A 4"x6" glass plate negative, full figure portrait photograph of Bessie Clark, David City, Nebraska, and her two sons, Roy and John. Mrs. Clark is wearing a dark, ankle-length, long-sleeve dress with elaborate embroidery up the center front panel on the A-line skirt, bodice front and sleeve hem, knife pleats around the skirt from knee to hem, stand collar with brooch and pleated bodice extensions at each side of the center panel and dark, embroidered hair band, sitting on a wooden table with an open book in her lap. A little boy in a dark long-sleeve sailor suit with knee-length pants, tunic top with low-slung leather belt, black tights and high-top shoes is standing on the table behind her, looking over her shoulder. Another little boy is wearing a matching sailor suit, leaning on her leg, looking at the book.
Thorpe Opera House Foundation/Boston Studio Project
Local Accession Number
00C00840000
Source
Original format: 4"x6" glass plate negative from the Boston Studio Project collection.
Historical Notes
Bessie Harper Clark was born in Butler County, Nebraska, the daughter of John & Emily Willes Harper in September, 1878. She married James Roy Clark, July 3, 1889. She is pictured with her two sons, Roy and John D. Clark. Both boys were born in Nebraska; Roy was born circa 1906 and John was born circa 1908. The family moved to Windsor, Colorado, where James and the two boys worked at a sugar factory.
