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.

Identifier

WCMpic_013413

Creator

McAdam, [?], Webster City, Iowa

Subject

Photography of children

Fashion

Children's clothing

Blassing, Myrtle (Brown)

Genealogy & Family History

Spatial Coverage

Webster City, Iowa

Language

English

Date Created

circa 1885-1895

Date

1885/1895

Medium

cabinet photographs

Rights

Online access to this image is for research and educational purposes only. To inquire about permissions, order a reproduction, or for more information, please contact the Five Oaks Museum at Research@FiveOaksMuseum.org.

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Type

Still Image

Source

Washington County Museum