Mead family gathers, Elliott vicinity, 1900

Item Overview

Title

Mead family gathers, Elliott vicinity, 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

L to R Back row: unidentified man, William Mead, two unidentified people. Sitting: Daniel Mead, Lucille Adeline West Mead, three unidentified women, Petrinella Brydolf. Front row: Edith Parsons, Fannie Mead Biddick, Walter Biddick, Grace Biddick.
Mead family gathers. Daniel Mead holds a paper. There is a snack on the floor in front of Grace Biddick, along with a box and papers. Nella Brydolf reads a book. There are paintings hanging on the wall and a piece of furniture is in the back left corner.
Lucille Adeline West Mead was the sister of H. H. West's father. Daniel Mead was her husband, and Fannie Mead Biddick and William Mead were their children. Grace and Walter Biddick were Fannie's children. Edith Parsons (Edith Louise Parsons Pettitt) was H. H. West's first cousin once removed. Nella Brydolf (Petrinella Jane Brydolf) was H. H. West's first cousin.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 667. East. Red Oak, Iowa. Meads farm. Sept. 1900. Working the road with a scraper. H. H. West churning at the rear of the house. Uncle Daniel Mead with scythe. Other not identified. Grace Biddick feeding a calf. A family group in the Mead home. At left are Uncle Dan Mead and Aunt Lucy seated. Standing behind with derby is Will Mead. Nell Brydolf seated at extreme right. Also are Walter and Grace Biddick. Others not identified. 5 negatives.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Names

Biddick, Walter William, 1889-1947
Mead, Lucille Adeline West, 1841-1922
Brydolf, Petrinella Jane, 1862-1947
Mead, Daniel, 1836-1924
Mead, William P., 1871-1906
Pettitt, Edith Louise Parsons, 1879-1956
Biddick, Grace, b. 1892 or 93
Biddick, Fannie Mead, 1868-1954

Location

Iowa--Elliott

Resource type

still image