Mrs. Burke Photo
1924
Multnomah County, Oregon, United States
Black and white photographic portrait of Mrs. Burke, a younger middle-aged woman, leaning on a harp, holding a cloth rose. She is wearing a beaded, floor-length dress with an Edwardian cut.. People identified: Burke, W.R.
More about this item
- Description
- Black and white photographic portrait of Mrs. Burke, a younger middle-aged woman, leaning on a harp, holding a cloth rose. She is wearing a beaded, floor-length dress with an Edwardian cut.. People identified: Burke, W.R.
- Provenance
- First name unknown. This woman's husband, W. R. Burke, was an early jeweler in Gresham. He bought out F.W. Fieldhouse, Gresham's first jeweler, in 1912. He and his wife had previously lived in Clatskanie, where he was mayor before they moved to Gresham in 1912. From 1917 to 1918, he served on the Gresham City Council. The Burkes lived in Gresham for around 20 years before moving to Berkeley, CA.
- Date
- 1924
- Subject
- Portrait photographs
- Women
- Women's clothing
- Harps
- Location
- Multnomah County, Oregon, United States
- Rights
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
- Identifier
- ghs38
- Contributor
- Gresham Historical Society
- Extent
- Print, Photographic
- Type
- StillImage
Part of Mrs. Burke Photo
