Name/Title
Photograph, CabinetEntry/Object ID
1951.162.0381Description
Mrs. W. L. Evans.
Update - 2009: Black & white print. Studio portrait. Mounted on tan matboard with gilt edges. Head & shoulders portrait of a woman dressed in two-tone dress & jacket. Yolk & collar dark velvet(?) with 7-8 large round buttons down center front. Top of collar on blouse with ruffed edge. Shoulders, sleeves & bodice lighter material - embroidered & beaded decoration over shoulders & down front. Crocheted or tatted decoration pinned to her left breast. She is wearing round dangle earrings. Her curled hair is pinned up.
Printed on the back in brown ink: Logo of Squared Shield - feathers in upper left; hand with lightning bolts in lower right & "Steffens" diagonally through center; Owl on top perched on striped oval shape; oak leave stem at right. In ribbon banner under shield: "2249 Cottage Grove Ave". Below banner: "Chicago"
Written on back in black ink: "Mrs. W. L. Evans".
Written in pencil on white adhesive label pasted to back: "Evans"
Mounted on acidic matboard. Mat back soiled; some corner damage. Mat front soiled; image surface scratched & soiled with fingerprints.Collection
Photograph Collection