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  • Maria de Jesus Wilson

    Maria de Jesus Wilson

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    A full-length studio portrait of Maria de Jesus ("Sue") Wilson (later Shorb), with her body turned to the left and her head turned partially to the left. She is wearing a dark dress with a bustle, small train, bows up the side of the skirt, a large bow at the throat, and long sleeves with white lace sticking out at the cuffs. Her hair is parted in the center and pulled up into a dark hat, and she holds a dark umbrella in her gloved right hand. The background behind her is an illustrated scene with a railing leading downward, the sea in the distance, and the sun or moon in the upper left.

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    Maria de Jesus Shorb

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    A three-quarters length studio portrait of Maria de Jesus Shorb, seated in a wooden chair turned partially to the left. She is wearing a floor-length black coat with embroidery on the shoulders, collar, and cuffs, and a fluffy, black hat on her gray hair with long ribbons trailing in the back. She has a long black bow at her throat, a simple ring on each of her ring fingers, is wearing small frame-less glasses, and is holding her black purse in her lap.

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  • Susan Glassell Patton, 1890-1906

    Susan Glassell Patton, 1890-1906

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    A bust-length studio portrait of Susan Glassell Patton, as a young woman, with her body turned slightly to the left. Her hair is pulled up onto her head, with part of a braid visible at the front, and she wears a brooch at the collar of her dress. The dress is medium in color and has ruffles at the shoulders and white trim along the collar.

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  • Ruth Wilson

    Ruth Wilson

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    A full length studio portrait of Ruth Wilson, with her body turned to the left and her head turned very slightly to the right. She is wearing a dress with a checked pattern, buttons along the left side of her chest, multicolored fringe, and a large bustle. Her hair is loose, parted in the center, and doesn't reach her shoulders. She is leaning her left arm on a piece of fabric covering part of a heavy, low wooden carving. There is an illustration of a column and ferns behind her on the right.

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  • Annie Wilson

    Annie Wilson

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    A bust-length studio portrait of Annie "Nan" Wilson, with her head turned slightly to the left. She is wearing a dress with dark lapels and a high collar with a decorative stickpin. Her hair is pulled up behind her head, and she has dark eyes.

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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.

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