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The Jackson Four (Colorized): 1904
Submitted by bcpowder on Tue, 12/20/2011 - 2:22pm.
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Colorized from Shorpy. "W.H. Jackson and family. William Henry Jackson with mother Harriet and probably daughter-in-law (wife of Clarence S. Jackson) and grandson Billy (b. 1902)." View full size.
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