A 4"x6" glass plate negative, portrait photograph of Henry Cox, David City, Nebraska. He is dressed in a dark suit and white high-stand collar shir. Cox is seated, holding a violin in one hand and the bow in the other hand, which is resting on his thigh.
Thorpe Opera House Foundation/Boston Studio Project
Local Accession Number
00B08310001
Source
Original format: 4"x6" glass plate negative from the Boston Studio Project collection.
Historical Notes
Henry Givens Cox was born November 6, 1879, in Pella, Iowa, to James and Luella Cox. He was a musician and taught music in Omaha, Nebraska. He married Queene Snow of David City, Nebraska, June 22, 1904. They were both accomplished musicians. Henry was an early conductor of the Omaha Symphony. Henry and his wife endowed the Cox-Snow Music Center (a 200-seat recital hall, rehearsal hall & classrooms) at Central College in Pella, Iowa. He died March 1966, in Iowa.
