A 4"x6" glass plate negative, full-figure wedding portrait of George and Amy Ellen Keller, Octavia, Nebraska. The groom is dressed in a dark suit with white shirt and knotted tie, seated on a chair. The bride is standing beside the groom, dressed in a full-length white dress with stand collar, lace-trimmed bodice, tuck-pleated hemline and a large, knotted sash hanging diagonally from the waist. The painted backdrop features a conservatory with potted plants and ferns.
Thorpe Opera House Foundation/Boston Studio Project
Local Accession Number
00B02920000
Source
Original format: 4"x6" glass plate negative from the Boston Studio Project collection.
Historical Notes
George Keller was born September 9, 1886. He married Amy Davenport March 18, 1909 in Octavia, Nebraska. They farmed near Octavia and raised three sons: Irvin, Dale and Ardys, who was killed September, 29,1944, in World War II. eorge died April 11, 1968 and Amy died in 1958. They are buried at Edholm Cemetery in rural Butler County, Nebraska.
