Name/Title
Photograph, CabinetEntry/Object ID
1947.004.0006Description
Photo of Lodie Smith Van Housen daughter of Perry and Lizzie (Hunt) Smith. Lodie's husband, H. E. Van Housen, was a bridge builder with the Union Pacific Railroad. Later became Supt. of San Pedro--Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad Company.
Update 2/2010: Sepia print. Studio portrait mounted on tan matboard. Head and shoulders, near profile portrait of a woman wearing a dark dress/blouse with white lace collar and dark accents and buttons down front. her hair is pinned up on top of her head.
Printed in gold on lower mat margin: "Jno Buell Photo Geneseo, Ill.".
Written on back in black ink: "Lodie Smith Van Housen" "people II-o". In light blue ink:"5". In pencil: "Page 81, pix 5 2 x 1 3/4". In pencil on white adhesive label pasted on back: "Van Housen". Mounted on acidic matboard. Back slightly soiled. Mat front soiled. Image surface soiled and scratched.Collection
Photograph Collection