A 4"x6" glass plate negative, full figure portrait photograph of Jilla, Jora and Georgia Wunderlich, Lincoln, Nebraska. Jilla is wearing a travel suit with gored skirt with front panel trimmed with top-stitching and covered buttons, hip-length jacket, chinchilla fur stole and muff with a wide-brimmed white hat with large white-fabric crown and large white bow at the back of the hat, her brunette hair parted in the middle and secured with a large white ribbon bow. Jora is standing next to her wearing a calf-length fur coat of small hides sewn together with frog and toggle closure, black tights and high-top shoes, her hands in a fur muff wearing a large black fabric hat with exaggerated crown, her hair pulled back and secured with a black fabric bow. Georgia is standing in front wearing a black fur coat with long-haired white fur collar and matching muff hanging from a cord around her neck, her hands tucked inside, black tights, high-top shoes, black velvet or fur hat with large crown, her hair pulled back and secured with a large white ribbon bow, in front of a painted backdrop.
Thorpe Opera House Foundation/Boston Studio Project
Local Accession Number
00C00100000
Source
Original format: 4"x6" glass plate negative from the Boston Studio Project collection.
Historical Notes
Three daughters of George A. and Ida Crumbliss Wunderlich. Their father was a livestock dealer. Zella was born in David City, Nebrska, March 12, 1895. She married Charles Dickinson, December 20, 1922. She died November 25, 1982. Zora Wunderlich was born January 26, 1899, in David City. She married Burgess Shumway on October 12, 1924. Georgia Alpha Wunderlich was born March 19, 1902. She married Max Gecht on May 25, 1929. Georgia died December 21, 1992.
