An 8"x10" glass plate negative, full figure portrait photograph of Cassie Eberly, David City, Nebraska, wearing wire-rimmed glasses, ankle-length satin dress with wrap-around, full length closure, A-line skirt with fringe-trimmed panel sewn in an arc around the skirt, fringe edging the wide shawl collar and elbow-length sleeves, self-fabric under blouse with round neck, necklace, wide-brimmed black hat with black and multi-colored feathers and black ribbon, standing next to an arm chair with carved back, one hand resting on the chair back, in front of a painted backdrop.
Thorpe Opera House Foundation/Boston Studio Project
Local Accession Number
00D05000000
Source
Original format: 8"x10" glass plate negative from the Boston Studio Project collection.
Historical Notes
Cassandra Eberly was born in Illinois in 1876, the daughter of L.J. (Lavannas) and Sarah Strickler Eberly. Cassie married William Hahn at Octavia, Nebraska, January 21, 1898. William was a farmer in Bone Creek Township, Butler County, Nebraska. They had one daughter, Alice, who died in childhood. Cassie died in 1965 and is buried beside her husband and daughter in the Edholm Cemetery, in rural Butler County, Nebraska.
