places |
1 | 17 | ||
|
School groups |
1 | 18 | ||
|
West Salem's Centennial Parade, June 9, 1951 |
1 | 19 | ||