Portrait of Myrtle Brown Blassing
Title
Portrait of Myrtle Brown Blassing
Description
Sepia-toned portrait of a young girl in a short suit dress standing with one arm on a covered table. She wears a knee-length pleated skirt with a jacket and a buttoned vest beneath a broad lace collar, all with matching ribbon trim. Her hair is long, pulled back on top and draped over her shoulder. She wears bracelets on both wrists, black stockings, and button up shoes. Myrtle Brown later married August Blassing and lived with her husband in Washington County for approximately forty years.
[front] [stamped] McAdams, Webster City, Iowa. [back] Myrtle Brown Blassing.
Creator
McAdam, [?], Webster City, Iowa
Date Created
circa 1885-1895
Subject
Photography of children
Fashion
Children's clothing
Blassing, Myrtle (Brown)
Genealogy & Family History
Place
Webster City, Iowa
Medium
cabinet photographs
Language
English
Identifier
WCMpic_013413
Rights
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Source
Robert L. Benson Research Library, Five Oaks Museum
Type
Still Image