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Children and Their Pets

Date: 12 05 1950
Description: Brothers Jim, age 13, and John Gannon, age 10, gazing upon their small pet alligator named "Friday" that they received a year and a half previous from New ...
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Children and Their Pets

Date: 12 05 1950
Description: Arthur Wegner Jr., age 13, and siblings Anne, 6, and Dick, 10, looking down into an aquarium containing their 200 pet guppies as Dick is hugging the boys d...
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Two Women Examining a Starfish

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Description: Cabinet card of two women sitting at a table examining a starfish and other underwater specimens using magnifiers. Open books appear on the table, probably...
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Car Wash Octopus

Date: 10 2013
Description: A rotating sculpture of a smiling octopus on a sign for "Octopus Car Wash." The octopus is holding a bucket, washcloths, and a squeegee in its arms.
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Mermaid at Home

Date: 05 10 2015
Description: Several figurines, starfish, and shells sitting on top of a lace runner on an end table. The figurines include: a young boy carrying two pails of milk, two...

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