A 5"x7" glass plate negative, bust portrait photograph of Jay Rising, David City, Nebraska. The man is wearing a fur coat with large collar, standing with his hands in his pockets. He is wearing a dark suit, white shirt with high-stand collar and a felt homburg hat.
Thorpe Opera House Foundation/Boston Studio Project
Local Accession Number
00041380001
Source
Original format: 5"x7" glass plate negative from the Boston Studio Project collection.
Historical Notes
Rising was one of two sons born to Jesse and Sarah Runyon Rising of Butler County, Nebraska. He was born July 15, 1879. His grandparents were early immigrants to Butler County and the founders of Rising City, Nebraska. After receiving his education, Jay moved to Kansas City, Missouri, and worked at the Commerce Bank where he was associated with former President Harry S. Truman. Jay returned to David City for a short time to court and marry Elizabeth Van Lom. They had two daughters. His first wife died in 1919 and Jay then married Rachel Livingston. He eventually became a vice president of Chase Manhattan Bank in New York before retiring to Los Angeles, California, and "The Rising Ranch" in Plattsmouth, Nebraska. He died in Los Angeles, August 16, 1947.
