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We believe this is a portrait of the Keck children. This is a little difficult to tell bebause the 'K' in Keck is not very clearly written in the inscription on the back. It coud be an 'H', but K seems more likely. The inscrption lists each if the three children: Garnet Lucile (8 years), Guyna Louise (6 years), and Garland Miller (4 years). Their mother is Lce? Edyth who was 27 years old. The card was sent Miss Nellie Wood in Pottersville, New York so the family may have been from New York. The children are all dressed in white. The girls weair white summer frocks trimmed in eyelet lace. The most prominent aspect of their outfits is gigantic hair bows variously placed. The little girl has a white hair bow. The little girl looks to have a white biw in one side and a colored bow on another side. Perhaps their are two bows. Their little brother wears what looks like a white blouse and short pants. we begin to see a transition from knee pants to short pants in the 1910s. The children wear there-quarter socks with what looks like tassels and sandals are strap shoes. All three have their hair carefully done in bangs, but the girls have hair over their ears.
Mother is also dressed in white. The portrait is undated. We suspect that it was taken in the 1910s, but the late 00s is certainly possible.. The AZO stamp box dates it to 1904-18 (four trianges up). We believe the 1910s is more likely, but of course we cannot be sure.
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