NATIONAL WEAR YOUR PEARLS DAY

The beautiful result of nature’s design and one irritating grain of sand, pearls have long been considered treasure.  National Wear Your Pearls Day on December 15 reminds us that when life throws dirt our way, we can still end up with something beautiful in the end.

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These beautiful portraits were taken by Davenport photographer J.B. Hostetler.

D. W. Kimberley (Mrs) [ca. 1914]

Mrs. M. C. Gibbon [ca. 1910]

Schlueter, Beverly DHS [1958]

Mrs. Eleanor D. Newson [ca. 1910]

Mrs. H. M. Anderson [ca. 1917]

Miss Julia Ryan [ca. 1914]