A 4"x6" glass plate negative, bust portrait photograph of Charles O. Crosthwaite, David City, Nebraska, wearing wire-rimmed glasses, dark three-piece suit with a watch chain and medallion hanging from the vest buttonhole, white shirt and dark bow tie.
Thorpe Opera House Foundation/Boston Studio Project
Local Accession Number
00C07510000
Source
Original format: 4"x6" glass plate negative from the Boston Studio Project collection.
Historical Notes
Charles O. Crosthwaite came to David City, Nebraska, with his parents in 1884, at the age of eighteen. His father, Reverend A. C. Crosthwaite was pastor of the Methodist Church. Charles served as Deputy Postmaster for a short time in 1885, then worked as a bookkeeper for the Merchants and Farmers Bank. He was later employed by the City National Bank in David City and retired as active Vice-President after 48 years in the banking business. He died in 1945, having lived in David City for 60 years.
