Photograph of James A. Parsons Jr. at age 3

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A black-and-white photograph of James A. Parsons, Jr. at the age of three. Parsons is pictured seated, wearing a light color garment, with a belt wrapped loosely around his waist. He is holding a round object in his proper right hand. Parsons hair is long and he has a hair accessory on his left side The photograph is adhered to an oval-shaped paper mat frame. On top of the photograph, on the paper mat, handwritten in graphite is [My Dad]. The back of the mat frame has several inscriptions, including the name of Parsons daughter several times [Anne Marie Parsons].

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