A 4"x6" glass plate negative, full-figure portrait photograph of Annie Meysenburg. She is wearing a white, floor-length, long-sleeved dress with gathered bodice and ruffles on the bodice, sleeve caps, around the wrists and jewel neckline. There is a cap of small flowers on her head, a watch pinned to her bodice and several necklaces around her neck. She is wearing fingerless gloves, holding a bible to face the camera, standing in front of a painted backdrop with a large, Victorian house, lake, forest, path and dark, brooding sky.
Thorpe Opera House Foundation/Boston Studio Project
Local Accession Number
00026020002
Source
Original format: 4"x6" glass plate negative from the Boston Studio Project collection.
Historical Notes
Annie was born November 22, 1875, to Jacob and Elizabeth Schmit Demuth. She married Nicholas Meysenburg, January 19, 1897. They raised seven children: Anna, Fred, Edith, Richard, Alfred, Lewis & Joseph. Their son, Nicholas, died at two years of age. Annie's husband, Nicholas, served as a Representative in the state legislature in 1915 and 1917 and was running for a third term when he died October 15, 1926. Annie died January 29, 1965. Annie and her husband are both buried in St. Mary's Cemetery in David City, Nebraska.
