A 4"x6" glass plate negative, portrait photograph of Agnes and Christina Hilger, David City, Nebraska. Christina is wearing a white dress with vertical tucks sewn down the long sleeves, a row of tiny seed buttons up the center back, a black velvet stand collar and belt, a corsage and watch pinned to her bodice and three white flowers with ribbon trim pinned into her dark hair. She is sitting in an upholstered chair, in profile to the camera, facing her sister, whose arm is resting on the arm of her chair. Agnes is wearing a sheer, white dress with small flowers embroidered on the bodice, fabric ruffle outlining the bodice, sheer long sleeves and stand collar with a watch and corsage pinned to her bodice and three flowers with ribbon trim pinned in her hair. They are posed in front of a painted backdrop with an open casement window.
Thorpe Opera House Foundation/Boston Studio Project
Local Accession Number
00043260002
Source
Original format: 4"x6" glass plate negative from the Boston Studio Project collection.
Historical Notes
Agnes and Christina Hilger were the two youngest daughters of John and Florence Hilger. Agnes was born in Missouri, July 1881. Agnes married Allen B. Smith. Christine was born in Missouri, September 23, 1877, and died May 25, 1968, in David City, Nebraska, where she is buried in St. Mary's cemetery.
