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Item
Title
D2539-2
Date(s)
- 1936 (Creation)
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Name of creator
(1919-1980)
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ca. 1936. Local bulb grower Karl Koehler, Sr., with four women in a tulip field at Orting. The tulip flowers are in bloom in this circa 1936 photograph. Mr. Koehler is handing out cut tulilps to two of the ladies. His wife, Elsie, is at the far left. Karl Koehler had imported bulbs from Holland and experimented to develop his own species and eventually had more than 800 varieties. His beautiful blossoms were photographed for such periodicals such as National Geographic and movies of his gardens were shown extensively by news photographers. (T.Times 10-28-1942, p. 1-obituary; TNT 10-28-1942, p. 12-obituary) (Identification provided by a family member)
Koehler, Karl; Koehler, Elsie; Tulips--Orting;