A 4"x6" glass plate negative, full figure portrait photograph of Mary Kobza, daughter of Joseph Kobza, Ulysses, Nebraska, wearing a double-breasted suit with watch chain and cross hanging from the buttonhole and tucked into the breast pocket with white handkerchief, short pants, white shirt, black bow tie, black leggings and high-top shoes, standing next to a small wooden table with one hand resting on a stuffed animal sitting on the table, beside a small wooden chair, in front of a painted backdrop.
Thorpe Opera House Foundation/Boston Studio Project
Local Accession Number
00C03360000
Source
Original format: 4"x6" glass plate negative from the Boston Studio Project collection.
Historical Notes
Mary A. Kobza was born in Dwight, Nebraska, December 16, 1903, to Joseph and Annastazie Shonka Kobza. Mary was one of six children. Her parents farmed southeast of Ulysses. She married William J. Bartek, May 23, 1927, at Dwight Assumption Church, Dwight. They raised four children. Mary died May 5, 1967.
