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Surreal SMITH FAMILY DAY, A.Y.P.

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Surreal SMITH FAMILY DAY, A.Y.P.
Exposition, Sept. 2, 1909. Pair of 7 1/2" x 9 1/2" gelatin silver prints on gray mounts by F. H. Nowell, Official Photographer for this Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition in Seattle. Here 400 people named Smith pose on the campus of the U. of Washington. A close view shows the prize winners with their whimsical trophies: The oldest pair of twins, the Homeliest Smith, the Tallest Smith, etc. The prizes really are very whimsical. The mounts are annotated on the verso, and further annotated in 1929. [3]