Edith Parsons and Nella Brydolf pose together, Burlington, 1900

Item Overview

Title

Edith Parsons and Nella Brydolf pose together, Burlington, 1900

Photographer

West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958

Date Created

September 1900

Date

1900-09

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

Edith Parsons and Nella Brydolf pose together. Both women wear hats. Brydolf holds another hat in her hand. There are trees, houses, and a fence in the background.
Nella Brydolf (Petrinella Jane Brydolf) was the daughter of Fanny Jane West Brydolf and H. H. West's first cousin. Edith Parsons (Edith Louise Parsons Pettitt) was Nella Brydolf's niece and H. H. West's first cousin once removed.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 247. Burlington, Iowa, September 1900. Walter Biddick drinking pop from bottle. L to R: [Handwritten:] Edith ["Daisy (?)" crossed out] Parsons, Will Biddick, Fanny [sic] Mead Biddick. L to R: [Handwritten:] Edith ["Daisy" crossed out] Parsons, Nella Brydolf in Nell's room. L to R: [Handwritten:] Edith ["Daisy" crossed out] Parsons, Nella Brydolf. Her name maybe [handwritten:] Edith ["Louise" crossed out] Parsons - Not sure. 3 negatives.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Names

Brydolf, Petrinella Jane, 1862-1947
Pettitt, Edith Louise Parsons, 1879-1956

Location

Iowa--Burlington

Resource type

still image