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Who
All of the people are too far away from the camera to be able recognize individuals even if the picture is highly magnified:
What
Apparently this was a large social. But what, when and where? I am conjecturing that this was the wedding reception for Christian Border “Chris” Petersen and Tetta Hanna Johannes.
What is the game to be played given all the flags in the yard?
Where
Probably Nebraska.
My first thought was that this picture was taken at the Chris Petersen Home Place[1]. Note the barn behind the tree in the background of this picture has the general appearance of the barn shown in the Chris Petersen Home Place posting. However, the window visible in this is picture has a slightly different position from the equivalent window in the Chris Petersen Home Place posting.
When
Possibly 1918. Christian Border “Chris” Petersen and Tetta Hanna Johannes were married 20 Feb 1918[2].
Notes
- While the social event setting almost fits the Chris Petersen Home Place pictures, there are enough differences that cause me to think the Chris Petersen Home Place was not the location of the Large Social Event.
- The picture was stamped on the back by the photo finishing shop;
Photo Finishing Shop - I had originally thought that this stamp indicated the picture was taken near Lahoma, Oklahoma. My current thinking is that while the film was developed and printed in Enid, Oklahoma, my grandparents took pictures while in Nebraska and had the film developed and pictures printed after they got home from Nebraska.
