A 4"x6" glass plate negative, bust portrait photograph of Rachael Bell, David City, Nebraska, wearing long sleeve dress of black fabric with small white polka dots, dark fur cape with wide collar worn up, her gray hair swept up on her head and covered with a felt hat with upturned brim covered with sequins, the crown covered with wide ribbon bow and bird wing with feathers, sitting in profile.
Thorpe Opera House Foundation/Boston Studio Project
Local Accession Number
00042070000
Source
Original format: 4"x6" glass plate negative from the Boston Studio Project collection.
Historical Notes
Rachael's husband, James Bell, owned and operated the company that furnished electricity to the city of David City. He applied for that franchise August 13, 1888.
