Historical Object
Album Page with Pussy Willows
| Two photographs featuring Louise Mears (Mrs. Frank B.) Fargo holding her son Stuart are mounted on an album page decorated with hand-painted pussy willow twigs. In the upper photograph, Louise is wearing a summer dress and there are leaves on the trees. There are two buildings in the background. In the lower photograph, Louise is seated, with Stuart on her lap, on a low pillar at the foot of the stairs leading to the front porch of the Fargo home. Her daughter Dorothy is sitting on the steps beside an unidentified woman. A second unidentified woman is standing to the left of Louise. The women and Dorothy are wearing winter coats and hats; Stuart is bundled against the cold. |
| Image ID: | 124905 |
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| Creation Date: | circa 1899 |
| Creator Name: | Fargo, Louise Mears |
| City: | Lake Mills |
| County: | Jefferson |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | Louise Mears Fargo family album, circa 1917 |
| Genre: | Historical Object |
| Original Format Type: | object |
| Original Format Number: | PH 5039.6 |
| Original Dimensions: | 13 x 10.5 inches |
| The two unidentified women may be Louise's sisters, Mary M. and Helen Farnsworth Mears. |
| Coats |
| Dresses |
| Painting |
| Clothing and dress |
| Stairs |
| Ephemera |
| Children |
| Hairstyles |
| Mothers |
| Outdoor photography |
| Women |
| Porches |
| Hats |
| Skirts |
| Architecture, Domestic |
| This image is issued by the Wisconsin Historical Society. Use of the image requires written permission from the staff of the Collections Division. It may not be sold or redistributed, copied or distributed as a photograph, electronic file, or any other media. The image should not be significantly altered through conventional or electronic means. Images altered beyond standard cropping and resizing require further negotiation with a staff member. The user is responsible for all issues of copyright. Please Credit: Wisconsin Historical Society. |
| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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