A 4"x6" plate glass negative, portrait photograph of Sarah Brokaw. The woman is wearing a v-neck, polka-dot dress with pin-tucked bodice and sleeves with a wide belt. She is wearing a bracelet and the dress is accented with a white bodice insert and neck scarf which is secured with a brooch under the chin. She is wearing a large-brimmed hat trimmed with ribbons, ostrich feathers and attached, dotted veil that extends over her face. She is standing in front of a painted backdrop of trees.
Thorpe Opera House Foundation/Boston Studio Project
Local Accession Number
00007680000
Source
Original format: 4"x6" glass plate negative from the Boston Studio Project collection.
Historical Notes
Sarah Brokaw was the wife of George W. Brokaw of St. Louis, Missouri. She was born in Illinois, August 1869. Her husband was a traveling salesman. She had one son, Franz, born in 1890.
