3 1890s mounted photos of William Hopley's farm & cattle, Atlantic, Iowa

3 photos, the mounts on thick gray stock measure 6 x 5 inches, the photos measure 4 x 3 inches and show livestock. They are identified as being photos of William Hopley's farm in Atlantic IA. From an 1884 history of the area comes a biography of Hopley (1836-1908): "William Hopley, one of the prominent men of Atlantic township, came to Cass county in June 1858, and first located in Washington township. He was born in Cheshire, England, on the 1st of December, 1837. He came to America in 1854, and remained in Jersey City until 1858, when he came to Cass county. He soon after established a dairy having about thirty cows. On the day of Lincoln's assassination, which occurred on the 14th of April, 1865, he came to Atlantic township, and settled on section 32. He purchased one hundred and twenty acres of land, and has since added six hundred and thirty acres of land, and is doing a thriving and successful business. He devotes most of his attention to stock raising and dealing in high graded Shorthorns. He has now one hundred and fifty to two hundred head of cattle, and has a large number of hogs. He built his present residence in 1876, and now has one of the best farms in the township. Mr. Hopley was married near Burlington, Iowa, in February, 1864, to Mattie Okell, also a native of England. She died on the 9th of April, 1884, leaving seven children to mourn her loss." Very good. Item #H30548

Price: $30.00