A 4"x6" glass plate negative, full-figure portrait photograph of a cowboy. He is wearing fur chaps, a white, long-sleeved shirt with a kerchief tied at the neck, a cowboy hat and boots, gloves and a pistol in a holster slung about his waist. He is standing with one hand on the butt of the gun and the other hand tucked into his belt.
Thorpe Opera House Foundation/Boston Studio Project
Local Accession Number
00B09150002
Source
Original format: 4"x6" glass plate negative from the Boston Studio Project collection.
Historical Notes
George was born circa 1890, in Lincoln, Nebraska, to George H and Mary Jane Peebles. He was living in Franklin Township, Butler County, Nebraska, with his mother at the time the photo was taken. He married Mary Curry February 2, 1911.
