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Children and Their Pets
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Seven-year-old Fred "Freddy" Nelson, son of Mr. and Mrs. R.W. (Colya) Nelson, 3918 Nakoma Road, with his pet alligator, "George". The baby alligator was sent to Freddy from the Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Louisiana by his older sister, Carol.
April 2, 1949
Vinje, Arthur M., 1888-1972 (photographer)
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