A 4"x6" glass plate negative, full figure wedding portrait photograph of Ben and Katherine Homan, Route 4, Bellwood, Nebraska. Ben is wearing a dark three-piece suit with a boutonniere on his lapel, white shirt, knotted tie and high-top shoes, sitting in an ornately carved wooden chair with a high back. Katerine is wearing a floor-length, long sleeve dress with gored skirt, front skirt panel edged with top stitching and covered buttons and side panels with knife pleats from hip to hem with angled wide lace trim, contour cinch belt with decorative chain, gathered bodice with sheer fabric bodice insert and high-stand collar, three graduated rows of white beads hanging across the bodice with corsage pinned to one side and floor-length tulle veil with headpiece of small white silk flowers, standing in front of a painted backdrop.
Thorpe Opera House Foundation/Boston Studio Project
Local Accession Number
00C00070001
Source
Original format: 4"x6" glass plate negative from the Boston Studio Project collection.
Historical Notes
Wedding photo of Ben and Katherine Homan. Benjamin H. Homan was born May 7, 1884, in the Octavia, Nebraska, area. He was the tenth child born to John B. and Mary Markus Homan. Benjaman married Katherine Steiner November 22, 1901. They lived and farmed near Bellwood on the Nicholas Steiner property. They raised nine children: Nicholas, Arthur, Esther, Benjamin, John, Edna, Mary, Delores & George. They eventually moved to David City where Benjamin owned and operated the Homan Appliance store that was located on David City's main business square.
