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Dorothy Fargo
1914
Twenty-year-old Dorothy Fargo posing outdoors for a full-length portrait. She is wearing a light-colored dress with a long jacket. A handwritten caption reads: "Ready for Recital Mt. Carroll Ill." ...
Thomas Mears
1890
A photographic copy of a ca. 1824 head and shoulders oil painting of Thomas Mears (1775-1832). A caption accompanying the photograph notes that Mears was born in Lancaster, Massachusetts. He was ...
Grandmother Mears and Fargo Children
1900
Elizabeth Farnsworth Mears, seated in front of a folding screen, holding her grandson Frank Barber Fargo, age six months, on her lap. Stuart Fargo, age three years, is smiling at the camera. He is ...
Dorothy and Stuart Fargo
1904
Dorothy Fargo is holding a flower in her right hand and is resting her left hand on her brother's shoulder as they are posing outdoors for a three-quarter length portrait. She is wearing a light-co...
Louise Mears Fargo and Her Children
1914
Louise Mears Fargo (1866-1925) posing for a profile, three-quarter length standing portrait beside the front porch of the family home on Mulberry Street. She is wearing a striped dress with long ja...
The Fargo Children
1906
The three children of Frank B. and Louise Mears Fargo standing and posing for a full-length studio portrait. They are, from left: Dorothy, age 12 years; Stuart, nine, and Frank six. The boys are we...
