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My wife, Diane Aubery Alexis, at her aunt's house in Sacramento, California, approximately 1962. We now live in this house; we still use the carved chest seen in the photo. View full size.
A carton of Camels and a fifth of Martin's VVO - someone's been a very good girl this year!
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