A 5"x7" glass plate negative, full figure portrait photograph of Mrs. Charles Dolgner with baby Nadine. Theodosia is wearing a black skirt and long-sleeve white blouse with cuff links and softly folded stand collar with brooch to one side holding a laughing baby wearing a long white dress with lace trim on the long sleeves and fabric ruffle across the bodice and over the sleeve caps.
Thorpe Opera House Foundation/Boston Studio Project
Local Accession Number
00032620000
Source
Original format: 5"x7" glass plate negative from the Boston Studio Project collection.
Historical Notes
Theodosia Lowe Dolger was born in Illinois in 1868. She married Charles Dolgner in David City, Nebraska, March 15, 1888. Charles was a farmer and they lived near Rising City. Theodosia died October 18, 1930, and is buried in Rising Sun Cemetery near Rising City. She is photographed with her daughter, Theresa Nadine Dolgner, who was born near Rising City, August 19, 1898. Nadine married Elmore Schweser, January 2, 1921, in David City. They had one daughter, Vergene. Nadine died in Idaho, January 6, 1987.
