A 4"x6" glass plate negative, full figure portrait photograph of John "Sid" Lawver and Guy Powell. One man is wearing overalls with the knees ripped, over boots, hip-length coat with dark fur collar and wool cap, smoking a "corncob" pipe, leaning on a shovel. The other man is wearing work pants, dark double-breasted jacket, work shirt and wool cap, smoking a pipe, leaning on a shovel.
Thorpe Opera House Foundation/Boston Studio Project
Local Accession Number
00B08360000
Source
Original format: 4"x6" glass plate negative from the Boston Studio Project collection.
Historical Notes
Sidney Lawver was born in Butler County, Nebraska, in 1893 to Samuel and Mary Lawver. Both Sidney and his father worked for the railroad. The Boston Studio Ledger entry for the photo lists "John Lawver and Guy Powell" but Census records show that it was probably "Sid Lawver" rather than "John Lawver". Guy Powell was born in Nebraska in 1893 to John and Mabel Powell.
