Title and statement of responsibility area
Title proper
Zagar family photograph album.
Title notes
- Source of title proper: Title from content of the collection.
Level of description
Collection
Reference code
Dates of creation area
Date(s)
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1930-1955 (Photography)
Physical description area
Physical description
145 photographs : b&w, some sepia toned ; 24 x 16 cm or smaller
4 photographs : col. ; 8 x 8 cm
Archival description area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Stephan Zagar (1902, Illinois - 1976, Michigan) and Wilma Marie Verk (1901, Yugoslavia-1975, Illinois) married in the 1920s in Illinois. Stephan was a machinist and Wilma Marie worked at home. On April 1, 1929, their twin daughters, Rosalyn and Marilyn ... »
Scope and content
Photograph album containing photographs and other materials related to the Zagar family with an emphasis on their youngest daughter Margaret Ann.
Photographs and ephemera in album cover the lives of the Zagar family from the early 1930s to the early 1950... »
Notes area
Physical condition
Pages are very fragile.
Immediate source of acquisition
Purchased from Type Punch Matrix in 2022.
Language of material
- English
Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication
Copyright status unknown.
General note
In one of the photographs in album, Margaret Ann is seen in redface. Redface is the racist and stereotypical depiction of Indigenous Peoples by non-Indigenous peoples through the use of makeup, costumes, and accessories such as face paint and feathers.
Access points
Control area
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Described by CGD in 2022.
Language of description
- English