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September 4, 2026: Summer Americana - Day Four

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Lot 3194

RARE VOLGA GERMAN, WALKER, KANSAS SCHOOL REAL-PHOTO POST CARD/ POSTCARD

Estimate: $100 - $150
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RARE VOLGA GERMAN, WALKER, KANSAS SCHOOL REAL-PHOTO POST CARD/ POSTCARD, (1) an exceptional and historically important postcard depicting 30 German-Russian (Volga German) schoolchildren posed before the limestone school building, faintly captioned in the negative "German-Russian Room 1 St. Ann's School, Walker, Kans." The divided back bears a Walker, Kans. 1911 postmark, and a contemporary manuscript message reading in part: "This is a photo of the little German-Russian children of Room 1, St. Ann's School, Walker, Kans." and is signed "Fr. Edmund, O.M.Cap." (Order of Friars Minor Capuchin), providing rare contemporary documentation of the ethnic identity of the children and their parochial school. The card was manufactured by M. L. Zercher Book & Stationery Co., Topeka, Kansas. (2) Together with a possibly related RPPC from the same family box depicting a First Communion class of 28 girls posed on the steps of a brick Catholic church or parish school, each dressed in traditional white communion attire with the parish priest posed to the right. No identifying captions, writing, or postmark. Two pieces total. 1911 and circa 1920. 5 1/2" x 3 1/2".
Catalogue Note: Walker was among the principal Volga German Catholic settlements established in Ellis County during the late nineteenth century, with St. Ann's parish organized in 1903 and its church completed in 1905. Surviving identified photographs of early German-Russian schoolchildren in Kansas are uncommon. The contemporary inscription explicitly identifying the children as "German-Russian" elevates this postcard beyond the typical school class photograph and gives it significant value for collectors of Volga German history, Kansas postcards, and immigration-related Americana.

Condition

Very good condition: (1) has a slight bend at the top-right edge; (2) has a bent lower-left corner, not affecting the image. 

Provenance

The estate collection of Dennis Trischler, Woodbridge, VA. 

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