A 4"x6" glass plate negative, full figure portrait photograph of Julia, Nicholas and Bertha Klein, children of George Klein, David City, Nebraska. Julia is wearing a white, knee-length cotton dress with pleated skirt, gathered elbow-length sleeves, round neckline and jumper bodice overlay with Peter Pan collar and self-fabric ties, black hose and shoes. Nicholas is wearing a double-breasted, striped suit with knickers, white blouse with ruffle-edged Buster Brown collar, figured knotted tie, black stockings and high-top shoes. Bertha is wearing a full-length white cotton dress with round neck and elbow length sleeves, seated on a stool draped in a tapestry throw edged with fringe in front of a painted backdrop.
Thorpe Opera House Foundation/Boston Studio Project
Local Accession Number
00C03740000
Source
Original format: 4"x6" glass plate negative from the Boston Studio Project collection.
Historical Notes
Three children born to George and Mary Klein who came to Butler County in 1886, shortly after their marriage and settled on a rented farm near Bellwood. Julia, Nicholas and Bertha were the youngest of eleven children. Julia married Louis Nantkes of Seward and Nicholas married Alice Homan. Bertha died before the age of two from an ailment they called "the summer complaint".
