A 4"x6" glass plate negative, full figure portrait photograph of Miss Lena Long. She is wearing an ankle-length, long-sleeve dress with dark braid trim sewn in an elaborate pattern down the front of the skirt, around the hem, cuffs and bodice front, an underblouse with stand collar, brooch, ring and a watch on a ribbon around her neck with a large, wide-brimmed black velvet hat. She is standing with her hands resting on the back of an ornately carved wooden chair in front of a painted backdrop of trees.
Thorpe Opera House Foundation/Boston Studio Project
Local Accession Number
00C02810001
Source
Original format: 4"x6" glass plate negative from the Boston Studio Project collection.
Historical Notes
Lena was the daughter of William and Josie Beckner Long, who were early settlers, farmers and cattle feeders in Franklin township, Butler County, Nebraska.
