Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Guide to the Carl Reisenauer Family Photographs
1904-1942
PC 107
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections
- Creator
- Reisenauer, Carl
- Title
- Carl Reisenauer Family Photographs
- ID
- PC 107
- Date [inclusive]
- 1904-1942
- Extent
- 1.5 Linear feet of shelf space, 1 box, 25 items
- Language
- Collection materials are in English.
- Abstract
- 25 photographs from the Reisenauer family of Colton, Washington.
Preferred Citation
[Item description] Carl Reisenauer Family Photographs, 1904-1942 (PC 107)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
Biography/History
The full Reisenauer clan, consisting of four brothers, their mother, and their families, moved from Fort Scott Kansas to Colton WA in 1886. Carl Reisenauer (1897-1995) was born on his family's Colton farm, and, outside of a short military stint, lived his whole life in Colton working as a postman.
Scope and Content
The collection primarily consists of family photographs and work photographs ca. 1900-1930 of Carl Reisenauer, a Colton, WA postman. Two military photographs are also included, one World War I at Washington State College, and one World War II at Camp Roberts, California.
Arrangement
The items are in five folders, with the military materials in their own folder and the other materials separated out by size and format.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections © 2016
http://www.libraries.wsu.edu/masc/
Terrell Library
P.O. Box 645610
Pullman, WA, 99164-5610 USA
509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu
Restrictions on Access
This collection is open and available for research use.
Restrictions on Use
Copyright restrictions may apply.
Acquisition Information
This collection was donated to the Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC) on November 12, 1989.
Related Materials
Separated Material
Five cookbooks came with this material, and were moved to the WSU Libraries' general stacks.
Names and Subjects
Family Name(s)
- Reisenauer Family -- Photographs
- Reisenauer Family
Geographic Name(s)
- Colton (Wash.) -- Photographs.
Subject(s)
- Washington (State)
- Photographs
Detailed Description of Collection
folder | ||||
12 photographs, primarily of Carl Reisenauer delivering mail, either on foot, by horse, or by car. Also included is a photo of a salmon cannery at Funter's Bay, Alaska. |
1 | |||
2 military training photographs, one World War I at WSC's Rogers Field, one World War II at Camp Roberts, California (bearing an RTC 77A flag). Also included is a Nov. 26, 1942 Thanksgiving menu for Company A, 77th Infantry Training Battalion, Camp Roberts, California. |
2 | |||
10 Reisenauer family photographs, mostly children, plus a 1914 memorial card for Michael Reisenauer. |
3 | |||
One 11"x13" studio photograph of 11 members of the family. 1914. |
4 | |||
Donor correspondence, a short handwritten family history, and a 1989 newspaper article about Carl Reisenauer. |
5 | |||