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A. Vernon Jannotta stands for a portrait as a young man.

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

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.

Thia Dorri looks over her shoulder for a profile portrait taken from behind her.On verso: "Al mio [ ] Amico e Maestro in [ ] si effetto. Nostra [ ] Thia Dorri."

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 (left) and her mother, Mary Frances Coffin Skiff (right), ride on a bicycle-driven seat in Palm Beach, Florida.

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…

Shirley Jannotta Nickel, wife of Henry V. Nickel and daughter of Mary Broderick Lamm Jannotta and A. Vernon Jannotta, poses for a portrait on her wedding day.

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

Rachel Coleman (left) and a young Ruth Parsons (right) pose together for a portrait.

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.…

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…

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

Mary Broderick Lamm Jannotta stands in front of an open door holding a war saving stamps poster during World War I. On verso: "Taken for the W.S.S. Drive. Was printed in the Daily News Paper on Friday July 19 1918 the day the San Diego sank, [May]…

Mary Broderick Lamm Jannotta sits for a portrait wearing a striped shirt.

Marian Axtell poses for a portrait wearing a striped shawl,

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."

Mae Emerson Jannotta stands for a portrait wearing a dark dress.

Sally, a laundry maid who worked for the Jannotta family, stands for a photograph holding a pail and broom.

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.

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

Grace S. Snell poses for a portrait wearing a milk maid's costume. On verso: "To dear Signor Jannotta, with pleasant recollections of his beautiful 'Alidor' from his pupil Grace S. Snell. St. Paul."

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

Frank Jannotta, Jr., poses for a portrait.

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