Photo & letter archive

Catalogued objects — earliest first. Undated items at the end.

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  Four generations of Chenoweths, c. late 1880s — Elijah Jr., Joseph Hill, and (likely) Joseph Hill's son and grandson
  c. late 1880s through mid-1890s
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  Jacob and Elizabeth Wildermuth Family Group Portrait — c. 1885–1895
  circa 1885–1895
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  William Clifford Wildermuth Family Group Portrait, c. 1896
  circa 1896
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  Eesley Family Group Portrait, c. 1899 — Albert Robert Sr, Jennie Goldie, and Their Ten Children
  circa 1899 (family caption: 'Believed to have been taken in 1899')
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  Belle Way and Howard Wickens wedding portrait, 25 September 1901
  25 Sep 1901
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  Chenoweth Family Reunion — Harrisburg, Ohio, c. 1901–1902
  c. 1901–1902
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  Three Eesley brothers c. 1912 — Don, Will, and Len
  c. 1912
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  Ullmann family group portrait (probable) — c. 1912
  c. 1910–1914
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  Margaret Zelma Wildermuth Clarke with her own children and her sister Mae Clara's children — Front Street, Marietta, c. 1913
  c. 1913
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  William Clifford Wildermuth Family Studio Portrait — with Flora Schlicher and two of their sons, c. 1915
  circa 1915 (before Flora's November 1919 death)
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  Sadye Irene Fleming — graduation portrait, c. 1919
  1919
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  Byron and Nettie (Ullman) Hill with their children — c. 1920
  c. 1919–1922
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  Sadye Irene Fleming on a porch, c. 1920
  c. 1920
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  Edward Frederick Wildermuth's family with the matriarch Catharina Boeshar — outdoors, c. early 1920s
  circa early 1920s (after Edward Frederick's April 1918 marriage; dated by the tricycle-age son)
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  Dorothy Marie Davis — Ohio Department of Health Birth Certificate, 24 February 1925
  10 May 1925
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  The Davis Home, Waterford, Washington County, Ohio — c. 1925
  circa 1925
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  Dale Eesley + Thelma Haughn Marriage License — Franklin County, Ohio, 1927
  1927-08-09 (license issued); 1927-11-15 (marriage solemnized)
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  Family group at the Black Lake cottage with Leonard, c. 1928
  1928
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  Leonard Bringing in the Dock — Black Lake, Michigan, 1928
  1928
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  Second frame at the Black Lake cottage — with Will, Don, and Dale, c. 1928
  c. 1928
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  Don Eesley with Aunt Ota and Big Helen at Sault Ste. Marie — 1929
  1929
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  The Three Davis Sisters — Mary (5), Dorothy (4), Betty (3), c. 1929
  circa 1929
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  Will Eesley with a string of fish — Black Lake, Michigan, c. 1929 (age 19)
  c. 1929
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  Leonard and Big Helen Eesley in Miami — April 1930
  April 1930
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  Robert Earl Wildermuth — First Grade Portrait, c. 1930
  circa 1930
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  The Three Davis Sisters — Mary (6), Dorothy (5), Betty (4) — "Why so glum?", c. 1930
  circa 1930
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  The Three Davis Sisters with Puppies — Dorothy, Betty, and Mary, c. 1931
  circa 1931
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  Leonard Eesley with his son Tommy — c. 1932
  c. 1932
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  Clara Ullmann Hill with her daughters Emma and Louella — c. 1935
  c. 1935
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  Davis Sisters and Friends — Labeled Group Portrait, c. 1933–1936
  circa 1933–1936
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  Charles Leonard Eesley with five of his sons and grandson Tommy, c. 1937–1939
  circa 1937–1939 (before Dale Dudley's death on 14 July 1939; the family label of July 1940 is one year off)
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  Big Helen Eesley with her son Tommy — September 1938
  4 Sep 1938
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  James Wesley Fleming with two daughters and two granddaughters — c. late 1930s
  c. late 1930s
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  Hill–Davis family on the porch at Mt. Perry, Ohio — c. 1938–1941
  c. 1938–1941
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  United Wishes for Happiness — 1942 Ration-Card Christmas Card
  1942
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  Dorothy Davis — Formal Portrait, 1943
  1943
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  Homer Davis holding his son William Harvey Davis Sr. — c. 1943
  c. 1943
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  Dorothy Davis — Formal Portrait, 1944
  1944
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  Robert Earl and crew in San Francisco — "Say It Isn't So," c. November 1944
  circa November 1944
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  Robert Earl Wildermuth and the B-24 crew, Pacific tent camp, c. 1944–1945
  circa 1944–1945 (during Robert Earl's Pacific theater B-24 navigator service)
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  Robert Earl Wildermuth in front of palm trees, Pacific theater, c. 1944–1945
  circa 1944–1945
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  Robert Earl Wildermuth, Army uniform, July 1944
  July 1944
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  Marietta Chong, Will, Stella, Ted, and Helen — 230 N. Cassady Avenue, c. April 1945
  c. April 1945
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  Shang Yaozhen as a young woman — two portraits in qipao, c. 1940s
  c. 1940s
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  Stella and Ted Chong wedding day — nine on the Cassady Avenue porch, c. April 1945
  c. April 1945
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  Stella Chong on her wedding day, with family — c. April 1945
  c. April 1945
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  Stella Sunn (Eesley) and Ted Chong — wedding portrait, c. April 1945
  c. April 1945
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  Robert Earl Wildermuth — Stanford University Registration / Transcript Card
  circa 1946–1948 (Robert Earl's Stanford years)
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  Robert Earl Wildermuth and Dorothy Davis on their wedding day, Easter Sunday 20 April 1946
  20 April 1946
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  Hill–Davis–Murdock family portrait — 1947 (the 'five generation' picture)
  1947
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  Eesley Family Group Portrait, c. 1948–1949
  c. 1948–1949 (narrowed from the prior late-1940s–1960s window by triangulating apparent ages of Stella, Helen, and Lily Dale against their birth/death dates)
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  Robert Earl Wildermuth — Stanford Bachelor of Arts diploma, 1 October 1948
  1 Oct 1948
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  Dot + Bob — Christmas Card, 1949
  1949
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  The three eldest Eesley children — Jeanne, Anne, and infant Charlie, c. 1948–1950
  c. 1948–1950
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  Maggie Eesley as a baby, c. 1951
  c. 1951
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  Robert Earl Wildermuth — U.S. Air Force officer portrait, c. early 1950s
  circa 1951–1955
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  Will and Peggy Eesley with Charlie, Jeanne, and Anne on the Black Lake dock, c. 1950–1952
  c. 1950-1952
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  Industrial Commission of Ohio Special Award — Wildermuth Family Archive, c. 1940s–1960s
  circa 1940s–1960s
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  Norm Wolfe with his three daughters at the Hillcrest fireplace — c. 1960
  c. 1960
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  The Wildermuth Family, mid-1960s
  c. mid-1960s
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  Don Eesley with his camera, c. 1960s
  c. 1960s
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  Marietta High School cross country team holding their plaque — c. 1963–1965, with Charlie Eesley
  c. 1963–1965
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  Bride and groom at the altar — likely Jeanne Eesley and Joseph Kamiab, June 1965 (cast confirmation queued)
  c. 1965 (queued)
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  The Will and Peggy Eesley family with Joe Kamiab — c. 1965, around Jeanne and Joe's June wedding
  c. 1965
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  Terrie Lee — High School Graduation, Japan
  c. 1967
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  Homer Davis with Betty and Norm Wolfe — c. late 1960s
  c. late 1960s
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  Robert Earl and Dorothy Wildermuth — Itazuke Air Base, Fukuoka, Japan, 1968
  1968
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  The Wildermuth Family — Itazuke, Japan, 1968
  1968
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  Two early black-and-white Zhou–Li family photographs, c. 1960s–70s
  c. 1960s–1970s
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  PFC EESLEY — Charlie's Army induction portrait, c. 1969
  circa 1969 (Charlie's U.S. Army induction or early-service period)
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  Robert Earl Wildermuth — Lt. Colonel, U.S. Air Force Formal Portrait, c. late 1960s
  circa 1968–1970
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  Terrie's note to Charlie — "come for Thanksgiving," courtship era
  Courtship era, c. 1968–1971
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  Charlie Eesley in Vietnam, c. 1970
  circa 1970 (during Charlie's 1969–71 U.S. Army tour)
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  Charlie Eesley, Vietnam, July 1970
  July 1970
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  Peggy on the Continent — retirement travel
  c. 1970s
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  Portraits of a young woman with a braid — Zhou–Li side, c. 1960s–70s (identity pending)
  c. 1965–1975
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  Terrie at the library information desk, c. 1970s
  c. 1970s
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  Three envelopes from Charlie to Terrie — Marietta, Fort Jackson, and Vietnam, 1969–1971
  1969–1971
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  Will and Peggy at Charlie and Terrie's wedding, early 1970s
  c. early 1970s
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  Will Eesley on the John Deere, the Highland Ridge property, c. 1970s
  circa 1970s (presumed — late-life Will at the Highland Ridge house he designed)
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  At the altar — Charlie and Terrie's wedding, 15 August 1971
  15 Aug 1971
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  Charlie and Terrie on their wedding day — 15 August 1971
  15 Aug 1971
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  Charlie in Hawaii — the April 1971 R&R
  April 1971
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  Charlie returning from Vietnam, c. 1971
  c. 1971
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  Qingdao No. 36 Middle School Mao Zedong Thought art-propaganda troupe — 1971
  1971
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  Terrie home from Hawaii — April 1971
  April 1971
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  Terrie in Hawaii — the April 1971 R&R
  April 1971
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  The wedding party on the church steps — 15 August 1971
  15 Aug 1971
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  Charles Leonard Eesley extended-family reunion at Highland Ridge — c. 1971–1972, with full labeled cast of twelve
  c. 1971–1972
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  Charlie and Terrie, bride and groom, early 1970s
  c. early 1970s
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  Charlie Eesley — formal studio portrait, c. 1972, Annapolis area (tentative)
  c. 1972 (tentative)
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  Anne Eesley and her mother Peggy in Madrid, c. 1972–1975 — Peggy visiting Anne during the Madrid years
  c. 1972–1975
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  Eesley family reunion at Highland Ridge — c. 1973 (color frame)
  c. 1973
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  The surviving Eesley siblings and the two Helens, in color — c. early 1970s
  c. early 1970s
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  Shang–Li family group at the Qingdao seafront, c. 1974–75
  c. 1974–75
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  Robert Earl Wildermuth — American Medical Record Association Professional Credentials Card
  circa 1975–1980 (last legible entry dated 7-14-75)
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  Earl Adam Wildermuth funeral card, 1977
  December 1977
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  Stephanie Kamiab feeding baby Chuck at Highland Ridge, c. 1980
  c. 1980
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  Will, Peggy, Charlie, and Terrie at the Highland Ridge stone fireplace — c. 1978-1982
  c. 1978-1982
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  The Small Red Bridge in Winter — Highland Ridge, c. 1978–1985
  circa 1978–1985
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  Young Chuck on a red tricycle — the Annapolis house, c. 1981–83
  c. 1981–83
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  Young Chuck on the 108 Hillcrest back porch with his parents Charlie and Terrie and Grandma Dottie Wildermuth — c. 1981–1983
  c. 1981–1983
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  Terrie reading Star Wars to Chuck, c. 1983–84
  c. 1983–1984
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  Baby Lijie with her mother and grandmother — Qingdao, c. 1984
  c. 1984–1988
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  137 Hillcrest Drive in winter, c. mid-1980s
  c. mid-1980s
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  Debbie and Angelo Massaro, c. 1980s
  c. 1980s
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  Extended Eesley family gathering outdoors with Will and Peggy and young Chuck — c. 1985–1986
  c. 1985–1986
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  Young Chuck on a red bike on the Highland Ridge driveway, c. 1984–86
  c. 1984–86
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  Young Chuck on a red BMX bike — Hillcrest, c. 1984–86
  c. 1984–86
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  Chuck with his mother Terrie and Wildermuth grandparents Robert Earl and Dottie, after their drive up from Orlando — c. 1985–1987
  c. 1985–1987
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  Lijie with both grandmothers, Qingdao, c. 1986–87
  c. 1986–1987
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  Dorothy Marie Wildermuth at Her Hobby — Making Quilts, c. 1988
  circa 1988
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  Family group in the living room at 108 Hillcrest Drive, Betty and Norm Wolfe's house (cast queued)
  c. 1980s–1990s
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  Family group of eight at the Lafayette Hotel restaurant, Marietta — c. 1985–1990 (cast queued)
  circa 1985–1990
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  Young Chuck on the couch with what appears to be a sprained ankle — c. 1985–1990
  circa 1985–1990
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  Bailey Family Group Record — Robert Earl Wildermuth's research, c. 1990
  c. 1990
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  Ling Zhou with teenage Lijie, c. 1990s (still from home-video footage)
  c. mid-1990s
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  Davis-Angel Family Portrait — c. 1992, with full cast labels
  circa 1992
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  Family reunion banquet — 26 August 1995
  26 Aug 1995
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  Faye Angel at her house with young Chuck in the background and Charlie — c. 1990s
  c. 1990s
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  A Break for Meditation — News & Observer, 16 March 2001
  16 Mar 2001
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  Shang–Li family banquet, three generations — c. 2000s
  c. 2000s
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  Chuck Eesley PhD graduation, M.I.T., 5 June 2009 — with Terrie
  5 Jun 2009
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  Three generations on Lijie's maternal side — Qingdao, 2009
  6 Jun 2009
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  Birthday note from Charlie to Chuck — late-period block-print, after the vision loss
  c. 2000s–2010s
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  Dorothy Marie (Davis) Wildermuth — Memorial Service Program, 13 August 2010
  13 Aug 2010
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  Family group at Li Bei and Hong Bin's wedding, Qingdao, c. late 2000s
  c. 2008–2012 (before Shang Yaozhen's 2013 death)
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  Lijie at the gate of Dexian Road Elementary School, Qingdao
  c. 2010s
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  Shang Yaozhen in later life — Qingdao
  c. 2000s–2010s
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  Norm and Betty Wolfe on Thanksgiving Day, 108 Hillcrest Drive, 24 November 2011
  24 Nov 2011
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  Terrie in the south-side garden, May 2011
  6 May 2011
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  Historic Eesley Mill sign — Plainwell, Michigan
  c. 2010s
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  Zhou Zhaoxiang and Sun Yunzhe — Lijie's paternal grandparents, Qingdao
  c. 2010s
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  651 Sixth Street, Marietta — MLS Exterior Photograph (c. 2015–2020s)
  circa 2015–2020s
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  The Rielingshausen War Memorial — the Wildermuths Who Stayed (1914–18 & 1939–45)
  photographed 2018 (memorial erected after each war)
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  Tenure celebration at Hana House — 2021
  2021
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  Visit with Zhaoxiang Zhou — Ling, Xun, Lijie, and Chuck
  before 9 December 2022 (Zhaoxiang's death)
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  Full-professor celebration at Hana House — 2026
  2026
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  Chuck at the Tsinghua University gate (清華園)
  Undated
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  Terrie at the Stanford fountain
  Undated
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  Terrie in the front garden — a later year
  Undated