An 8"x10" glass plate negative, full figure portrait photograph of Margaret Meister wearing a floor-length, long-sleeve black dress, gathered skirt with wide flounce at the bottom, high-stand collar with brooch, black gloves; corsage pinned to the bodice, a long boa of flowers draped over her shoulder and extending down her side to the floor and wrapping around the hem of her dress, from front to back, a wide-brimmed black hat trimmed with black lace, standing in front of a painted backdrop featuring an ivy-covered pillar.
Thorpe Opera House Foundation/Boston Studio Project
Local Accession Number
BSN04820000
Source
Original format: 8"x10" glass plate negative from the Boston Studio Project collection.
Historical Notes
Margaret DeBois was born in Paris, France, in 1847. She married John Meister in Peoria, Illinois, August 29, 1868. They settled in or near Garrison, Nebraska, and raised twelve children. John ran a threshing crew and blacksmith shop.
