A 3"x4" glass plate negative, full figure portrait photograph of Dorothy P. Van Dyke, Octavia, Nebraska, wearing a dark knee-length jumper with gathered skirt and wide waistband, double shoulder straps on each side held together with fabric tabs outlined with white trim and small white buttons and attached to the waistband with buttons, over a white blouse with leg-o-mutton sleeves with tucks tapering the sleeves from elbow to wrist and tucks at the neckline forming the stand collar, black leggings and black shoes with black ribbon ties, sitting in a wooden corner chair with upholstered seat in front of a painted backdrop.
Thorpe Opera House Foundation/Boston Studio Project
Local Accession Number
00A06140000
Source
Original format: 3"x4" glass plate negative from the Boston Studio Project collection.
Historical Notes
Dorothy Van Dyke was born in Octavia, Nebraska, July 4, 1904, the daughter of Lambert and Jenny Ball Van Dyke. According to 1910 census records, the family was living in Adair, Iowa, where her father was a farmer. Dorothy married Harold Spencer, June 29, 1930, in Lincoln, Nebraska. They had two children. Dorothy died in Crete, Nebraska, in March 1987.
