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Images courtesy of E.H.
Since this photo comes from the steamer trunk, this lovely young lady was probably a friend (or possibly a relative) of Minnie Rossow Harms — but I can't identify her, beyond the name written on the back of the postcard.
To be dressed like that for her confirmation or eighth-grade graduation portrait, Helen was probably born around 1900, give or take a few years. The 1920 Census shows a Helen Hildebrand, born in 1898, living in LaPorte, Indiana; and another, born 1900, living on the north side of Chicago. Either, or neither, could be our girl. I guess Helen will have to remain a mystery.
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