This black and white photograph is a portrait of the Alfred Bloom family. Mr. Bloom is sitting on the far left in a wooden chair. Ellen Bloom is sitting in the middle. Mrs. Augusta Bloom is sitting on a bench on the far right. Anna and Albin Bloom are standing in the back row. Mr. Bloom and Albin are wearing dark suits. Albin is wearing a light-colored vest and dark necktie. Alfred, wearing a light-colored vest and dark bow tie, is balding and has a handlebar mustache. Anna is wearing a light-colored dress with a high lace collar and a cross necklace. Mrs. Bloom is wearing a dark dress with a white lace insert. Anna and Mrs. Bloom are also wearing glasses. Ellen is wearing a dress with a white collar and sleeves and a large white hair bow.
Original format: black and white photographic print, 6.5 x 8.75 inches
Historical Notes
Alfred Bloom was a board member of the Immanuel Deaconess Institute for 40 years. In 1937, he and his wife donated a building (Bloom Hall) to commemorate their 50th Wedding Anniversary.
