Mertz children ready for Fourth of July

Title

Mertz children ready for Fourth of July

Description

Black and white image of three young girls standing with a car covered almost entirely decorated in greenery. Two girls in light colored dresses, one with a large bow in her short hair stand beside the car. Another girl standing in the car wears a crowned and a sleeveless robe with a rope belt. She leans against a pole holding a United States flag. In the background behind two trees is a small shingle-style house with a porch and a delivery truck with a man sitting in the driver's seat.
[back] [pen] [pen] Marguerite, Maryellen, Vesta - Charles Mertz (in truck.) Approx. - summer 1921 for 4th of July parade. [pencil] 4.30 So. 14. 1 - 50. N. G.

Date Created

1921-07

Subject

Parades
Photography of children
Costume
Patriotism
Holidays
Mertz, Charles
Elliott, Marguerite (Mertz)
Mertz, Maryellen
Mertz, Vesta
Genealogy & Family History
Cultural Studies

Place

Forest Grove, Oregon

Medium

gelatin silver prints

Language

English

Identifier

WCMpic_015166

Rights

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Source

Robert L. Benson Research Library, Five Oaks Museum

Type

Still Image

Collection