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70-657 Real photo postcards of Hedwig Gieser and friends.

Scope and Contents note File contains business receipts Highland park buisness and various clients. Receipts include: Culver Page and Hoyne, Brand Brothers, Adolf A. Gieser Dealer in Fancy Groceries, Studebaker Corp. of America, McClory and McLaughlin Taxi Service, D.C. Purdy Hardware, Highland Park Transfer Co., Fred Clow Contractor and Builder, O.A. Alford Flour Dealer, Highland Park Laundry, and Purnell and Wilson Ford.

This group contains copies of The Deerfield that were ostensibly owned by the Gieser family. The various books have signatures and other original marks on them. The dates of the included yearbooks are as follows: 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928 (2), and 1930.

Photo-set Two consists of black and white photos with the given dates ranging from 1890-1929, and 1943. This group/folder depict the following subjects: Clara Waite, Bill Gieser, Adolph Gieser, Roy Parker, Johnny Waiche, Carl Christensen, and Fritz, Kay, Doris, Elise, and Marion Gieser. These photos entail various daily events being captured as the family is established and flourishes. In addition to loose photographs, there are many still stuck to the original black scrapbooking background with the original acidic adhesive. Also of note is Bill Gieser’s report card.

Photo-book one is a faded black/brown photograph book bound by two holes punched through the cover and a braided cord. The pages inside are mostly intact, but are either separated or in the process of separation from their binding. Most pictures are labelled by the original owners and detail the dates and persons of interest in their pictures themselves. Subjects of interests include Bill Gieser, John Claiche, Annie Gieser, Bertha Koller, Bill Christensen, Ruth Rhinesmith, Arthur and Mary Rogers, Mary St. Peter, Mr./Mrs. Baud, Mr./Mrs. Mizen, various unlisted subjects, scenery, house fires, the Gieser house, and others. The provided range of dates are 1913-1921, but probably range up until 1930 due to the age progression of some of the subjects. Tissue paper was placed in between the pages to help delay the deterioration of the pages due to age and the acidity of the paper and adhesives used on the photographs.