A 3"x4" glass plate negative, bust portrait photograph of Jennie Ball, wife of William Ball, David City, Nebraska, wearing a dress of sheer white fabric with small vertical pin tucks down the long sleeves and across the bodice yoke, sheer plain-fabric bodice gathered onto a sweetheart contoured seam across the bodice edged with tiny fabric ruffle, shoulder straps outlined with small ruffle, stiff high-stand collar trimmed with lace and edged with tiny fabric ruffle, a watch chain around her neck.
Thorpe Opera House Foundation/Boston Studio Project
Local Accession Number
00036950000
Source
Original format: 3"x4" glass plate negative from the Boston Studio Project collection.
Historical Notes
Jennie Wilgus Ball was born December 7, 1879, in West Liberty, Iowa. After her marriage, she was active in OWLS Club and the Women's Society of Christian Service. She died July 15, 1964.
