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![[Large dog resting front paws and head on footstool, chicken perched on dog's collar, small child seated on fur rug gazing at them] / Abbe.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTkvbGFyZ2UtZG9nLXJlc3RpbmctZnJvbnQtcGF3cy1hbmQtaGVhZC1vbi1mb290c3Rvb2wtY2hpY2tlbi1wZXJjaGVkLW9uLWRvZ3MtM2M1ZTI1LTEwMjQuanBn/320/254/jpg "[Large dog resting front paws and head on footstool, chicken perched on dog's collar, small child seated on fur rug gazing at them] / Abbe.")
![[James Whitcomb Riley, full-length portrait, seated, facing right, with dog upon his lap, waving goodbye, on sidewalk in front of porch] / LCN.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTYvMDEvMDEvamFtZXMtd2hpdGNvbWItcmlsZXktZnVsbC1sZW5ndGgtcG9ydHJhaXQtc2VhdGVkLWZhY2luZy1yaWdodC13aXRoLWRvZy11cG9uLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/29/webp "[James Whitcomb Riley, full-length portrait, seated, facing right, with dog upon his lap, waving goodbye, on sidewalk in front of porch] / LCN.")
![[Geraldine Farrar, full-length portrait, seated on porch banister, facing slightly right; dog on porch] / Hartsook Photo, S.F.-L.A.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDUvZ2VyYWxkaW5lLWZhcnJhci1mdWxsLWxlbmd0aC1wb3J0cmFpdC1zZWF0ZWQtb24tcG9yY2gtYmFuaXN0ZXItZmFjaW5nLXNsaWdodGx5LWM0NGM5ZC02NDAuanBn/40/50/webp "[Geraldine Farrar, full-length portrait, seated on porch banister, facing slightly right; dog on porch] / Hartsook Photo, S.F.-L.A.")
![[Exterior view of house with picket fence, man and dog seated on porch and a dog lying on the sidewalk]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjQvZXh0ZXJpb3Itdmlldy1vZi1ob3VzZS13aXRoLXBpY2tldC1mZW5jZS1tYW4tYW5kLWRvZy1zZWF0ZWQtb24tcG9yY2gtYW5kLWEtNGIwNWU4LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/32/webp "[Exterior view of house with picket fence, man and dog seated on porch and a dog lying on the sidewalk]")
![[Young woman sitting on the floor at the feet of a man on a sofa]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4OTAvMDEvMDEveW91bmctd29tYW4tc2l0dGluZy1vbi10aGUtZmxvb3ItYXQtdGhlLWZlZXQtb2YtYS1tYW4tb24tYS1zb2ZhLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/45/webp "[Young woman sitting on the floor at the feet of a man on a sofa]")
![[Pee-a-rat and baby - Utes. Half-length portrait of woman, facing front, with plaid blanket on and checked shirt, holding baby in cradleboard]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMzAvcGVlLWEtcmF0LWFuZC1iYWJ5LXV0ZXMtaGFsZi1sZW5ndGgtcG9ydHJhaXQtb2Ytd29tYW4tZmFjaW5nLWZyb250LXdpdGgtcGxhaWQtMmRjNzgwLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/50/webp "[Pee-a-rat and baby - Utes. Half-length portrait of woman, facing front, with plaid blanket on and checked shirt, holding baby in cradleboard]")
![[Girl dressed in a pierrot costume with a small black dog on her lap]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjUvZ2lybC1kcmVzc2VkLWluLWEtcGllcnJvdC1jb3N0dW1lLXdpdGgtYS1zbWFsbC1ibGFjay1kb2ctb24taGVyLWxhcC1iZjc4NzYtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/27/webp "[Girl dressed in a pierrot costume with a small black dog on her lap]")
