A 4"x6" glass plate negative, portrait photograph of Miss Fay Osterhout, David City, Nebraska. She is wearing a white dress with lace insets on the bodice and gathered skirt, 3/4 length, gathered sleeves, and jewel neckline. She is also wearing a chain necklace and bracelet with a wide-brimmed hat, covered with silk flowers and ribbons.
Thorpe Opera House Foundation/Boston Studio Project
Local Accession Number
00A00370000
Source
Original format: 4"x6" glass plate negative from the Boston Studio Project collection.
Historical Notes
Fay Osterhout was the daughter of Frank M. and Anna Johnson Osterhout, a lumberman in David City, and the granddaughter of Judge George Washington Osterhout, one of the earliest settlers of Butler County, Nebraska. Fay was born February 22, 1890. She married Howard L. Britt and they lived in Lincoln where Howard worked as salesman and Fay worked as a cashier for an automobile company. Fay died January 1980 in Lincoln.
