A 3"x4" glass plate negative, bust portrait photograph of Leonard Gruntorad, son of Anton Gruntorad, Bruno, Nebraska. The little boy is wearing a plaid, double-breasted wool suit coat, figured shirt, large plaid bow tied at the neck and a felt hat with wide brim.
Thorpe Opera House Foundation/Boston Studio Project
Local Accession Number
00092870000
Source
Original format: 3"x4" glass plate negative from the Boston Studio Project collection.
Historical Notes
Leonard was born November 3, 1899, to Anton and Mary Gruntorad. He married Emilie Emma Burianek, March 4, 1924. They had two daughters, Norma and Evelyn. Census records for 1920 and 1930 show the family living in Lancaster Co., Nebraska, where Leonard was a farmer. Leonard died in Lincoln, Nebraska, March, 1966.
