Portrait of Anna and Otho Barnes

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A black and white photograph of Anna and Otho Barnes. Otho is featured in profile, in the foreground of the image, sitting in a chair and facing the right of the photograph. He is wearing a long-sleeved shirt, pants, suspenders, and a hat. Anna is standing in the background wearing a dress and apron. She has her hands on her hips and is looking at the camera. A telephone is partially visible in the right of the photograph. The photograph is mounted to a paper frame. [Anna and Otho Barnes / 1970 / Martha Olson] is handwritten in pencil on the interior frame below the photograph. [JJ.] is handwritten on the interior of the frame. On the back of the photograph are handwritten inscriptions identifying the subject, date, and photographer.

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