1880's Emma Siefert Emmel CDV Photo, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

#1008 Seifert family of Wisconsin

On front: "Emma A. Siefert Emmel, cousin." On reverse: “Emma Siefert Emmel, Atlas Cousin” handwritten in old pencil. Photo type: Victorian CDV carte de visite Photograph. Photographer: H. Rocher, Photographer, 77, 79 & 81 State Street, Chicago Illinois, Cook County. This ornate photographer's advertising backmark has various awards the Rocher photographer won in 1873 in Vienna, Austria and 1877 in Amsterdam, Holland. Photographer Henry Rocher 1826-1887 worked in Chicago from 1876-1905, and was also widely known as a celebrity photographer.

Found in Public Genealogy Records:
Emma Siefert Emmel, born 1863 in Wisconsin. Her parents were: Charles Siefert born 1836 in Germany, and Marie Siefert, born 1838 in Prussia. Her 2 sisters were Matilde Siefert born 1861 and Martha Siefert 1867–1918. Her husband was Henry G. Emmel.

Emma Siefert in the Cook County, Illinois, Marriages Index, 1871-1920
Married Name: Emma Emmel
Age: 24
Birth Year: abt 1862
Marriage Type: Marriage
Marriage Date: 31 Aug 1886
Marriage Place: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Spouse Name: Henry Emmel
Spouse Age: 27

Found in Hampden County, Massachusetts, this is a beautiful close up portrait of Emma, who appears about 18-22 years of age. It is possibly a school, normal school, college or seminary class photo.  Emma may be her nickname for Emeline, or others. We also found wide evidence of the Atlas surname in the Chicago Illinois area, presumably German. A well marked early photo.

Size: 2.5 x 4 inches
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