See Katy and Old Bess

       Katy came to America from Germany when she was a young thing. She settled on a farm. Here she is with old Bess down on the farm.

       Katy never seems to tire of the farm, although she has spent more than sixty years there. After all, she is the good, old-fashioned sort that likes to live quietly. Just to show how old-fashioned she is, she still clings to her red woolen underwear. She was wearing it when this photograph was taken, although it was late in June. She had a red flannel underskirt on, too.

       The big sunbonnet has protected Katy's lily-white skin so that there isn't a freckle on it. Her eyes are gray-blue and her hair is black as a raven's wing.

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