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![Mrs. Louisa Fry reunited with her mother, "Aunty" Strong, for first time since the Civil War](https://informationwanted.org/files/fullsize/add7387bd8f683fa84ef08d1f6fa61be.jpg "Mrs. Louisa Fry reunited with her mother, "Aunty" Strong, for first time since the Civil War")
![K. R. [K. Robinson?] searching for Ben Schwartz](https://informationwanted.org/files/fullsize/64a3e392a641ac6a7529b94e6e0ce928.jpg "K. R. [K. Robinson?] searching for Ben Schwartz")
