A 4"x6" glass plate negative, formal studio portrait of Alfred Etting. Alfred is dressed in 3-piece suit and figured bow tie, sitting in a chair with one arm resting on the back of the chair and his hand in his suit pocket; the other hand is resting in his lap. He has a large, dark handle-bar mustache and is wearing a lapel-pin and pocket watch with watch-chain and pin.
Thorpe Opera House Foundation/Boston Studio Project
Local Accession Number
00A05950000
Source
Original format: 4"x6" glass plate negative from the Boston Studio Project collection.
Historical Notes
Alfred was the father of Ruth Etting, the singer and actress. He was married to Winifred Kleinham, who died Mary 16, 1901, at 26 years of age. He married again in 1913. Alfred is buried in the David City Cemetery.
