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Thompson House 1953

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This is a photograph of the "old" Thompson house that was located on Allison Prairie. The picture used as a Christmas card in 1953.The house was built by John Richardson Thompson (1834-1881). The card was signed: Martha Jane Thompson Huddlestron.

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