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Snack Time
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Forest Middleton, second from right, and four other boys, enjoy apples and popcorn in the Middleton family kitchen. One boy is peeling an apple as another empties the corn popper. Forest is looking at a book with a bird illustration in it.
1900
Middleton, Clara, 1852-1910
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Forest and Hares
1900
Forest Middleton rests on the kitchen floor with two Dutch hares. There is a woodburning stove and a "Detroit Jewel" gas stove in the background. A table leg is visible on the right.
Middleton Family
1905
Forest Middleton sleeps on a settee as his father, William, reads and his mother and Grandmother Joanna Middleton sit nearby.
Forest and Tootsie on Settee
1900
Forest Middleton, wearing a striped shirt, bow tie, and knickers, shares a quiet moment with his dog, Tootsie.
Forest Middleton at Desk
1910
Forest Middleton, wearing a visor and moccassins, sits at a roll top desk. He holds an open book and is smoking a pipe. There are two oil lamps on the desk.
Forest's Room
1905
A small microscope sits on a table near a lace-curtained window in Forest Middleton's room. There is also a chair, bookcase and commode with china commode set in the room.
Middleton Family and Dog
1905
William and Clara Case Middleton sit on a settee; their son Forest leans in between them from behind. A small dog is nestled between William and Clara.
