A 4"x6" glass plate negative, full figure portrait photograph of Emma Hinze, Route 3, Rising City, Nebraska, wearing an ankle-length, lace-trimmed white dress with gathered skirt, belted waist, long sleeves with wide tier at the top and ruffle at the cuff, a corsage pinned to the bodice, black tights and black shoes, standing next to a wooden chair with her arms resting on the high back, with a book in her hands, in front of a painted backdrop of conservatory windows, potted plants, ferns and palm tree.
Thorpe Opera House Foundation/Boston Studio Project
Local Accession Number
00A07550000
Source
Original format: 4"x6" glass plate negative from the Boston Studio Project collection.
Historical Notes
Emma Hinze was born in Nebraska in February, 1894. She was the daughter of Franz and Agnes Dolgner Hinze. Her parents were both German immigrants who settled near Rising City, where her father farmed.
