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Jerome Francis Franklin Sr.
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Jerome Francis Franklin Sr. poses in front of the family Drug Store and Eland Post Office. He was postmaster in Eland for many years on and off, also Justice of the Peace. At this time he was listed as: Postmaster, Real Estate, Insurance, and Loans.
1918
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Interior of Hardware Store and Post Office
1911
Two men posing in the interior of the Franklin Hardware Company and Eland Post Office. Jerome Francis Franklin Jr. is on the left, Jerome Francis Franklin Sr. is on the right. Between them is a coa...
Interior of Hardware Store and Post Office
1911
An unknown man and Jerome Francis Franklin, Sr. (right) pose in the back room office of the Franklin Hardware Company and Eland Post Office. On the left are the open backs of the post boxes and a l...
Interior of Hardware Store and Post Office
1915
Three men are posing inside the Franklin Hardware Company and Eland Post Office. Jerome Francis Franklin Sr. is on the right, and two possible Franklin relatives are on the left. Merchandise fills ...
Jerome Francis Franklin, Sr. and Family
1916
The extended Franklin family posing in front of a store (possibly the family owned Drug Store or Hardware Store) with messages wishing Perry Small Franklin well during his service overseas during W...
Nola Franklin and Doll
1918
Nola Franklin (daughter of Jerome Francis Franklin Jr.) holding a baby doll. It is summer and she is standing in front of the Franklin Hardware Store and Eland Post Office, possibly next to the Fra...
Alta Belle Franklin
1918
Alta Belle Franklin standing on the boardwalk outside of her father, Jerome Francis Franklin Jr.'s, Drug Store. She is wearing a dress, coat and hat. Text on the awning reads: "Drugs and Medicine" ...
