A 4"x6" glass plate negative, full figure wedding photograph of Louis R. and Caroline Kreizinger, Foley, Nebraska. Louis wearing a dark three-piece suit, white shirt with stiff wing collar and white bow tie, sitting on a wicker bench with one arm resting on the bench arm. Caroline is seated in a chair next to him, leaning on the arm of the bench wearing a floor-length white dress with full skirt and long sleeves, stiff high-stand collar, flowers pinned to the fitted bodice, a ring on her finger and a floor-length tulle veil with headpiece, on a dark fur rug in front of a painted backdrop featuring an open casement window, draperies and a vase with flowers on the window sill.
Thorpe Opera House Foundation/Boston Studio Project
Local Accession Number
00037270000
Source
Original format: 4"x6" glass plate negative from the Boston Studio Project collection.
Historical Notes
Louis R. Kreizinger was born in Bellwood, Nebraska, March 1, 1876, to Joseph and Adliad Schmid Kreizinger. He married Caroline C. Meysenburg May 22, 1901, at St. Mary's Church in David City, Nebraska. He farmed in rural Butler County, Nebraska, until he retired in 1944, when they moved to David City. Louis and Caroline raised four children: Arthur, Josephine, Robert and Daniel. Louis died December 2, 1959, and is buried in St. Mary's Cemetery, David City. Caroline Meysenburg Kreizinger was born in Burlter County, Nebraska, March 4, 1880 to Peter and Barbara Meysenburg. Caroline died December 22, 1970, and is buried in St. Mary's Cemetery, David City.
