Negative, Glass-plate

Name/Title

Negative, Glass-plate

Description

B&W negative image; subject is adult female and 2 children; adult female is seated, appears to be granmotherly type, hair parted in middle and pulled up into a bun, wearing wire rim glasses, front of blouse or top has pleats or panels, also wearing cape like jacket, hand folded in lap; child on her right is small boy wearing Little Lord Fauntleroy type suit, hair is combed forward in bangs; child on her left is young girl who is wearing a knee length smock over a polka dot blouse, her hair is parted in middle but is in disarray, has her right arm on shoulder of woman; background is barn like building 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 1987.035.021

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