A 3"x4" glass plate negative, bust portrait photograph of Grover Eberly, David City, Nebraska, with Mr. Fenlon and Mr. Swartz. Grover is wearing a striped, double-breasted suit with a pen in the breast pocket, white shirt, figured knotted tie and a soft, wool cap, a cigar in his mouth. A man standing next to him with his elbow resting on Grover's shoulder is wearing a dark double-breasted suit, white shirt with the collar up, dark knotted tie and wool cap, a cigar in his mouth. Another man is standing behind them wearing a dark coat and shirt, a black wide-brimmed felt hat and cigar in his mouth, standing in front of a painted backdrop featuring an ivy-covered column.
Thorpe Opera House Foundation/Boston Studio Project
Local Accession Number
00096390001
Source
Original format: 3"x4" glass plate negative from the Boston Studio Project collection.
Historical Notes
Grover Eberly was born December 19, 1890, in Octavia, Nebraska, to Lawrens and Sarah Eberly. He was married several times (Mary and Gladys) and had a daughter, Margaret Ann. He worked as a druggist and owned a drug store in Sheridan County, Nebraska, for several decades. Grover died January, 1945.
