Frances Burke as an Older Woman

This photograph is a portrait of an older Frances Burke, a Presbyterian missionary and teacher in Toquerville, Utah. Miss Burke is facing forward, but looking away from the camera. Her hair appears to be graying and is pulled up into a bun on top of her head. She is wearing a dark top with a high collar and a large broche in the center of the collar. There are pleats in the top starting just below the bottom of the collar and lightly colored buttons down the front.The photograph is mounted on a gray mat and "Rance Photo Co. Salt Lake" is embossed in the bottom left hand corner of the photograph. At the top on the back of the mat "Miss Burke" is handwritten in pencil. It is in good condition except for some scratches on the front of the photograph surface. The broach she is wearing in the photograph appears to be the same one she was wearing in photograph no. 133 of the Giovale Library collection. Burke was a Presbyterian missionary and teacher for over forty years in Toquerville, Utah. For further information about her see: Brimhall, Sandra D. and David A. Hales. "Frances Burke: Toquerville Presbyterian missionary. Utah Historical Quarterly. Vol. 72, No. 2 (Summer 2004) pp. 156-166 Paden, William M. "The Postmistress of Toquerville." The Presbyterian. November 2, 1927, p. 67 Frances R. Burke Collection. Archives, Giovale Library, Westminster College. Salt Lake City Uta