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Elizabeth Farnsworth Mears
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A seated, full-length portrait in profile of Elizabeth Farnsworth Mears (1830-1907), early Wisconsin poet and author whose work was published under the pen name Nellie Wildwood. She is wearing a long black dress and is seated at a writing table. There is a small piece of folded paper with handwriting on it lying on the table. Boldly printed fabric covers the folding screen behind her. Born in Groton, Massachusetts, Elizabeth Mears lived most of her life in Oshkosh. In her old age she lived in Lake Mills and died there at the home of her daughter, Louise Mears Fargo.
1905
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Elizabeth Farnsworth Mears
1860
A photographic copy of an early, full-length studio portrait of Elizabeth Farnsworth Mears (1830-1907) standing in front of a painted backdrop with column behind her. She is wearing a dark floor le...
Grandmother Mears and Fargo Children
1900
Elizabeth Farnsworth Mears, seated in front of a folding screen, holding her grandson Frank Barber Fargo, age six months, on her lap. Stuart Fargo, age three years, is smiling at the camera. He is ...
Mears Family
1906
Five people posing in an automobile parked in front of a large frame house. The house is identified as the birthplace of Elizabeth Farnsworth Mears (1830-1907), an author and poet who lived most of...
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...
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...
