The photograph, the source, and the unknowns
A Bavarian miner in ceremonial dress. His name survived — one of the few Sherman sitters recorded at the door.
- Archive caption
- Wilhelm Schleich, a miner from Hohenpeissenberg
- Creator
- Augustus Francis Sherman
- Date
- circa 1905-1914
- Credit
- Wikimedia Commons (DPLA / University of Colorado Boulder contribution; NYPL original)
- Rights
- Photographer died 1925; created 1905-1914; NYPL/DPLA mark public domain · Public Domain Mark 1.0
- Source record
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Augustus Francis Sherman. “Wilhelm Schleich, miner, of Hohenpeissenberg.” circa 1905-1914. Wikimedia Commons (DPLA / University of Colorado Boulder contribution; NYPL original). https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wilhelm_Schleich-_a_miner_from_Hohenpeissenberg,_Bavaria_-_DPLA_-_775af327b498a6dbcfd06fdda9911be1.jpg. Viewed via Nostalgia Museum artifact 748, reviewed 22 August 2026. https://getnostalgia.ai/museum/artifact/OBDCTXEkXJQR5s1q/748
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