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Shy Guy

Date: 02
Description: Crowned queen and king of Valentine's Day celebrate over a card.
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Guy Lombardo

Date: 01 16 1976
Description: Portrait of Guy Lombardo, bandleader of the Royal Canadians. He and his orchestra were famous for their traditional performance on New Year's Eve at the Wa...
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Woman and Baby Sitting by a Christmas Tree

Date: 01 03 1944
Description: Patricia Fitzpatrick and her mother Frances Risdon Fitzpatrick, seated by a Christmas tree with opened presents, including several stuffed animals. Patrici...
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Young Child with a Stuffed Rabbit

Date: 04 05 1944
Description: Whitney Mason Gould, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stevens Gould, 712 Rogers Street, with a stuffed rabbit illustrating traditional Easter gifts for children.
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Elinor Neckerman Stege and Son

Date: 05 10 1944
Description: Elinor Neckerman Stege, and her six month old son, Edward Richard "Ricky" Stege, Jr., posing for a Mother's Day portrait. The baby's father, "Ed" Stege, wa...
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Jane and Janet Brandenburg in Easter Outfits

Date: 03 27 1945
Description: Jane and Janet Brandenburg, twin daughters of Mr. and Mrs. (Marian) Harold Brandenburg, 4134 Hiawatha Drive, posing in their identical Easter outfits.
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Easter Bunny and Images of Children

Date: 04 01 1947
Description: An Easter bunny with balloons containing images of children's faces. In the top row, left to right, are: John Denslow Chapin, 13 months, son of William and...
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Connie Wear Hanging a May Basket

Date: 04 29 1947
Description: Connie Wear, 332 Lakewood Boulevard, hanging a bright green May Basket that she made in Marjorie Deakman's nursery school, Lakewood.
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Phyllis Berg and Richard Pigorsch, Youth Journal

Date: 02 04 1948
Description: Phyllis Berg plays Cupid with Richard Pigorsch in preparation for a Valentine's Day dance as an example of the various seasonal dances held by different hi...
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Dressed Up for Purim Holiday

Date: 1930
Description: The brother of Flora van Brink Hony Bader (nee Melkman), Harry Melkman, and a friend, are dressed up for Purim party; Amsterdam.
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Two Children Posing with Christmas Tree

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Description: Portrait of a boy and girl posed by a Christmas tree. The boy is sitting on a toy horse on the left and is wearing a military style hat and holding a toy g...
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St. Patrick's Day Portraits

Date: 03 07 1950
Description: A sprinkling of freckles gives an authentic Irish touch to the children of Mr.and Mrs. Thomas J. (Rosamund) Doran of 4117 Yuma Drive: twelve-year old Geral...
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St. Patrick's Day Portraits

Date: 03 07 1950
Description: 'Tis Irish they are for sure, begorra, these young lads, five-year old Richard, left, and his eleven-month old brother, Patrick, right. The boys are the so...
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St. Patrick's Day Portraits

Date: 03 07 1950
Description: This little Irish miss is 2 1/2-year old Sally Anne O'Malley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Connor (Mary) O'Malley, 202 South Allen Street.
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Easter Children

Date: 04 04 1950
Description: Barbara B. Conley, 4.5 months, is dressed for Easter in a white crepe coat and bonnet trimmed in Valenciennes lace. She is the daughter of Mr. Berton B. an...
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Easter Children, Virginia Ann Fenske

Date: 04 04 1950
Description: Virginia Ann Fenske is dressed in her yellow Easter ensemble with a frilly white blouse and a white straw hat with yellow cloche trim. She is the daughter ...
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Easter Children, Anne McLean and Deborah Anthony

Date: 04 04 1950
Description: Anne McLean Anthony, age 4, and Deborah Anthony, age 1, are dressed in dresses and bonnets for Easter. They are the daughters of Robert W. and Nancy M. Ant...
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Easter Children, Susan Stroud

Date: 04 04 1950
Description: Susan Stroud, 3.5 years old, wears her new navy blue straw Easter bonnet which is trimmed in pale pink and yellow rosebuds. She is the daughter of Mr. and ...
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Easter Children, Katherine Mary Ela

Date: 04 04 1950
Description: Katherine Mary Ela, age 2.5 years, wears her Easter finest of a smart navy blue and white frock with a white straw hat bound in the brightest red ribbon an...
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University Houses Memorial Day Parade

Date: 05 30 1950
Description: Vernie Swenson, 4 1/2, on the left, and her brother, Juddy, are shown in the exotic costumes they wore at the Memorial Day parade and celebration sponsored...

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