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                <text>Please browse the more than 8000 knit- and crochet-related treasures in the CKC Collections Resource &lt;a href="http://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/collections/show/1"&gt;Museum and Library Collections&lt;/a&gt; (drawn from &lt;a href="https://dp.la/info/developers/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;Digital Public Library of America&lt;/a&gt;). CKC is seeking new partner organizations to share their collections of knitting and crochet with visitors to this resource. Contact us at &lt;a href="mailto:collections@centerforknitandcrochet.org"&gt;collections@centerforknitandcrochet.org&lt;/a&gt; for more information about participating. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/11Hb_Y75HnhkCE5i4mKpcTlB8Msp_lB0XUtQr5S8XXKA/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;Learn more about criteria for Share Your Treasures.&lt;/a&gt;</text>
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              <text>This shows a family group in front room or parlor of Crees House. Room is richly decorated with wallpaper and borders on walls and ceiling, as well as carpet over carpet on floor. On left side of room are a painting, over a mantle [?] and a fully curtained window. Before these are a chair and plant stands and table with potted plants. On the left of the back wall is arch with portieres, through which can be seen pillows on a bed [?]. The center of the rear wall is stove pipe and framed photograph of two boys. To right on rear wall may be another doorway, to the right of which is a framed picture; on the right wall are framed photographs. In the right corner is a decorated Christmas tree, at the base of which is a figure of a lamb. Beside it is a spindle-legged table, covered with a crocheted cloth, upon which is an oil lamp, a miniature chair [?], and a toy animal in front of a fence gate. Two rocking chairs are on either side of the stove. Seated in the left chair is an older man, with vest, watch chain, and jacket, with a boy in a middy suit on his left knee, upon which is a book [?]; the boy has a top with string in his hands. Behind them is a younger woman. Seated on a chair before [blocking] the stove is a middle-aged woman, who is looking at a book which a younger man in the right rocker has open in his lap. Another woman is standing before the tree with hands into the tree; a bough of mistletoe is hung from center of ceiling. Transcribed from very faintly pencilled notes on verso: "Interior of Grandpa Crees's home / [unreadable] [Bessie or Katie; see Notes] Gussie Granddad &amp;amp; Vernon". Transcribed from handwritten note in ink on verso of cropped copy print by Tom Warren, dated 1/73: "Maternal grandparents house of / Vernon Heckart". Transcribed from handwritten note in ink on verso of a small copy print: "Underwood -- / Crees Family". Warm-toned black and white print, mounted on 7" x 9.25" board; landscape.</text>
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              <text>Northwest Digital Heritage</text>
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