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To: Catspaw
"Genuine Mountain Lion Rugs, full head, open mouth, value $35, a handsome present, at $22.50."

That would be something, wouldn't it? I have a picture of my grandfather as a 3 year old boy taken in Oregon, circa 1892, and he is standing on a white, or light colored, fur rug, holding some kind of stick or pull toy. I've always wondered what kind of fur it was. It's rather shaggy, with long hair lapping over my grandfathers high button shoes, and resembles a wolf or polar bear in my mind. I imagine the rug belonged to the photograper, as it is a studio portrait. It is interesting how tastes change.

12 posted on 12/05/2002 9:51:54 AM PST by afraidfortherepublic
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To: afraidfortherepublic
My paternal grandfather had his office & his home filled with a variety of taxidermy--lots of deer & elk heads, a bearskin, you name it. We loved it.
16 posted on 12/05/2002 11:11:31 AM PST by Catspaw
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