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Studio portrait photograph of Rachel Crothers seated in a wooden chair with hands clasped in her lap.

Studio portrait photograph of a young June Rose Colby. The sitter wears a high necked, ruffle front dress and is turned to the side with her face tilted toward the camera.

Studio portrait photograph of June Rose Colby. The sitter wears a high necked, ruffle front dress and is directly facing the camera.

Half-length studio portrait of Celestia Colby seated with her arms folded across her lap and facing the camera. Colby is wearing a dark dress and cloak.

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62
Oct 9th 1858
One year ago yesterday since I said good
bye to Annie on the cars. Wanted to write
some last night but was too "deeply, darkly,
desperately," steeped in indigo to trust myself
with a pen only for the tedium of…

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["59" crossed out, "61" written to right]
wrote half a dozen pages of foolscap to Mrs S. then
went to bed but not to sleep, for I was wakeful and
could have written all night. The spirit was still
upon me all the forenoon, but I…