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This image from a glass plate negative found in a barn in Bethel shows, L to R, James E. "Sip" Shell seated, his sister Crathie Shell leaning against the post, and their mother Callista Thompson Greer ("Callie") Shell seated in a chair on the front…

This image from a glass plate negative found in a barn in Bethel shows numerous school children posing for a class portrait. The school is identified as Bethel School. According to J. P. Greene, the boy third from the left in the next to last row is…

This item is a black and white photograph of a group of men and a small child outside a wooden building. There are signs for Reynolds Tobacco. Two of the men are on horseback. Handwritten on the back is "Jim Shell store Bob Farthing on the right on…

This item is an unused black and white photo postcard. There are three women, a man, and two children in the image. They are all posing outside. The man is holding what is possibly a tripod. Handwritten on the back is "Crathie Guy, Sip Shell, Jim…

This item is two black and white photographs connected. On the left is a house with a photographer in the front yard taking a picture of a woman. On the right is a studio portrait of a young man resting his head on his hand. Handwritten on the back…

This item is a black and white photograph of a man and woman standing in the yard next to the front porch of a house. Numerous potted plants line the porch. In the background is farmland and crops. The same image is seen in item 536 of this series.…

This item is a black and white photograph of a man sitting on the porch of a house with a young boy and dog. The man is wearing a fedora style hat. The young boy is in overalls. Handwritten on the back is "Jim Shell, James Shell, & Fifi."

This item is a black and white photograph of a man in coat and hat in the snow. Handwritten on the back is "James E. Shell."

This image is a print made from the glass plate negatives seen in Series 9. This image appears to be a class photo from Bethel School. There are six rows of children, varying in age, standing in front of a wood-sided building. One of the children has…

This image shows a raised house surrounded by a fence. The house, which was located beside the Shell General Store in Bethel, sits behind a dirt road that is Bethel Road. Trees obscure much of the front of the house. Individuals are visible on the…