A 4"x6" glass plate negative, full figure portrait photograph of Louis Barcal, Linwood, Nebraska, wearing a dark suit, white shirt and knotted tie, standing with his arms on the back of an ornately carved, high-back wooden chair, in front of a painted backdrop.
Thorpe Opera House Foundation/Boston Studio Project
Local Accession Number
00C05320000
Source
Original format: 4"x6" glass plate negative from the Boston Studio Project collection.
Historical Notes
Louis Barcal was born in Linwood, Nebraska, December 18, 1889, to Frank and Mary Barcal. He married Tillie Dostal in 1912 and they had a son, Arnold. They lived in Bee, Nebraska, where Louis ran a pool hall. hey later moved to Merrick County, Nebraska, where Louis farmed.
