A 4"x6" glass plate negative, full figure portrait photograph of Lydia Runyon, daughter of E. L. Runyon, David City, Nebraska, wearing a white cotton dress with satin ribbon belt at the waist of the gathered skirt, gathered bodice and elbow-length sleeves, white socks and black shoes with ankle straps, sitting on a small wooden stool with her back to the camera, looking to one side, arranging silk flowers in a vase sitting on a wooden table in front of her, her long hair combed out over her back.
Thorpe Opera House Foundation/Boston Studio Project
Local Accession Number
00C04110001
Source
Original format: 4"x6" glass plate negative from the Boston Studio Project collection.
Historical Notes
Lydia Runyon was born December 7, 1897, to Edward and Nellie Runyon. Her father operated the Peoples Banner newspaper in David City, Nebraska. Lydia married Floyd Vernon. According to the 1930 census, Lydia and Floyd were living in Nebraska City, Nebraska. They raised three children: Renee, Thomas and Dennis. Some time after 1930, she married Harold Shrader. Lydia died May 27, 1983, and is buried in the David City Cemetery.
