A 4"x6" glass plate negative, full figure portrait photograph of two children from the Herman F. Dey family, Gresham, Nebraska. The baby, Edna Dey, is wearing a long-sleeve white dress with white high-top shoes and necklace, sitting on a fur rug, surrounded by toys. The boy is wearing dark striped knee-length pants, white long-sleeve shirt with Peter Pan collar, black leggings and dark high-top shoes, sitting on the rug beside the baby playing with toys, in front of a painted backdrop of flowers and columns.
Thorpe Opera House Foundation/Boston Studio Project
Local Accession Number
00098660000
Source
Original format: 4"x6" glass plate negative from the Boston Studio Project collection.
Historical Notes
The baby in the photo is Edna Dey, born in Nebraska in 1906, the daughter of Herman F. and Wilhelmine "Dora" Lintelman Dey. According to 1910 Census records, Edna and her parents were living with her grandparents, William and Dora Lintelman (Lintleman), A nephew, Freddie Martens (Martins, Martin), was also living with the Lintelman's and is probably the little boy in the photo with Edna. Fred Martins was born in Nebraska in 1901.
