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Family at Danger Tree in approx. 1920 (The Rooms)

Feb. 27, 2026

Black-and-white historical photograph of Gerald Whitty and an unidentified couple standing outdoors beside the two tall and weathered trunks of the Danger Tree. On the left, a man in a suit leans on the tree. On the right, a man in a dark jacket holds a hat at center, and a woman wearing a long coat and wide-brimmed hat stands next to him. Grass and low shrubs surround them, with a flat horizon stretching into the distance beyond.

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