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Anne Wilson Patton and Ruth Wilson Patton

Description: Anne Wilson Patton stands with her mother Ruth Wilson Patton in a grassy area with trees in the background. Ruth, on the right, is wearing a black dress with puffed sleeves and a white silk collar, and her hair is swept up into a large black hat. Anne, on the left, is wearing a lighter dress, with gathered waist, sleeves, and shoulders, and a large, soft black hat. Anne is holding a narrow box or album under her right arm, and holding her mother's necklace with her left hand.
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Ruth Wilson Patton, George Smith Patton, Jr., and Anne Wilson Patton, 1892(?)

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A chest-length studio portrait of Ruth Wilson Patton and her children, Georgie and Annie. Ruth is in the center, with her body turned very slightly to the right, wearing a dark dress with lighter sleeves and a high neck, with her dark, wavy hair parted in the center and pulled back. Georgie, on the left, has his body turned very slightly to the right, is behind his mother, wearing a dark suit with a broad white collar, and has short blond hair. Annie, on the right, is turned slightly to the left, in front of her mother, is wearing a white, lacy dress, and has blond hair that reaches her shoulders, with bangs cut low across her brow.

photCL 282 (342)

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Nita Patton starting school

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Anne Patton stands behind her black bicycle, holding a pair of books. Anne is wearing a dark dress with white buttons and a broad white collar, a circular black hat, dark stockings, and boots. There are stone steps leading up from the dirt road she is standing on, and a dark staircase leading up to the house behind her, on the left.

photCL 282 (64)

Anne Wilson Patton

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An oval-shaped, bust-length studio portrait of Anne Wilson Patton with her body turned very slightly to the left, and her head tilted very slightly to the right. Annie is wearing a white dress with ruffled frills at the shoulders and neck. Her blond hair is pulled up to the back of her head with a white bow, and she is wearing a necklace with several strands of small pearls or beads.

photCL 282 (356)

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Mrs. Patton's electric car

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Two women sit in a very early automobile parked on a dirt road with numerous palm trees in the background. The two women, one of whom is presumably Ruth Wilson Patton, are wearing wide brimmed hats. The woman on the right is wearing a light colored dress with a high collar and long sleeves, and seems to have a light veil attached to her hat. The woman on the left is wearing a darker dress, with a broad white collar.

photCL 282 (565)

Ruth Wilson Patton

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A bust length studio portrait of Ruth Wilson Patton with her body turned very slightly to the right and her head turned slightly to the left. She is wearing a black, lace-lined sleeveless top or dress which is held together at the front with a small, decorative stick pin. Her hair is pulled back, with a short fringe at the front.

photCL 283 (56)

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Nita Patton and dolls

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Anne Patton sits on a stoop, playing with dolls and toy ships. Anne, who looks like she's between seven and twelve, is wearing a white dress with puffy sleeves and dark tights, and has her light, shoulder-length hair pulled back with a narrow headband with a rose on it. She has seven dolls, four of which are seated on a small toy rocking bench, and two model ships with white sails.

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Anne Wilson Patton and Ruth Wilson Patton

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