Outdoor family portrait of men and women at a 50th (Fiftieth) wedding anniversary gathering in a fenced yard in Rising Sun (Ohio County), Indiana. An elderly man and woman sit in wooden and wicker chairs. John W. Nelson wears a suit with a vest, a bow tie, and leather boots. Sabra Wade Nelson wears her hair in a bun, and she wears a long dress with long sleeves and a pleated bodice. Men and women, probably children of the seated couple, are identified as Mary, Harvy, Jesse, John, Robert, Tom, and Belle. Women wear long pleated skirts, blouses with puffed sleeves, and high, lace collars. Men wear suits, ties, and rounded or starched shirt collars.
Description
1 photographic print on card mount ; 28 x 36 cm. (11 x 14 in.)
Subject
Nelson, Jesse W.--Family; Nelson, Sabra--Family; Rising Sun (Ind.); Aged persons--Indiana--Rising Sun; Anniversaries--Indiana--Rising Sun; Families--Indiana--Rising Sun
Format-Medium
Photograph
Source
Conservation Collection, 11/91 transferred to WHD photos.
Rights Contact Information
Copyright restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History and Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library, at photosales@denverlibrary.org.
Reproduction Available for Purchase
Yes (digital reproduction)
Related Material
Image File: ZZR711001953
Notes
Condition: silvering.; Inked on verso: "John W. Nelson and Sabra (Wade) Nelson and family, Mary, Harvy, Jesse, John, Robt. Tom & Belle at golden wedding celebration, Rising Sun, Indiana, 1908."; Title penciled on verso.; R7110019531
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