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Cal and Liz: 1927
Submitted by Dave on Mon, 02/18/2008 - 5:14pm.
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April 28, 1927. "Tiny tot gives President Coolidge flood relief contribution. Little Elizabeth Anne Stitt, daughter of Theodore Stitt, Commander-in-Chief of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, presents Mr. Coolidge with the first 'buddy' poppy of the season." View full size. National Photo Company Collection.
Cal and the Kid
Submitted by Brent on Tue, 02/19/2008 - 1:16pm.
But she certainly looks more uncomfortable - either that or she's about to have "an accident."
Silent Cal
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Tue, 02/19/2008 - 8:41am.
Could he look any more uncomfortable holding that little girl?
[As it turns out, yes, he could. - Dave]
The Great Flood of 1927
Submitted by dgorton on Mon, 02/18/2008 - 10:39pm.
In the spring of 1927 the Mississippi overflowed its levees, flooding over 27,000 square miles in the most destructive flood in American history, far worse than the Katrina Hurricane. The "Buddy Poppy" was a remembrance of the casualties from WWl that was a charitable effort on behalf of the Veterans of Foreign Wars to "honor the dead by helping the living."
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