A 3"x4" glass plate negatives, portrait photograph of Amelia and Caroline Meysenburg, Bellwood, Nebraska. Amelia is wearing a black skirt, white long-sleeve blouse with stiff stand collar and a gathered white sheer fabric hat with black trim above the pleated edge, a small white bow in front, holding Caroline who is wearing a long white cotton gown with ruffled hemline, long sleeves and round neck.
Thorpe Opera House Foundation/Boston Studio Project
Local Accession Number
00C06110000
Source
Original format: 3"x4" glass plate negative from the Boston Studio Project collection.
Historical Notes
Amelia Krones was born August 7, 1885, in Braunseifen, Austria, and came to the U. S. when she was nine years old. She lived in Columbus, Nebraska, with family friends and attended school. When she was old enough to hire out, she worked as a maid in several different homes. She was working for Nick and Margaret Remakel who lived near Bellwood when Margaret's brother Henry Meysenburg came to visit. Henry Meysenburg and Amelia Krones were married February 6, 1907 in Presentation Catholic Church, Bellwood. They lived on a farm on the southwest edge of David City. They had nine children. Caroline was their second child, born January 24, 1910. She grew up and married Ben Reisdorff of David City. Amelia died September 22, 1952.
