COLLECTION NAME:
Historic Photograph Collection
Record
Filename:
P-310.jpg
Identifier:
P-310
Title:
Edwin Rufus Frank
Subject:
People
Description:
Portrait of Edwin Rufus Frank (1838-1911) in uniform. Includes ornate frame. During the 1890s Edwin R. Frank and W. H. Marvin published a newspaper, The Rochester Plaindealer which lasted only nine months. (per A Lively Town, Rochester Centennial Commission, 1969, p. 95.). "Rufe" Frank was the son of Colonel John Chadsey Frank, Sr. and Arabella Chipman Frank. He grew up on the family farm on East Auburn Road and served in the Michigan 5th Infantry during the Civil War.
Date:
1861
Type:
Photo/slide
Place:
Rochester, Michigan
Data Provider:
Rochester Hills Public Library
Edwin Rufus Frank
