A 4"x6" glass plate negative, full-figure portrait photograph of John A. and Mabel Boston. The man is wearing a moustache, three-piece suit, white shirt and bow tie. He is seated in a large wooden chair, holding a long wooden cane in one hand. The woman is standing beside him, resting one elbow on the back of his chair. She is wearing a dark, floor-length, button-front, gathered skirt and a long-sleeved white blouse with eyelet inserts on the bodice and ruffle-trimmed collar and cuffs. She is wearing a chain-link bracelet, a watch pinned to her bodice and a brooch at the neckline.
Thorpe Opera House Foundation/Boston Studio Project
Local Accession Number
00B05910000
Source
Original format: 4"x6" glass plate negative from the Boston Studio Project collection.
Historical Notes
John was married in Butler County, Pennsylvania. He lived in Illinois, Iowa and Rushville, Nebraska, and moved to David City in 1891. He was a Civil War veteran and father of Harvey L. Boston, founder of the Boston Studio. He died in 1913.
