A 4"x6" glass plate negative, bust portrait photograph of John and Aliene Eberly, David City, Nebraska. John is wearing wire-rimmed glasses, dark suit, white waistcoat, white shirt and white knotted tie. Aliene is wearing a long-sleeve white dress of sheer cotton fabric with rows of tucks alternating with sheer lace insets, sheer ruffled lace over the sleeve cap and high-stand collar, her brunette hair combed back over pads.
Thorpe Opera House Foundation/Boston Studio Project
Local Accession Number
00C03780000
Source
Original format: 4"x6" glass plate negative from the Boston Studio Project collection.
Historical Notes
John moved to David City from Octavia, Nebraska in 1892, at five years of age. John graduated from David City Public High School in 1905, attended the University of Nebraska, then returned to David City and worked for Loran Jordon at Jordan's Drug Store. Later he worked for the Central Nebraska National Bank, where his father was President. He married Aliene Wilgus in 1910 and they raised three children in David City. In 1934 he started the Central Seed Co. They were active in many civic organizations and the United Methodist Church. John died in 1968.
