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Fred Palenske cabinet card

Date: Around 1893

This is a studio portrait cabinet card of Fred Palenske seen lying on a faux bed of straw. Funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas…

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Fred Palenske cabinet card

Date: Around 1893

This is a studio portrait cabinet card of Fred Palenske standing at a studio backdrop. Two versions of the same photograph are displayed here. Funded by the National Historical Publications…

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Fred Palenske cabinet card

Date: Around 1893

This is a studio portrait cabinet card of Fred Palenske posing asleep by a haystack. Two versions of the same photograph are displayed here. Funded by the National Historical Publications…

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Fred Palenske cabinet card

Date: Around 1889

This is a studio portrait cabinet card of Fred Palenske as an infant. This portrait was produced by Alma photographer, Gus Meier. Funded by the National Historical Publications and Records…

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Fred Palenske cabinet card

Date: 1888

This is a studio portrait cabinet card of Fred Palenske as an infant. This portrait was produced by Palenske’s father, Louis Palenske in his studio in his Alma, Kansas studio.…

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Fred Palenske cabinet card

Date: 1888

This is a studio portrait cabinet card of Fred Palenske as an infant. This portrait was produced by Palenske’s father, Louis Palenske in his studio in Alma in 1888. Funded…

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Fred Palenske cabinet card

Date: Around 1890

This cabinet card photo shows Fred Palenske seated on a faux tree stump in a photographer’s studio. Funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State…

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Retirement photograph of Fred Palenske

Date: 1962

This photo, dated December 1962, was taken on the occasion of the retirement of Fred Palenske from his position as head of the Industrial Rubber Goods Company in St. Joseph,…

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Minnie and Martin Zwanziger and Fred Palenske

Date: 1967

This photo, taken in the interior of Martin and Minnie Zwanziger’s home in Alma, Kansas, is dated January 1967. From left are Minnie Palenske Zwanziger, Martin Zwanziger, and Fred Palenske.…

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Minnie, Fred and Max Palenske

Date: Around 1890

This is a studio portrait cabinet card of three of the children of Louis and Emma Palenske of Alma, Kansas. Seen from left to right are Minnie Palenske, Fred “Fritz”…

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Palenske children and Cousins

Date: 1894-1895

The children of Louis and Emma Palenske and their cousins pose for this Gus Meier portrait. Identified from left, are Max Palenske, Minnie Palenske, Fred Palenske, Rosie Eck and Laura…

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Fred Palenske cabinet card

Date: Around 1893

Fred “Fritz” Palenske stares down at a broken wagon filled with firewood in this cabinet card by Alma, Kansas photographer, Gus Meier. Two versions of the same photograph are displayed…

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Florence Palenske standing in yard

Date: Around 1935

Florence Palenske met her husband, Earl Hallgren, while attending Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska. After five years of marriage, Earl Hallgren died during the Japanese invasion of the Philippines. Florence…

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Florence Palenske With rocking horse

Date: 1909

In this view dated 1909 Florence Palenske is seen playing with a stuffed bear which is seated in a basket mounted on a rocking horse. Funded by the National Historical…

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Studio portrait of Florence Palenske

Date: Around 1924

This studio portrait of Florence Palenske was taken on the occasion of her Junior-Senior banquet at Alma High School. Written on the reverse is, “Florence Palenske, Jr. Sr. banquet dress…

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Studio portrait of Florence Palenske

Date: Around 1924

This studio photo of Florence Palenske was taken on the occasion of her Junior-Senior banquet at Alma High School. Funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the…

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Studio portrait of Florence Palenske

Date: Around 1922

This studio portrait of Florence Palenske was taken around 1922. Funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board.

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Studio portrait of Florence Palenske

Date: Around 1907

Florence Palenske was less than six-months old when this photo was taken by Alma photographer, Gus Meier. Funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State…

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Florence Palenske With Pet Squirrel

Date: 1925-1930

Florence Palenske kneels in a yard to pet a squirrel while living in Omaha, Nebraska in the late1920s. Funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas…

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Studio portrait of Florence Palenske

Date: Around 1920

This studio portrait of Florence Palenske was taken around 1920. Funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board.

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Studio portrait of Florence Palenske

Date: Around 1909

This studio portrait of Florence Palenske was taken around 1909. Funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board.

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Studio portrait of Florence Palenske

Date: Around 1909

This studio portrait of Florence Palenske was taken around 1909. Funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board.