A 4"x6" glass plate negative, portrait photograph of Anna Shavlik, wearing a striped, princess-cut cotton coat with buttons up the front and sleeve vents, white blouse with stiff high-stand collar and brooch, wire-rimmed glasses, bracelet and leather gloves holding an alligator handbag by the handle, a dark hat with high crown and black plumes.
Thorpe Opera House Foundation/Boston Studio Project
Local Accession Number
00C00330000
Source
Original format: 4"x6" glass plate negative from the Boston Studio Project collection.
Historical Notes
Anna Shavlik was born in Nebraska, August 16, 1886, to Joseph and Pauline Shavlik. Her father was a farmer and the family lived in Bohemia Township, Saunders County, Nebraska. She married Anton(e) Shavlik, June 6, 1911, and they moved to Wheeler County, Nebraska, where they farmed and raised two children: Clarence and Dorothy. Anna Shavlik died May 20, 1982.
