A 4"x5" glass plate negative, full figure portrait photograph of Ida Dworak, David City, Nebraska, wearing a floor-length dress with wide flounce at the hemline of the gored skirt, dark belt, draped bodice with v-neck and leg-o-mutton sleeves, white under blouse with high-stand collar, standing with a dark coat draped over one arm, the other arm holding open a tall gate of wooden pickets, beside the vine-covered fence and arbor.
Thorpe Opera House Foundation/Boston Studio Project
Local Accession Number
BSN05370000
Source
Original format: 4"x5" glass plate negative from the Boston Studio Project collection.
Historical Notes
Ida McGargill was born January 12, 1875, in Cascade, Iowa. She married Edward J. Dworak and spent the rest of her life in David City, Nebraska, where Edward worked as a banker. She and Edward had five children: Gloria, Edward, Imogene, John and Kathleen. She died November 9, 1955, and is buried in St. Mary's Cemetery in David City.
