click zoom to display a high-res image
Aunt Nellie
Image
Group portrait, with Stuart, center, and Frank B. Fargo Jr. posing with their "Aunt Nellie," Helen Farnsworth Mears. The boys are wearing jackets and neckties; Mears is wearing a dark patterned blouse with a bow at her neck.
1913
Publication Information
| Date Created | 1913 |
|---|
Physical Description
| Format | Image |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 11 x 9 cm |
Collection Information
| Source Collection | Louise Mears Fargo family album, circa 1917 |
|---|---|
| Call Number | PH 5039.42 |
Copyright Information
| Copyright Status | NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES |
|---|---|
| Rights Holder | Wisconsin Historical Society |
W0141IM
WHi 125763
Image
Digital Collections
Explore more than 100,000 collection items online through the Society’s digital collections. For over two decades, we’ve been scanning, photographing, and digitizing materials from our collections, creating a rich and growing digital archive that brings history closer to you.
The Wisconsin Historical Society offers an ever-growing digital collection. Digitized materials reflect the full range of items in the collections including photographs, letters, newsletters, films, posters, architectural drawings, menus, and ephemera.
Attribution
For a credit line: Wisconsin Historical Society, Creator, Title, Unique Identifier.
The Unique Identifier can be found at the top or bottom of the page for each item. The name of a downloaded file is NOT the unique identifier.
For bibliographic citations please consult the UW-Madison Libraries Citation Research Guide to ensure compliance with appropriate style guidelines.
Accessing Collections
The vast majority of the items in our collections are not online. The Society owns thousands of archival collections viewable in our Archives reading room. To view and conduct research in our collections, visit us in person.
Aunt Nellie
1913
Group portrait of Helen Farnsworth Mears posing with her nephews Stuart Fargo, center, and Frank Fargo Jr. They are reading a book together. Mears is wearing a dark blouse with a bow at her neck.
Louise Mears Fargo and Her Children
1914
Louise Mears Fargo (1866-1925) posing for a profile, three-quarter length standing portrait beside the front porch of the family home on Mulberry Street. She is wearing a striped dress with long ja...
Fargo Family at Lake
1889
A family posing in an open carriage pulled by a matched team of horses on the shore of Rock Lake near Lake Mills. A handwritten caption identifies the family members as "Grandma [Elizabeth Farnswor...
Three Sisters
1903
An informal head and shoulders portrait of Helen Farnsworth Mears (1872-1916), left, and her sisters Louise Morilla Mears Fargo (1866-1925), center, and Mary M. Mears (1870-1943). The photograph is...
Frank B. Fargo
December 1914
A seated head and shoulders studio portrait of Lake Mills businessman Frank B. Fargo at age 68. He is wearing a suit with vest and necktie with stickpin. There is a handkerchief in his jacket pocket.
Fargo Family and Friend
February 1918
From left, Frank B. Fargo, Jr. posing with his parents, Louise Mears and Frank B. Fargo, and Edw. Webster near the porch of the Fargo family home. Webster is wearing a Navy uniform with hat and pea...
