A 3"x4" glass plate negative, bust portrait photograph of Ella Trannum, Garrison, Nebraska. She is wearing a long-sleeve shirtwaist of vertically striped fabric with high-stand soft collar and brooch, a black velvet bust-length cape with feathers outlining the neck line and a black, velvet hat with feather, fur and stiff fabric bow.
Thorpe Opera House Foundation/Boston Studio Project
Local Accession Number
00042260000
Source
Original format: 3"x4" glass plate negative from the Boston Studio Project collection.
Historical Notes
Elvina (Ella) was born in Nebraska, April 1882, to Nels and Catherine Trannum. She married William Dornaly, January 31, 1906, in David City, Nebraska. They had one daughter, Hilda. William died in 1907 and she married Edward Talbot. According to the 1920 census, Edward and Ella were living in Lincoln, Nebraska. She died October 25, 1948.
