A 4"x6" glass plate negative, full figure portrait photograph of Carl Klingemann, Route 3, Ulysses, Nebraska, wearing a cotton sailor suit with short pants, long-sleeve top with sailor collar trimmed with four rows of white piping, a scarf tied loosely under the collar, lapel pin, shirt with stiff collar and small dark bow tie, black leggings and high-top shoes, holding a single flower on a long stem, standing next to a corner chair in front of a painted backdrop with potted plants and ferns.
Thorpe Opera House Foundation/Boston Studio Project
Local Accession Number
00A07530000
Source
Original format: 4"x6" glass plate negative from the Boston Studio Project collection.
Historical Notes
Karl (Carl) Johnson Rudolf Klingemann was born May 16, 1903, to William and Laurie Ostermeier Klingemann. He was born on his father's homestead and lived there all his life. He married Linda Stellhorn October 28, 1939, in St. Louis, Missouri. They raised one daughter, Carolyn. Karl died April 10, 1957, and is buried in Immanuel Lutheran Church cemetery in rural Butler County, Nebraska.
