Wieberts, Agnes E. Vought (1895-1953)
/Unidentified Photographer, Portrait Photograph of Agnes E. Vought
THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:
Photographer: unidentified. This portrait may have been taken in Humboldt County, Iowa, where Agnes Vought was born.
THE SITTER:
Name: Agnes E. Vought Wieberts. When this portrait was taken, the sitter would have been known by her birth name, Agnes E. Vought.
Description: According to the inscription on the back, this portrait of Agnes E. Vought was taken when she was 6 years old. She is seated and holds a doll in her lap. Agnes looks directly and intently into the camera. Her very long, abundant, wavy hair has been center-parted and gathered at each temple with a ribbon. She wears a child’s play smock with a large yoke decorated with diamond-shaped appliqué. The same appliqué appears on the cuff of her sleeves. It is notable that Agnes and her doll are similar in appearance and dress.
Biographical Note:
Family Affiliation: Agnes’s parents were Sumner S. Vought (1860-1946) and Ella Smith Vought (1863-1950). Sumner Vought was a partner in the early Santa Rosa Potter hardware store. Sumner Vought, his wife, Ella Smith Vought, and his father, Lawrence Vought (1825-1915) are buried in Shiloh Cemetery, Windsor, California. Agnes had three sisters. All three died in early childhood and were born and buried in Humboldt County Iowa. See the companion portrait of Agnes’s sister, Ruth R. Vought (1897-1902), in this archive. Agnes married Duvall (Dewey) Wieberts (d. 1943), and together they lived in Martinez, California where he managed a bicycle shop. The original of this portrait remains as donated to the PHL&M in the vintage Church Family album.
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THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: Cabinet card
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
Description, front: This portrait is set within a vertical oval and surrounded by a heathered, grey mat.
Description, back: Handwritten in pencil along the top edge is, “Agnes E. Vought 6 years old”.
Date: 1901
Condition: The front of this cabinet card is in good condition, but the periphery of the back side is stained.
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1979-425-03-p13-p8, Church Family Album
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