Myrtle Curtis and sons in their living room, Webster City, 1930

This 1930 photograph from Webster City shows Myrtle Curtis with her sons, Marvin and Leonard, in their living room. The setting includes a sofa with a homemade pillow and a piano displaying photographs of high school seniors, reflecting family life and home crafting from that era.

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Leonard Curtis
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This 1930 photograph from Webster City shows Myrtle Curtis with her sons, Marvin and Leonard, in their living room. The setting includes a sofa with a homemade pillow and a piano displaying photographs of high school seniors, reflecting family life and home crafting from that era.
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Location: the living room People: Marvin France Curtis (1909-1978?); Myrtle France Curtis (1888-1972), Leonard Myron Curtis (1912-1989) Activity: This photograph shows Myrtle Curtis at home, her two boys preparing to make their ways in the world. The design of the home-made sofa pillow is a design that was still being made by home-crafters in the 1960s and 1970s. Note the photographs of graduating high school Seniors displayed on the piano.
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This 1930 photograph from Webster City shows Myrtle Curtis with her sons, Marvin and Leonard, in their living room. The setting includes a sofa with a homemade pillow and a piano displaying photographs of high school seniors, reflecting family life and home crafting from that era.
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1930
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Webster City
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42.461924
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Leonard Curtis
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Myrtle Curtis and sons in their living room, Webster City, 1930
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This 1930 photograph from Webster City shows Myrtle Curtis with her sons, Marvin and Leonard, in their living room. The setting includes a sofa with a homemade pillow and a piano displaying photographs of high school seniors, reflecting family life and home crafting from that era.
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home crafting
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Vintage Family Portrait with Dog
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The image features three individuals seated in a living room, with a dog on the lap of one man. The room contains furniture such as chairs and a piano, along with framed photographs on the walls.
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Source caption

Location: the living room People: Marvin France Curtis (1909-1978?); Myrtle France Curtis (1888-1972), Leonard Myron Curtis (1912-1989) Activity: This photograph shows Myrtle Curtis at home, her two boys preparing to make their ways in the world. The design of the home-made sofa pillow is a design that was still being made by home-crafters in the 1960s and 1970s. Note the photographs of graduating high school Seniors displayed on the piano.