Dog bookends. 1. Front half of white dog with black spots shows round black nose, yellow glass eyes, stippled cheeks,ears and front legs. 2. Back portion of white dog with black spots with rear legs and tail. Dog halves are mounted on wood stained in dark brown.
Handcarved by Rev. Howard D. Bare.
Provenance
Rev. Howard D. Bare, affectionately called Lancaster's 'Whittling Preacher." "His hobby of carving humourous and sometimes satirical caricatures depicitng Lancaster farm lif, local and church history, and antics he observed from the pulpit, put him in much demand as a speaker." ( From newspaper obit, 8/30/51)
Group of people on the deck of a ship. Written on back: "Pres. Madison, July 1922, on our way home in 1922." Rebecca Walton Greist is fourth from the left in the back.
Provenance
Photographs from MG-129 The Rebecca W. Greist Collection
