Photographic print of the Berry family gathered around pot belly stove

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A black and white photograph of the Berry family in their apartment. The family includes a mother and father and their nine children, positioned around a pot belly stove in a multipurpose domestic space. The family includes: left front row: Anthony, Linda, Eartha, Mrs. Berry, Sheila, baby Marpessa, Barbara; rear: Michael, Alexander Jr., wearing a "Sewickley Academy" sweatshirt, Brian, and Alexander. The back of the photograph has an inscription, by hand, of the number: [471] and a photographer's stamp.

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