Scan of Mayme Griffin posing with a book

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A digital scan of Mayme Griffin posing for a portrait in Lincoln, Nebraska. She is seated in a wooden chair positioned in front of a fabric backdrop hung from the outside wall of a building. Mamie wears an elaborate dark colored dress with lace detailing and white gloves. Her left hand and right elbow rest on a book [The Wife of Monte Cristo] balanced on her lap.

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