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Elizabeth Farnsworth Mears
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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 length dress with full skirt and sleeves. There is light-colored trim at the neck and wrists. Her left forearm is resting on the back of a chair. Mears moved to Wisconsin as a child from her home state of Massachusetts and lived most of her adult life in Oshkosh. She was an author who published under the pen name Nellie Wildwood. Her three daughters were sculptor Helen Farnsworth Mears, author Mary Mears, and illustrator (The Beautiful Land of Nod) Louise Mears Fargo.
1860
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Elizabeth Farnsworth Mears
1905
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 lo...
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...
Polly Harrison
1890
A photographic copy of a head and shoulders oil painting of Polly Harrison. She is wearing a bonnet with lace trim and a ribbon tied under her chin. Her dress also has lace trim at the collar. A...
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.
Poem and Watercolor Paintings on Album Page
1900
An original poem and watercolor paintings of colored maple leaves, all by Louise Mears Fargo, decorate an album page with a photograph of her three children. The children are, from left, Stuart (18...
The Fargo Children
1906
The three children of Frank B. and Louise Mears Fargo standing and posing for a full-length studio portrait. They are, from left: Dorothy, age 12 years; Stuart, nine, and Frank six. The boys are we...
