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Blodgett Family on the Terrace

Blodgett Family on the Terrace

Robinson Studio - 1941

The family of John Blodgett Sr. are photographed on the terrace of Brookby during the celebration of his eightieth birthday. Blodgett Sr. wears a dark suit and sits with his hands folded. John Jr. is seated on a bench across from his father, and daughter Katherine Blodgett Hadley is to the right of John Jr. between her daughters Katherine Blodgett Hadley and H. Barbara Hadley. At John Sr.'s immediate right is Sally Gallagher Blodgett, Jr.'s wife, and baby, and at the far left of the photo is Morris Hadley, husband of Katherine. His two sons, Arthur T. Hadley, named for his grandfather who was a president of Yale University, and John Wood Blodgett are on either side of Sally Blodgett.

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TitleBlodgett Family on the Terrace
CreatorRobinson Studio
Date1941
FormatPhotograph
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Title by cataloger

Location In PhotoGrand Rapids
CollectionRobinson Studio Coll., #125, Grand Rapids History & Special Collections
Rights

Reproduction and copyright information regarding this image is available from Grand Rapids History & Special Collections, Archives, Grand Rapids Public Library, Grand Rapids, MI

InstitutionGrand Rapids Public Library
Physical Storage LocationGrand Rapids, MI


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