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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;yourturntoloveit, post: 327208, member: 57&quot;]Hmmmm, I wonder if an upside-down flower has a special meaning in some cultures/countries.</p><p><br /></p><p>What is the last name of &quot;Mrs. S??????&quot; and what is the address (if that is an address)?</p><p><br /></p><p>I wonder if the boy was &quot;in mourning&quot; for a family member and perhaps the upside-down flower reflects that &quot;state of mourning.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>If the photo is old enough to be during or (shortly) after the Spanish influenza outbreak in 1918, perhaps that is the boy&#039;s photo to commemorate his surviving (or never catching) the Spanish flu.</p><p><br /></p><p>My paternal uncle (at the age of 8) contracted the Spanish flu and almost died.&nbsp; My grandmother (as soon as she possibly could given &quot;epidemic restrictions&quot;) had a studio photo taken of her four children, which included my (then) two-year-old father.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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