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Color photographic print of a group of children at a Halloween party. The group of fifteen children stand in several rows. Many of the group are in costume. At the center of the group is a child dressed as a clown. The costume includes a white shirt with red polka dots and a white cone-shaped hat with red dots. A child at the left of the front row wears a cat mask. Several of the other children wear masks or hats. A portion of a brown table is visible at the lower right. Behind the group at the left are blue curtains. On the wall above the curtains is an orange and black jack-o-lantern. On a biege-colored wall at the right is a large framed picture. 1979.

Vertical rectangular black and white copy photograph: snapshot of two young girls, standing side by side with arm around each other’s shoulders, each wrapped in a towel. They stand on grass at bottom of stairs to a porch. Four adults and one boy stand on the stairs. 1940.

Black and white group photograph of a 50th wedding anniversary. The picture is taken in a park where the group sits or stands on the grass with trees in the background. The group is composed of several babies, as well as many children and adults. There is also a white dog sitting on the left side of the picture. After the first few rows, it appears that several other portraits have been superimposed onto the picture. 1884.

Text from the Johnson County History Museum’s photo archives.