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A real photo postcard showing two sisters laid out in matching coffins. An inked inscription verso in a fine period hand identifies the girls as Claudia Severine Groth / Born Sept. 30, 1908 / Died Feb. 20, 1911 and Millie Cecelia / Born Dec. 25, 1910 / Died Feb. 21, 1911. Underneath this the inscription identifies their mother, Mrs E. O. Groth / Enderlin / N. Dak.

Photographer unidentified.

The postcard measures 3.4" by 5.4" (82 mm by 137 mm) including white borders (not shown in scan) on three sides.

condition: Excellent.
price:   not for sale
code: pm210
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