A 4"x5" glass plate negative, bust portrait photograph of Olivee Milner, David City, Nebraska. The little girl is sitting bare-chested behind a black drape with a bouquet of daisies in her arms and a bracelet on each wrist.
Thorpe Opera House Foundation/Boston Studio Project
Local Accession Number
00040920003
Source
Original format: 4"x5" glass plate negative from the Boston Studio Project collection.
Historical Notes
Olivee Milner was born in Nebraska, January 10, 1900, the daughter of Carwood and Hester (Ester) Milner. Her father was a farmer in Butler County, Nebraska, when the photo was taken. Later the family moved to Canton, Ohio, where her father was the proprietor of a cigar store. She married Clay McCoy, who worked in an auto supply store, and they lived with her parents. Olivee died October 29, 1990, in Canton, Ohio.
