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Margaret Coffin sits for a portrait wearing a large white bow in her hair.On verso: "Mrs. A. Jannotta; 170 N. Ridgeland Ave; Oak Park."

Frank Jannotta, Jr., poses for a portrait.

Members of the Jewel Tea Company Board of Directors pose for a group phtograph. The Jewel Tea Company originated in 1889 when Frank V. Skiff began using a horse and wagon to sell tea and other items door-to-door in Chicago. On verso: "Standing -…

Saxophonists from an unknown college pose for a group photo.

Mary Frances Coffin Skiff poses for a portrait wearing a white dress.

Members of the Jannotta family gather for a group photo. Pictured seated in the center of the photo is Mary Frances Coffin Skiff and her husband Vernon William Skiff, the parents of Stella Skiff Jannotta.

The four members of the singing group, the "Jannotta Ladies' Quartette" pose for a portrait. The group was named for their vocal teacher, Alfredo A. Jannotta. Stella Skiff Jannotta is on the left.

Stella Skiff Jannotta sits for a portrait at age sixteen. Jannotta becam an author, suffragist, and one of the founding members of the Jewel Tea Company, Inc.On verso: "Given back to me by Lacy Vaughn. My picture taken in Newton, Iowa, when about…

An unidentified Jannotta family member's old class in Newton, Iowa, poses for a school photo. On verso: "Some of my old class in Newton; Standing, left to right: Herman Clark, Cora Mel Patton, Paul Adamson, Bloom Ryan, Eva Blackwood, Horace Campbell.…

Francis Skiff Janotta poses for a portrait with his arms crossed.

After Mary Frances Coffin Skiff's death in 1918, her husband, Vernon William Skiff, founder of the Jewel Tea Company, donated $100,000 for the contstruction of a hospital in Newton, Iowa. The building was dedicated and named her memory in 1921. The…

A. Vernon Jannotta receives the Navy Cross during a ceremony held at the Great Lakes Naval Training Station, Chicago. Jannotta received the Navy Cross for picking up the survivrs and saving the fuel and munitions when the Orestes Navy tanker was…

A young Sarah Gardner stands next to a table for a portrait.

Marian Axtell poses for a portrait wearing a striped shawl,

Edmund Skiff sits for a portrait next to a table covered by a floral tablecloth. The Skiff family is related to the Jannotta family through Stella Skiff Jannotta on her father's side.

Mrs. Edmund Skiff sits for a portrait wearing a dark dress with a light collar. The Skiff family is related to the Jannotta family through Stella Skiff Jannotta on her father's side.

A young Cornelia Meyer Fisk poses for a portrait while holding a doll. She was the daughter of John Meyer and Cornelia Beebee Meyer, and eventually the wife of Frank Fisk.

A young Emma Connelly poses for a portrait standing in front of a railing.

An unidentified woman poses for a portrait wearing a striped dress and a choker necklace around her neck.

An unknown girl leans on an armrest during a portrait sitting.

Edward Jannotta sits for a portrait on an artificial rock at the age of six.

A young Edward Jannotta reclines on a fur rug during a portrait session.

Mrs. Crocker, Stephen, and A. Vernon Jannotta ride up the side of Mount Manitou in Colorado.

A. Vernon Jannotta rides on a burro in Grand Caverns on a trip to the Cave of the Winds.

Alfredo A. Jannotta stands in front of Rand's for a photograph.