Figure 1.--This cabinet porteait sjhows two American boys all dressed up. It is from the Merrifield studio in Arlington, Oregon. on the back in handwriting, it states: "Eddie & Ron, Dunlop boys from Condon, 1905-6-7?". The boys look about 5-10 years old. Condon is a small town not far from Arlington. Arlington was a small town on the banks of the Columbia River that was moved up the hill in the early 1960s, when the river was damed. The younger boy wears ajacketed sailot suit. His older brother wears a suit jacket and vest. Both boys wear knee pants and black long stockings.

This cabinet porteait shows two American boys all dressed up. It is from the Merrifield studio in Arlington, Oregon. on the back in handwriting, it states: "Eddie & Ron, Dunlop boys from Condon, 1905-6-7?". We are not sure why the person who wrote the inscription was unsure anout the date. It suggests that the person who wrote it was a family member who knew the boys and wrore the inscription some time after the portrait was taken and estimated the date based on the ages of the boys. The boys look about 5-10 years old. Condon is a small town not far from Arlington. Arlington was a small town on the banks of the Columbia River that was moved up the hill in the early 1960s, when the river was damed. The younger boy wears a jacketed sailot suit. His older brother wears a suit jacket and Note thatit is an unusual doublr-breasted vest. Both boys wear knee pants and black long stockings.

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