Winter Levity in LaSalle 1937
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- Title
- Winter Levity in LaSalle 1937
- Description
- In the biting chill of a LaSalle winter, 1937, the gravity of family loss is momentarily eclipsed by the simple joy of a snowball fight. Gathered on a porch, several generations of the Zdunek and Stunick kin find a moment of levity. From the elder Augustus Carl Ludwig (1867–1938) to the youthful Carl Haushalter (1925–2012), the image captures a rare, unposed spontaneity. Anna Louise Haushalter (1885–1959), Michael Stunick (1889–1961), and Clarice Liddle (1894–1968) stand amidst the laughter, alongside Frances Warder Swain (c. 1870–post 1930), a testament to the enduring bonds that anchored the family. It is a snapshot of resilience, where even in the depths of winter and mourning, the warmth of kinship prevails.
- Date
- 1937
- Subject
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Olive Branch Melvina Swain
Michael Friedrich Wilhelm Zdunek
Clarice Auguste Zdunek
Carl Henry Haushalter
Anna Louise Zdunek
Charles Heinrich Haushalter
June Augusta Haushalter
Augustus Carl Lodwig
Frances Warder
- Spatial Coverage
- The Farmhouse
- Creator
- Unidentified
- Format
- silver gelatin print
- Provenance
-
Liz Casler Loomans:
2025 catalog 0129
My scan of original photo in physical archive
Carl Haushalter's 2004 catalogue PG-96
From the catalogue:
"Dad, Mom, Uncle Mike, June, Carl H, Aunt Clara, Uncle Gus Ludwig, Grandma Swain
On Uncle Mike's front porch -- Lasalle (probably 1937 when Uncle Gus came back for his brother (Julius) funeral" - Rights
- Courtesy of the Haushalter-Casler Family Archive
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