A 4"x6" glass plate negative, full figure portrait photograph of Henrietta Gould, David City, Nebraska, wearing baggy bib overalls, dark top placket with three white buttons and dark shoulder straps over a checked gingham blouse with fabric ruffle around the round neck, the long sleeves pushed up and undershirt showing below the cuff. She is standing in front of a painted backdrop with her back to the camera, one hand in her pocket, her face in profile, wearing a white fabric hat with several rows of wide fabric ruffle forming the brim and flat crown.
Thorpe Opera House Foundation/Boston Studio Project
Local Accession Number
00033620000
Source
Original format: 4"x6" glass plate negative from the Boston Studio Project collection.
Historical Notes
Henrietta was born in Bellwood, Nebraska, September 8, 1896, to George S. and Ella Armstrong Gould. Her father was a banker in Bellwood and built the first steam elevator in the city. Her first husband was George Johnson. Her second spouse was Leland Littlefied, with whom she had two sons. Henrietta died January 11, 1983, in Sonoma County, California.
