Negative, Glass-plate

Name/Title

Negative, Glass-plate

Description

B&W negative image; subject is adult female and a girl child; adult female is seated, appears to be grandmotherly type, hair is parted in middle and pulled up into a bun, wearing wire rim glasses, front of blouse or top has pleats or panels, has hands in her lap and holding something in right hand, she is looking at the child; the little girl is standing to left of old woman and has her right arm on the old woman's shoulder, girl has her left hand on her own waist just above the hip, long hair parted in middle is in disarray, wearing a polka dot blouse and a patterned smock, girl has mouth open and appears out of focus; barn like building in background Series of glass plate negatives were found in an old house the donor's bought; plates were in 2 boxes from the M. A. Seed dry plat company; one box had a note attached reading Dr. Gus Billman Estate, died 1954 See also 1987.035.020 and 1987.035.022

Collection

Bob & Alma Trees

Acquisition

Accession

1987.035

Source or Donor

Bob and Alma Trees

Acquisition Method

Donation

Made/Created

Date made

1900

Place

Location

Shelby County, Indiana (?)

Notes

Early Date: 1900

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Create Date

December 28, 2001

Update Date

March 11, 2004