Printed: ACTIVE DESPITE HER NINETY-FOUR YEARS; "Aunt John" was very deaf and it was hard to make her understand what I wanted, but she knew exactly what she wanted. When I tried to open a door wide in order to pose her, she said , "Oh nom, that door can't be opened." but when I explained the reason she amicably acquiesced. Though she lived all alone, she frequently was visited by nieces and nephew... [description clipped]
Inscriptions: Handwritten on back: Sister Alice Howland, " Marguerite Frost, 15--, LC Authority File places Alice Howland at Canterbury -- Marguerite Frost wrote a book On Canterbury Shakers