Walter Carl Mundt
Title
Walter Carl Mundt
Subject
Businessmen
Description
Walter Carl Mundt , Sr. , was born in Berlin , Germany on June 16 , 1862 . He came to America in 1866 at the age of four with his parents , Charles and Bertha Krahn Mundt . The family located in Cincinnati , Ohio . His father passed away in 1881 and his mother took Walter and his brother , Edward , and returned to Germany . After a short visit there, Walter came back alone to the Cincinnati-Covington area , where he continued to learn the confectioner's trade . On September 8 , 1885 , at Newport , Kentucky , he married Anna Martha Hidden , a native of Holland . Walter and Anna had five children . In 1893 Walter moved his family to Madison and opened a retail confectionery at 322 West Main Street which he operated for 10 years . He sold this business and organized the Mundt-Hidden Candy Company , locating at 112 East Second Street , selling both wholesale and retail . Sometime between 1912 and 1923 , he relocated his business to 207 West Main Street , selling under the name of W . Mundt and Sons . Walter Carl died suddenly on October 20 , 1927 . A picture of the West Main Street business is in this collection and more information can be found there.
Creator
Harry Lemen, photographer Eastman-Kodak Brownie Camera No. 2C model A, with No. 130 film.
Contributors
Madison-Jefferson County Public Library
Date
Picture taken 1920s
Type
Negatives (2-7/8" x 4-7/8")
Format
Scanned negative, 1200 DPI, online JPG saved at 72 DPI 800 pixels on long edge with a MicroTek ScanMaker 9800XL. Scan is full frame of negative. No correction of film errors. Slight sharpness and contrast adjustments.
Identifier
"Lemen1315-waltermundt"
Source
Local History Files Madison Courier Louis Decar
Rights
Permission to reproduce this image for other than personal use must be requested from the Director of the Madison-Jefferson County Public Library. Please contact at 420 W. Main Street Madison, IN 47250
(812) 265-2744
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