Name/Title
Print, PhotographicEntry/Object ID
2015.1151.5.1Description
Two copies of a black and white photograph, taken in the same room as photo 2015.1139.4.1, another picture of the women's auxiliary of the Fraternal Order of Eagles.
One copy is 7" wide x 5" tall. It is creased from top to bottom on the left third of the picture, and the bottom right corner and top left corners are creased, along with several lighter horizontal creases.
Second copy is 10" wide x 8" tall. It has lighter creases/scratches all over.
Both photographs have "Frank J. Meyers Photographer, Rawlins, WYO" stamped on the back, and 1/4" white boarder around the image.
The picture shows two rows of 9 women each. Windows with heavy curtains and flowered valences are behind them, with illegible framed pictures/posters on the wall behind the windows. (Pictures were more clear, and are described, in 2015.1139.4.1.)
The women all wear dark, below the waist capes with lighter collars, light string ties, red satin lining, and a large sybol patch on the bottom left of the cape. The capes' right sides are flipped back over the hsoulder to reveal the lining. The right side of the collar has "FOE" pins, the left side has 4 pins, possibly numbers of a year.
All the visible shoes are white. The first 6 women from the left, and the one on the right, in the front row all have dark shoe-length skirts that appear to have a similar tie to the cape. The first, third, fourth, sixth, seventh, and ninth women in the back have the same dark skirt. The 7th and 8th women in the front row wear light dresses, as do the second and fifth women in the back. The 8th women in the back's skirt is not visible.
All the women but the center woman in the back row wear pointed caps. The other woman wears a shako.
The women in the front row, l-r: 1) Glasses, sharp cheekbones, looking at the camera not smiling. 2) Round face, glasses, light smile looking at the camera. 3) Looking at the camera out of the corners of her eyes, mouth slightly opened. 4) Full on smile, body facing left face toards camera. 5) Glasses, facing left, looking left, attempt at smile. 6) Glasses, looking and facing left, no smile. 7) Glasses, looking left, smile showing front tooth gap. 8) Looking left, big smile. 9) Looking left, weak smile.
Second row, l-r: 1) Facing camera, big smile. 2) Facing camera, big smile, dangly earrings. 3) Facing camera, disapproving face. 4) Facing camera, grimace-smile. 5) Facing camera, mouth open. 6) Facing camera, tired expression. 7) Facing camera, facing camera, tight mouth. 8) Facing left, looking back at camera, big smile, round face, glasses, earrings. 9) Looking right of camera, disapproving look.
Donor identified the woman in the second row in the shako as Bessie Martin, the woman to her left (4th from left) as Loma Peach. The front right woman is Jessie Groshart, donor's mother.Collection
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