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BRIDAL PHOTO, 1906 by JOHN CIARDI

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First Line: A CEREMONIAL ROSE IN THE LAPEL
Last Line: HER HAND AT TOTAL REST UNDER HIS HAND
Subject(s): PARENTS; PARENTHOOD;
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