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Rifa Zumot at Son's Grave
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A woman is sitting and blowing her nose in front of a gravestone. A potted plant and a handbag are next to her. Caption reads: "Nine years after his death, Mrs. Rifa Zumot of Amman, Jordan, paid homage to her son at his grave at Graceland cemetery. The son, Abdullah, 28, died in May, 1954, of a ruptured appendix. He had been in Milwaukee for 15 months. Mrs. Zumot is staying with the John Krumbeck family, 5914 N. 70th St."
June 1963
Conklin, James G. (Milwaukee, Wis.)
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