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- Lost in Toyland
- And without gloves
- If I were a blindfolded time traveler
- Smoke Consumer Also Cooks
- Oh that stove!
- Possibly still there?
- What?!?
- $100 Reward
- Freeze Frame
- Texas Flyer wanted
- Just a Year Too Soon
- WWII -- Replacing men with women at the railroad crossing.
- Yes, Icing
- You kids drive me nuts!
- NOT An Easy Job
- I wonder
- Just add window boxes
- Icing Platform?
- Indiana Harbor Belt abides
- Freezing haze
- Corrections (for those who care)
- C&NW at Nelson
- Fallen Flags
- A dangerous job made worse
- Water Stop
- Passenger trains have right of way over freights?
- Coal
- Never ceases to amaze me.
- Still chuggin' (in model form)
- Great shot
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The Emissary: 1922
February 7, 1922. Washington, D.C. "Mrs. P.A. Drury Jr." National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size.
Surrender the Cat!
Look deeply into my eyes. You are now under my direct control. Surrender the feline "Fluffy"!
Arrrrh!
So, that's who nipped me hat the last time I was in port.
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Marguerite S. Drury
The former Marguerite Simonds married Peter A. Drury Jr., son of a prominent Washington banker and brewer, in 1920. Baby was born July 27, 1921. They made their home at 2233 Bancroft Place N.W. Eventually there was a second child.
The marriage ended in a 1926 divorce, followed by young Peter eloping two years later with a baroness. Followed just days after that by a decree of annulment obtained in Reno (he said he was drunk at the wedding). She said they were still married and filed for divorce. Lawsuits. Lawyers. Scandal!
I would bet that the kids had some stories to tell.
Cold Weather Baby Boots
Baby Drury is wearing a pair of expensive and warm winter boots, completely quilted (probably silk satin), and trimmed and probably lined with white bunny fur. And the hourglass shaped leather soles have yet to be scuffed. The black smudge on the left white fur cuff of the baby's coat could be a stain, but is more likely an ermine tip, matched by one on the right not seen at this angle, and a classic 1920s touch of additional luxury.
Powerful plushy
I am the Dog God! You are under my command!
Le Chapeau
I would describe her hat as "Napoleonic."
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