A 4"x6" glass plate negative, full-figure portrait photograph of Rosa Meister, Bellwood, Nebraska, wearing a knee-length, long-sleeved, white, First Communion dress, black stockings and shoes. A full-length, tulle veil is secured atop her head with an arrangement of flowers. Her gloved hands are holding a candle, rosary and prayer book. She is standing beside a cloth-covered table on a fur rug, in front of a painted backdrop that features moldings, shelves and a flower-filled urn.
Thorpe Opera House Foundation/Boston Studio Project
Local Accession Number
00035080001
Source
Original format: 4"x6" glass plate negative from the Boston Studio Project collection.
Historical Notes
Daughter of Conrad Meister (1855-1919) and Susan Klein (1861-1943), who came to Bellwood, Nebraska, to deal in implements, harvesting machinery, and vehicles. They had four children: Sophia (who died at age fifteen), Rosa (Stemper), Julia (Menier) and Conrad who married Mae Schmit.
