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Wife and Friend on Porch
John MacKay Shaw's wife and her friend are pictured on the front porch.
Picture of Lillian and Cathmar
Photograph of John MacKay Shaw's wife, Lillian, holding their daughter, Cathmar
Cathmar Shaw Prange at the Beach
Picture of John MacKay Shaw's daughter, Cathmar, at the beach.
John MacKay Shaw in his study
John MacKay Shaw in his study
Portrait of John MacKay Shaw
A portrait of John MacKay Shaw in 1950
Portrait of Son
Portrait of Bruce, John MacKay Shaw's son.
Correspondence with Dr. Seuss
A letter between Dr. Seuss (Theodor Seuss Geisel) and John MacKay Shaw. The first image contains Geisel's congratulations to Shaw on his collection of 15,000 volumes. He also admits to not desiring to not know why or how he writes. The second image…
Poems of Childhood, cover and poem.
"Poems of Childhood" by Eugene Field. The cover shows a giant bending over a man with a sword. The selected poem from the collection is called "The Sugar Plum Tree."
Mother Goose, or National Nursery Rhymes, cover and select songs.
J. W. Elliott wrote sheet music for nursery rhymes. The images show the cover of his book. The two selected songs shown are "Baa Baa Black Sheep" and "Dickory Dickory Dock," both containing illustrations related to the nursery rhymes.