A 4"x6" glass plate negative, portrait photograph of Ruth, Mary E. and Prentice Scott. The girls are wearing long-sleeve, plaid dresses with lace and ribbon trim. Prentice is wearing a dark suit with wide ribbon tied into a bow under his chin.
Thorpe Opera House Foundation/Boston Studio Project
Local Accession Number
00027060000
Source
Original format: 4"x6" glass plate negative from the Boston Studio Project collection.
Historical Notes
Ruth, Mary E, and Prentice were the children of Fred C. and Ella Scott. All three were born in Nebraska, Ruth in October 1891, Mary in September 1894, and Prentice May 1896. Mary never married, became an actress and lived in Kearney, Nebraska, for many years.