A 4"x6" glass plate negative, full figure portrait photograph of Rosa, Conrad and Julia Meister, Bellwood, Nebraska. Julia is wearing a calf-length dress of print fabric, gored skirt with fitted waist belted with a ribbon tie and long-sleeve bodice with wide split collar edged in a contrasting ruffle and split to the waist in front, plaid under blouse with stiff, high-stand collar, sitting on a wicker bench on a dark fur rug. Conrad is standing beside her dressed in a checked three-piece suit with short pants, a pocket watch cord hanging from the vest buttonhole, white shirt, black leggings and high-top shoes. Rosa is standing behind them wearing a long-sleeve dress, the ends of her braided hair combed out and hanging over her shoulders, standing in front of a painted backdrop featuring an open casement window and flower-filled urn.
Thorpe Opera House Foundation/Boston Studio Project
Local Accession Number
00033280000
Source
Original format: 4"x6" glass plate negative from the Boston Studio Project collection.
Historical Notes
Children of Conrad Meister (1855-1919) and Susan Klein (1861-1943), who came to Bellwood, Nebraska, to deal in implements, harvesting machinery, and vehicles. They had four children: Sophia (who died at age fifteen), Rosa (Stemper), Julia (Menier) and Conrad who married Mae Schmit.
