Material Type

Artifact

Date Range From

1910

Date Range To

1920

Materials

VINYL, CANVAS, STEEL

No. Pieces

1

Height

163.0

Length

56.0

Width

19.5

Description

STIFF RECTANGULAR BAG. VINYL, ON A CANVAS BACKING. VINYL IS YELLOW WITH RED AND GREEN STREAKS THROUGH IT. BAG HAS A STEEL HOOK AT THE TOP (FOR HANGING), AND A CHAIN ATTACHED TO HOOK. ONE SIDE OF BAG HAS A LONG STEEL ZIPPER, IN A SEMI-CIRCULAR SHAPE. THERE IS A ROUND, CLEAR, PLASTIC WINDOW ON SAME SIDE OF BAG, WITH GREEN TRIM. NEAR BOTTOM, OF SAME SIDE, IS A ROUND STEEL VENT WITH A CORK PLUG, ATTACHED BY A CHAIN. VINYL IS BRITTLE, AND CRACKED IN NUMEROUS AREAS.

Subjects

PERSONAL GEAR

Historical Association

PERSONAL CARE

History

BAG WAS DONATED WITH A FUR COAT (ACCESSIONED TO EDUCATION COLLECTION), THAT BELONGED TO DONOR'S MOTHER, GERTRUDE ROSENKRANZ, WHO WORE IT IN THE "HORSE AND BUGGY DAYS", AND LATER BEFORE CARS HAD HEAT. GERTRUDE EMIGRATED TO SOUTHERN ALBERTA FROM BERLIN BEFORE WORLD WAR I. SHE MARRIED IN 1916 AND SETTLED IN CARMANGAY. HER HUSBAND BECAME A HOMESTEADER IN SOUTHERN ALBERTA IN 1906. GERTRUDE OBTAINED THE COAT IN 1918; SHE WORE COAT ON SOCIAL OCASSIONS AND INTO TOWN. DONOR ASSOCIATES COAT WITH MEMORIES OF CHRISTMAS PARTIES AND TRANSPORT ON BUGGIES IN THE WINTER. GERTRUDE DIED AT HER FARM IN 1992 AT THE AGE OF 97. DONOR OBTAINED COAT AND BAG AMONG MOTHER'S EFFECTS; IT HAD BEEN ON THE FARM AT CARMANGAY UNTIL THEN. *UPDATE* IN 2017 COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT RUTHANN LABLANCE CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF CLOTHING, INCLUDING A GARMENT BAG DONATED BY THE ROSENKRANZ FAMILY. THE FOLLOWING BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION WAS COMPILED USING ARTICLES FROM THE LETHBRIDGE HERALD. GERTRUDE EMMA MARIE ROSENKRANZ (NEE WOLGIEN) PASSED AWAY AT THE AGE OF 96 ON FEBRUARY 5, 1992. SHE WAS MARRIED TO JOHN ROSENKRANZ ON NOVEMBER 28, 1916. THEIR WEDDING ANNOUNCEMENT INDICATES THAT GERTRUDE WAS LIVING IN CLARESHOLM PRIOR TO HER MARRIAGE, WHILE JOHN WAS LIVING IN CARMANGAY. JOHN ROSENKRANZ WAS ALSO KNOWN AS JOHANN OR JOHAN, ACCORDING TO THE NOTICE TO CREDITORS PUBLISHED ON MARCH 11, 1944. ACCORDING TO THIS NOTICE, JOHN PASSED AWAY ON FEBRUARY 13, 1943. SEE PERMANENT FILE FOR COPIES OF THE ARTICLES FROM THE LETHBRIDGE HERALD.

Catalogue Number

P20000092000

Acquisition Date

2001-07

Collection

Museum

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