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Helvetia


Photographer

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Walter Aegerter (July 8, 1894-May 28, 1965) was the youngest son of Gottfried and Marianna Dubach Aegerter, who immigrated from Switzerland to Helvetia in 1885. Walter made his living as a farmer but took up amateur photography as a young man, learning the craft from his father.


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