Figure 1.-- Here is a cabinent card portrait of a boy identified as Phil Laurece. Presumably his proper name was Philip. Lawrence is probably a more common selling, but the card is clearly spelled Laurence. The cabinent card portrait was taken by Humphrey & Abbey in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Laurence looks about 11-12 years old and wears a collar-buttoning suit with a large plaid floppy bow. The image is not dated, but a large bow kike and this suggests the 1880s. Such large bows were not common in the 70s and hair was often not quire so short. Small collars wertr no commn in the 90s. The card had an unusual purple mount, I think with a belveled gild edge.
Paul Lawson (United States, 1917?- )
We found a press photo of Paul with his mother, Mrs. George Lawson. The only attached information is that Paul's mother was attending a conference in June 1922 and had brought Paul along. There is no indication as to what kind of conference this was, only that Paul was the only child. Paul wears a short smock, which was not common. With his smock he wore what look like baggy knee pants and light-colored three quarer socks. Colored bands were common. He also has ankle strap shoes. He looks to be about 5 yeara old We do not know who his father was. We have no informatiin about Paul's adult life. We note a Democratic politican named Paul Lawson, but he was born in 1914.
