A 3"x4" glass plate negative, bust portrait photograph of William C. Buchta, optometrist, David City, Nebraska. He is wearing a mustache, three-piece suit with lapel pin, white shirt with stiff wing collar and dark, knotted bow tie, sitting in profile.
Thorpe Opera House Foundation/Boston Studio Project
Local Accession Number
00041090000
Source
Original format: 3"x4" glass plate negative from the Boston Studio Project collection.
Historical Notes
William came to David City in the early 1890's and established a jewelry and optical business which he ran until he retired in 1925. Mr. Buchta was elected Mayor in 1934 by write-in ballot and re-elected two terms even though he never filed for the office. He died in 1948.
