Black-and-White Photograph
2023.002.0010
Title
Photograph of Julia AndersonCreation Date
circa 1930 – 1935Materials
Dimensions
8.5 cm W x 12.5 cm L
Description
Black-and-white headshot photograph of Julia Anderson of Minnetonka Mills. She appears to be in her late teens; photo is perhaps a senior/graduation portrait. Her head is turned towards the camera, her face set in a serious expression. Her blonde hair is parted to the side and pinned back. She is wearing a collared blouse and dark beaded necklace. A handwritten note on the back of the photo indicates that Julia Anderson was a missionary nurse for the Episcopal Church and served a mission in Africa, where she contracted malaria. She served another mission in Alaska and married a pilot there. This information is confirmed by a newspaper article about her, which states that she served in Liberia and Port Yukon, Alaska. Her parents were Mr. and Mrs. Axel Anderson of Minnetonka Mills.