John and Elizabeth Mears Family Home | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society

Photograph

John and Elizabeth Mears Family Home

John and Elizabeth Mears Family Home | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society
View from street of a two-story wood frame house, with open front porch shaded by trees. There is a plank sidewalk in front and a curved plank walk leading to the front steps. It is identified in a handwritten caption as "Mother's home Oshkosh Wis — Polk St. where she lived from 9 yrs. until she married 1893." "Mother" refers to Louise Mears Fargo, the daughter of (Mary) Elizabeth Farnsworth Mears and John Hall Mears. The Mears' had two other daughters, sculptor Helen Farnsworth Mears and author Mary Mears. Elizabeth Mears was a poet whose work was published under the pen name Nellie Wildwood. Polk Street has been renamed Parkway Avenue.
DESCRIPTION
View from street of a two-story wood frame house, with open front porch shaded by trees. There is a plank sidewalk in front and a curved plank walk leading to the front steps. It is identified in a handwritten caption as "Mother's home Oshkosh Wis — Polk St. where she lived from 9 yrs. until she married 1893." "Mother" refers to Louise Mears Fargo, the daughter of (Mary) Elizabeth Farnsworth Mears and John Hall Mears. The Mears' had two other daughters, sculptor Helen Farnsworth Mears and author Mary Mears. Elizabeth Mears was a poet whose work was published under the pen name Nellie Wildwood. Polk Street has been renamed Parkway Avenue.
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:125902
Creation Date:circa 1910
Creator Name:Unknown
City:Oshkosh
County:Winnebago
State:Wisconsin
Collection Name:Louise Mears Fargo family album, circa 1917
Genre:Photograph
Original Format Type:photographic print, b&w
Original Format Number:PH 5039.48
Original Dimensions:9 x 6 inches
SUBJECTS
Columns
Windows
Trees
Architecture, Domestic
Lawns
Porches
Neighborhoods
Sidewalks
Outdoor photography
Streets

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