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The Bess family sits for a picture at their home in Ruedi. The man standing is unidentified. Seated in the back is Bessie Green. E. J. Bess and Celia (Green) Bess are sitting below her with the family dog.
Celia Bess (middle) and E. J. Bess (right) sit for a picture while out hiking with their dog and a unidentified individual (left) from Ruedi. Taken around 1910.
Bessie Green (right), mother of Celia Bess, sits on the front porch of the Bess family home at Ruedi. The woman on the left is unidentified. The Bess family dog is seated next to Bessie.
Bessie Green (left), mother of Celia Bess, leans against a fence at the Bess ranch at Ruedi. The woman sitting on the fence is unidentified. Taken around 1910.
Beth McIlnay and June Frey Britz at the 1992 Red Cliff Union High School reunion. The dinner was held in the high school auditorium., Duplicate donated by June Frey Britz in collection 2017.011. Duplicate photo file 2017.011.048 in custody of Red Cliff Museum.