Agnes was Anna's sister, younger by two years.
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Image courtesy of E.H.
Doesn't she look ethereal, just a wisp of loveliness in white, with her ribbons and flowers, and curling tendrils of hair? Like an angel!
Then she goes and writes like this:
She expects Minnie to be mystified or frightened to see her dressed up so — oh, just kidding, "youse" understand.
The year in the postmark is illegible, but if this is Agnes' 8th-grade graduation picture, she would probably be around 14 or 15 years old, which means the year would be circa 1913.
[8/25/2013 update: The Dewell Family archivist supplies us with some additional information through the obituary of Walter Gottlieb (brother of Agnes and Anna, husband of Annabelle Sapper): "I just found an obit for Walter Gottlieb from the Vidette Messenger dated 28 Aug 1967. It lists his parents as John and Mary (Lidke) Gottlieb. Survived by siblings Arthur, Herman, Mrs Anna Teer, Mrs Evelyn Whitcomb and Mrs. Agnes Cauley." So now we have married names for both of these girls.
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