A 3"x4" glass plate, full-length portrait photograph of Mary Jane Harper, dressmaker, Bellwood, Nebraska. Mary Jane is wearing a floor-length dress with pleated back bustle, wide belt with buckle, high-stand collar and lace-trimmed bodice. She is wearing a small, brimmed hat with large flowers and ostrich feathers and is standing in front of a painted ornate backdrop.
Thorpe Opera House Foundation/Boston Studio Project
Local Accession Number
00037390000
Source
Original format: 4"x6" glass plate negative from the Boston Studio Project collection.
Historical Notes
Mary Jane was born June 1874, in Nebraska. She and her mother, Hannah Harper, were both listed as dressmakers in Savannah Township, Bellwood, Nebraska, in the 1900 census.
