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Item
Title
D2539-6
Date(s)
- 1936 (Creation)
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Name of creator
(1919-1980)
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ca. 1936. Karl Koehler shows his young son, Karl Jr., some of the large tulips blooming at the Koehler Bulb Farm near Orting in this circa 1936 photograph. Mr. Koehler was originally from Saxony, Germany and was the son of a master gardener. He came to Orting in 1890 where he started his 52-acre farm. He first raised hops and later turned to dairying before going into the bulb industry. Mr. Koehler eventually had more than 800 varieties of blooms. Karl Koehler passed away at age 68 in October of 1942. (T.Times 10-28-1942, op. 1-obituary; TNT 10-28-1942, p. 12-obituary) (Identification provided by a family member)
Koehler, Karl; Families--Orting; Fathers--Orting; Tulips--Orting;