Subject: Re: Walden West People & House: Mrs. Baker & Horse
From: Kay Price <[email-masked]>
To: Jack Berndt <[email-masked]>
Cc: Cuca <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 9 May 2012 13:19:33 -0500

Thanks much for passing these photos on. They will make a fine little add on to WW books.  K

On May 9, 2012, at 6:39 AM, "Jack Berndt" <[email-masked]> wrote:

> The attachment is rather large, but will send anyway & you can reduce it accordingly Jim for the Derleth archives...
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> This image is from one of our glass negative plates at Tripp. Verlyn Mueller, myself & another volunteer (*Jodi Anderson, who is an excellent photographer in her own right) are scanning all of our old glass negs in the musuem's collection. The resultant positive images are as often as not, mysterious & unknown. The attached picture however, is unarguably the Baker House, of "upper Sac Prairie," on Prairie St. aka PF. While we can't be 100% certain, given the history of this home, & the persons who lived there, we're 98.6% sure that the woman pictured is Mrs. Baker - mother of Jennie Baker. You can check out these characters & home description in Walden West. Too, it appears she might be wearing the very same ".... lace cap & a large fichu worn over the shoulders..." that Aug described?? Perhaps he had access to this same photo at one time?
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> Jim - We scan in color, hence the hint of blue you see in picture. Convert to grayscale for comparison of detail & contrast.   
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Sauk-Prairie Area Historical Society
> To: Jack Berndt
> Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2012 6:00 AM
> Subject: Baker House
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> Jack Berndt
> Tripp Museum Manager
> Sauk Prairie Area Historical Society
> 565 Water Street
> Prairie du Sac, WI 53578
> Phone: (608) 644-8444
> Email: [email-masked]
> Web Site: www.saukprairiehistory.org