A 4"x6" glass plate negative, full figure portrait photograph of Michael C. Demuth, son of Jacob and Mary Demuth, David City, Nebraska. The little boy is wearing dark, knee-length pants with buttons up the sides, dark leggings and high-top shoes with a dark, long-sleeve blouse and large, plaid bow at the neck. He is standing beside a wicker bench, on a fur rug, in front of a painted backdrop that features an open casement window and an urn with flowers.
Thorpe Opera House Foundation/Boston Studio Project
Local Accession Number
00028760001
Source
Original format: 4"x6" glass plate negative from the Boston Studio Project collection.
Historical Notes
Michael C. Demuth was born September 25, 1896, to Jacob W. and Mary Friedsen Demuth. He married Gladys Forde, September 10, 1924 in Logan, Iowa. They had one daughter, Yvonne. Michael died February, 1978, in Omaha, Nebraska.
