A 4"x6" glass plate negative, full figure portrait photograph of David, Arthur and Charles Myers, children of Thurston B. Myers, David City, Nebraska. David and Arthur are dressed in long-sleeve, white cotton sailor suits with short pants, white neck ties, black leggings and high-top shoes. Charles is wearing a long-sleeve, full-length white cotton dress with eyelet trimmed slip and round neckline. He is seated on a cloth-covered stool between the two older boys.
Thorpe Opera House Foundation/Boston Studio Project
Local Accession Number
00B09000000
Source
Original format: 4"x6" glass plate negative from the Boston Studio Project collection.
Historical Notes
David, Arthur and Charles Myers were the sons of Thornton B. and Luella Myers of David City, Nebraska. David was born in Nebraska, May 25, 1902. He graduated from David City High School in 1920. He married Velma Budig and they raised two sons, David and Robert. David was chief clerk of the C.B. & Q. railroad in McCook, Nebraska. David died April 23, 1990. Arthur Myers was born in Missouri, May 10, 1904. He graduated from David City High School in 1921. He became chief clerk for the Burlington Railroad in Denver, Colorado, and had one son. Arthur died November 18, 1992 in California. Charles was born in Nebraska, December 12, 1908. He graduated from David City High School in 1926, then moved to Portland, Oregon. He died June 9, 1996, in Medford, Oregon.
