A 4"x6" glass plate negative, portrait photograph of William W. Stowell and his granddaughter, Alice May Kendall. He is seated in an ornately-carved, wooden chair and the little girl is standing in the seat beside him. He is wearing a dark suit, white shirt and has a dark moustache and full beard. The little girl is wearing and long white dress with long sleeves, ruffles at the shoulder and hemline. She is wearing a necklace and has a white bow in her hair, which is parted at the side and pulled back from her face.
Thorpe Opera House Foundation/Boston Studio Project
Local Accession Number
00097950000
Source
Original format: 4"x6" glass plate negative from the Boston Studio Project collection.
Historical Notes
William Wallace Stowell was born December 1, 1853, in Rochester, Illinois. He died September 22, 1929, in David City, Butler County, Nebraska, and is buried in the David City Cemetery. Alice May, daughter of Lewis and Lydia Adella (Stowell) Kendall, was born December 18, 1904, in Surprise, Butler County, Nebraska. She died August 9, 1993, in Edwood, Gosper County, Nebraska.
