A 4"x6" glass plate negative, full figure portrait photograph of Henrietta Gould, Bellwood, Nebraska, wearing a knee-length, white cotton dress with short puff sleeves and jewel neckline, the skirt gathered onto the below-the-waist seam with black leggings and dark shoes with buckles and ribbon ties, standing with one hand on her hip, on a dark, fur rug in front of a painted backdrop.
Thorpe Opera House Foundation/Boston Studio Project
Local Accession Number
00038850000
Source
Original format: 4"x6" glass plate negative from the Boston Studio Project collection.
Historical Notes
Henrietta was born in Bellwood, Nebraska, September 8, 1896, to George S. and Ella Armstrong Gould. Her father was a banker in Bellwood and built the first steam elevator in the city. Her first husband was George Johnson. Her second spouse was Leland Littlefied, with whom she had two sons. Henrietta died January 11, 1983, in Sonoma County, California.
