Hand-tinted photo of June Casler with one of her children in her lap. Both smile and look off camera-left.
The photo is mounted on a decorative tan cardboard frame.
In this luminous studio portrait, we see June Augusta Haushalter (1920–2024) on the cusp of adulthood. Captured around 1940, the image reflects the poise of a young woman who had recently stood as valedictorian of Hamburg High School and was preparing for a career in education. There is a palpable sense of optimism in her expression—a bright, upward gaze that seems to look toward a future beyond the familiar landscapes of the Water Valley farm. The soft lighting and classic styling of her blouse ground the moment in the era of the early 1940s, preserving the vitality of a woman who would go on to navigate the profound shifts of the mid-century with grace and resilience.
In this formal studio portrait, June Augusta Haushalter (1920–2024) is presented with the polished elegance characteristic of early 1940s glamour photography. The image has been meticulously hand-tinted, adding a soft rose glow to her cheeks and lips that breathes life into the silver gelatin print. It captures a moment of poised transition, where the daughter of the Water Valley farm is momentarily recast in the soft, romantic light of mid-century elegance, standing on the threshold of her professional life.
June stands as if dressed for costume event of some sort in wide-skirted dress with ruffle at middle; she has bow in hair and a cat in her arms in the yard of the Haushalter farmhouse c. 1934
