Anton Hanslian with Wife, Child and Buggy, c. 1904
Description
- Creator
- Milton Reesor, Photographer
- Media Type
- Image
- Item Type
- Photographs
- Description
- This photo was taken by local amateur photographer Milton Reesor in the spring of 1904. The photo features Anton Hanslian from Austria with his wife Leopoldine and their child. In the early 1900s, Hanslian began a journey around the world, pushing his wife and daughter in a perambulator. The journey began with a wager between Hanslian and the New York Herald in which he would walk a set amount of miles (some reports say 7,000, others state 15,000 or 25,000 miles) and the Herald would reward him with $2,000.
The Hanslians started in Vienna, traveled through Europe to England and made their way to North America. In 1904, Milton Reesor captured this image of the family traveling south through St. Marys on Water Street. The old Park Street Bridge can be seen in the background. An unidentified man can be seen watching the family pass by from behind a tree to the right. - Notes
- Condition: Good - Image is somewhat clear. The album page is in good condition. The photo is glued to the page on the left edge only. Photo is moderately discoloured (yellow). Severe fading around photo edges. No tears or other wear visible on photo paper.
- Date of Original
- Spring 1904
- Dimensions
-
Width: 17.7 cm
Height: 13.7 cm
- Image Dimensions
-
Image Width: 10cm
Image Height: 7.3cm
- Subject(s)
- Personal Name(s)
- Anton Hanslian, Leopoldine Hanslian
- Local identifier
- reesor171
- Collection
- St. Marys Museum Photo Collection
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
-
-
Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 43.25009 Longitude: -81.13304
-
- Donor
- Dan O'Toole
- Copyright Statement
- Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.
- Recommended Citation
- "Anton Hanslian with Wife, Child and Buggy, c. 1903", St. Marys Museum, reesor171.
- Location of Original
- R. Lorne Eedy Archives
- Terms of Use
- Reproduction of digital objects is restricted to fair use for personal research or study; any other use must be done with permission of copyright holder.
- Reproduction Notes
- This image is a watermarked low resolution reproduction. High resolution images are available at the St. Marys Museum for a fee.
- Contact
- St. Marys MuseumEmail:museum@town.stmarys.on.ca
Website:
Agency street/mail address:177 Church Street South,
P.O. Box 998,
St. Marys, Ontario.
N4X 1B6
