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Nancy Hamilton, National Photo Co. glass negative, 9/9/26. View full size.
Your colorization skills have really made her face "pop," as it were. She looks like she may have been someone's dream girl.
Very nice work, Dennis. I especially like the flesh tones and the vivid eyes.
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