A 4"x6" glass plate negative, full figure wedding portrait of Frank and Julia Adamy, David City, Nebraska. Frank is wearing a dark three-piece suit, a watch chain hanging from the breast pocket and boutonniere pinned to his lapel, white shirt and white bow tie, standing beside Julia who is seated on a corner chair holding a bouquet. Julia is wearing wire-rimmed glasses, floor-length white dress with fitted bodice and sleeves, gored skirt with panel of tucked fabric down the center front, lace accents on the bodice and high-stand collar, a corsage pinned to her bodice, white shoes with white ribbon bows and floor-length tulle veil with headpiece decorated with white silk flowers.
Thorpe Opera House Foundation/Boston Studio Project
Local Accession Number
00B09400002
Source
Original format: 4"x6" glass plate negative from the Boston Studio Project collection.
Historical Notes
Julia Henggeler was born February 22, 1888, near Bellwood, Nebraska, to Mr. & Mrs. Fred Heneggler. Frank Adamy was born February 21, 1886, to Nick and Catherine Adamy and attended school at St. Francis Academy in Columbus, Nebraska. Frank and Julia were married November 10, 1909. They farmed near Bellwood and later moved to the town of Bellwood where Frank worked in the oil business. They raised five children: Francis, Robert, Leo, Leonard and Delores. Frank died May 14, 1963, and Julia died July 24, 1969.
