A 4"x6" glass plate negative, full figure portrait photograph of Edith Margaret Boston, David City, Nebraska. She is wearing a white, knee-length dress with gathered skirt, elbow-length sleeves and stand collar, white tights and white shoes with ribbon ties. She is standing with her hands clasped in front, a large white ribbon bow in her hair, in front of a wooden bench with carved back and a painted backdrop with a fringed, figured drape.
Thorpe Opera House Foundation/Boston Studio Project
Local Accession Number
BOS0002000a
Source
Original format: 4"x6" glass plate negative from the Boston Studio Project collection.
Historical Notes
Edith was the daughter of Harvey L. Boston, founder of the Boston Studio. An accomplished portrait photographer, Edith took over management of the Boston Studio in 1927, after Harvey's death. She married Anton Proskovec in 1941 and moved to Omaha but commuted to David City on a regular basis and continued to run the studio. In 1945, she trained her brother-in-Law, A.C. "Prof" Hurlbert, to take over the business. She died in 1986.
