A 4"x6" glass plate negative, portrait photograph of Edwin Lyndon May, Jr., and a dog. The baby is dressed in a white, long-sleeve, floor-length dress, sitting on the floor, in front of a painted backdrop, beside a large black dog with black, metal-studded collar. The baby is leaning over to grab something of interest beside the dog.
Thorpe Opera House Foundation/Boston Studio Project
Local Accession Number
00094050000
Source
Original format: 4"x6" glass plate negative from the Boston Studio Project collection.
Historical Notes
Edwin Lyndon "Ned" May, Jr. was born in Nebraska, December 15, 1904, the son of Edwin and Jennette May. According to the 1910 census, his father was a traveling salesman and his grandparents ran a hotel in David City. According to the 1920 census, the family was living in Beatrice, Nebraska, where his parents ran a hotel. Edwin married Evelyn Johnson, October 8, 1942, in Jackson County, Missouri. He died May 9, 1994, in Pierce, Nebraska.
