An 8"x10" glass plate negative, photograph of the Henry Rathje home, Rt. 3, Shelby, Nebraska. The 2 1/2 story, wood frame house with 3rd floor dormer windows is topped with two chimneys, lightning rods, a large first-floor porch with railing and wide wooden steps with a second-story balcony with wood railing serving as a canopy. Several bushes are next to the foundation and a few small trees are enclosed in a large yard, surrounded by an iron and wood-post fence. Mrs. Rathje, wearing a floor-length, long-sleeve dark dress is climbing the front porch steps. Henry, wearing dark slacks, shirt, vest and derby hat is walking through the gate.
Thorpe Opera House Foundation/Boston Studio Project
Local Accession Number
00A09400000
Source
Original format: 8"x10" glass plate negative from the Boston Studio Project collection.
Historical Notes
Henry Rathje was born in Germany circa 1857. His wife, Thelma, was born in Germany circa 1858. They immigrated to the United States in 1884 and lived on a farm near Shelby, Nebraska, in Polk County, Hackberry Township.
