A 4"x6" glass plate negative, full-figure portrait photograph of Alice Brown and her baby brother, Homer. The little girl is wearing a knee-length, long-sleeved, high-necked, belted dress with a gathered, full skirt and dark stockings. The dress features several rows of light-colored piping on the bodice and belted waist with button trim. She and the baby are standing beside each other on a wooden chair. The baby is wearing a full-length, long sleeved white dress. hey are in front of a painted backdrop of ferns and palms.
Thorpe Opera House Foundation/Boston Studio Project
Local Accession Number
00B02410000
Source
Original format: 4"x6" glass plate negative from the Boston Studio Project collection.
Historical Notes
Alice and Homer Brown were the children of Abraham and Florence Brown. Alice was born in Nebraska in 1907 and Homer in 1908. According to 1910 census records, the family was living in Union Township, Butler County, Nebraska, where Abraham was listed as a farmer.
