My great-grandmother in 1905 after coming to the US from eastern Slovakia. She lived to be 88.

    by CandleJuniper

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    1. She looks like she could stare down an entire century 88 years of grit and grace packed into one photo.

    2. Fun-Economist9839 on

      Titanic, WW1, Great Depression, WW2, Civil Right Movement, Cold War, End of Communism in Europe, War in Yugoslavia…

      All in one Lifetime.

    3. My great grandmother came from Slovakia as well but, alas, I have no picture of her. You have a treasure there.

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