Mary A. Nesbitt
Dublin Core
Title
Mary A. Nesbitt
Subject
Biography
Mary A. Nesbitt
Photo File: Biography
Optometrist
Greider Cafeteria
South Dakota
VanDeventer of Decatur, IL.
Mary A. Nesbitt
Photo File: Biography
Optometrist
Greider Cafeteria
South Dakota
VanDeventer of Decatur, IL.
Description
Photography of Miss Mary A. Nesbitt; (died 5/8/1937). First Woman optometrist in Illinois. She practiced optometry for 32 years before she retired in 1925. About 1907 she went to South Dakota and homesteaded for awhile. She came back to Decatur and opened an office in 1908. Her birthplace and home for many years was at the corner of N. Main and W. William Streets which is now occupied by the Greider Cafeteria. Photo by VanDeventer of Decatur. Ran in the Decatur Herald 9/2/1925.
Creator
VanDeventer Studio of Decatur, IL.
Source
Photo File: Biography - Nesbitt, Miss Mary A.
Publisher
Decatur Herald, Decatur, IL.
Decatur Public Library, Decatur, IL.
Decatur Public Library, Decatur, IL.
Date
9/2/1925
Contributor
Mary A. Nesbitt
Rights
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Relation
none
Format
.jpg
Language
English
Type
photograph
Identifier
BIO289
Coverage
Biography, Mary A. Nesbitt, Photo File: Biography, Optometrist, Homesteaded in South Dakota, N. Main and W. William St., Greider Cafeteria, Decatur, IL. VanDeventer of Decatur.
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
photograph
Physical Dimensions
4 x 6"
Collection
Citation
VanDeventer Studio of Decatur, IL., “Mary A. Nesbitt,” Decatur Public Library Local History Photo Collection, accessed April 26, 2024, http://omeka.decaturlibrary.org/items/show/2253.