Photograph of The Merry Matrons Club

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Black and white group portrait photograph of The Merry Matrons Club, organized in Honolulu, Hawaii during WWI. The portrait depicts eight (8) women standing behind five (5) women seated in chairs. Most of the women wear light colored shirts with long skirts. The woman pictured in the first row second from right, identified as Estella Vick, wears dark colored clothing. The photograph was captured outdoors, with trees visible in the background. Adhered to the reverse is white paper printed with black text reading [The Merry Matrons Club Organized in Honolulu in 1914 / L-R / Back Row: Overby, Garlick, Ousley, Prelou, Davis, Arter, Page, and Brown. / Front row: King, Barnes, Johnson, Estella Vick, and Carruthers / I only have the full name for Mrs. Estella Vick and the last names for the other women in this picture.].

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