A 4"x6" glass plate negative, bust-portrait wedding photograph of Paul and Pearl Albright, David City, Nebraska. The groom is wearing a dark suit with white shirt and knotted tie. The bride is wearing a white dress with high-stand collar and ruffled edging at the chin. The dress features a lace-trimmed bodice with tucks over the shoulder. The bride is wearing a chain and locket around her neck.
Thorpe Opera House Foundation/Boston Studio Project
Local Accession Number
00B01330001
Source
Original format: 4"x6" glass plate negative from the Boston Studio Project collection.
Historical Notes
Paul John Albright was born February 3, 1884, to John and Louisa Albright in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The family moved to Nebraska in 1886 and his father opened a jewelry store in downtown David City. He began working in his father's jewelry and music store at the age of ten. In 1901 and 1902 he attended the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston and later worked as a traveling salsman for his father. In 1908, he married Bertha Pearl Curry in David City. In 1912, he bought the jewelry business from his father. Paul was a member of many civic organizations and a 20-year member of the hospital board. Paul and Bertha had no children.
