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  "Seeds and Men," poem by Edgar A. Guest, c. 1955

  "Seeds and Men," poem by Edgar A. Guest, written to commemorate the 100th year of Ferry-Morse Seed Company, c. 1955.

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  Father's Day Council Subscription Form, c. 1950

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  Father's Day Council 1950 Subscription Form. Blank.

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  Father's Day Promotional Poster, c. 1946

  Father's Day Promotional Poster. "Give dad a tie! Father's Day, June 19th."

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  National Father's Day Committee Picnic Lunch Invitation, c. 1946

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  Invitation to National Father's Day Committee Annual Awards Picnic Lunch, New York. Scheduled for June 6, 1946, the anniversary of D-Day.

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  National Father's Day Committee Picnic Lunch Invitation, c. 1946

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  Invitation to National Father's Day Committee Annual Awards Picnic Lunch, New York. Scheduled for June 6, 1946, the anniversary of D-Day.

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  Douglas MacArthur Father's Day Message, c. 1943

  Douglas MacArthur

  "Historic MacArthur Father's Day Message Again To Be Publicized This Year...'Honor Dad' Says Douglas MacArthur...Buy Bonds Father's Day."

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  Annual National Father's Day Luncheon Invitation, c. 1943

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  Invitation to Annual National Father's Day Luncheon, with Mrs. John Bruce Dodd (Sonora Dodd) as the Guest of Honor. "Fathers-For Victory" Luncheon, opening the "Billion Dollar Father's Day Bond Drive."

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  Davenport Hotel Menu, May 28, 1942

  Menu from the Davenport Hotel, Spokane, Washington. May 28, 1942. Includes several signatures, most significantly, that of Mrs. John Bruce Dodd (Sonora Dodd).

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  Father's Day Telegram Promotional Card, c. 1937

  "Father, too, has his day...A Greeting Telegram will bring you closer to your Dad." Suggestions for Father's Day Telegrams, Western Union Telegraph Company. No date, c.1937.

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  Father's Day Telegram Promotional Card, c. 1937

  "Father, too, has his day...A Greeting Telegram will bring you closer to your Dad." Suggestions for Father's Day Telegrams, Western Union Telegraph Company. No date, c.1937.

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  Father's Day Promotional Poster, c. 1935

  Father's Day Promotional Poster. "Father's Day June 19th, Give Dad a Tie." Bert Reese & Associates, New York.

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  "Dad's Day" Sheet Music, by J. C. McCanles, c. 1930

  J. C. McCanles

  Sheet Music by J. C. McCanles, c. 1930. "Ione" and "Dad's Day."

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  "Bide Here With Us," undated poem by Sonora Dodd

  "Bide Here With Us," poem by Sonora Dodd. Undated, probably written in the 1920s.

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  Postcard honoring James Nettle Glover, c. 1916

  Postcard honoring James Nettle Glover, "Father of Spokane," c. 1916.

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  Whitney's Boy Singers Poster, Father's Day 1916

  Poster advertising Whitney's Boy Singers special Father's Day event, 1916

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  Whitney's Boy Singers Poster, Father's Day 1916

  Poster advertising Whitney's Boy Singers special Father's Day event, 1916.

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  Whitney's Boy Singers Poster, Father's Day 1916

  Poster advertising Whitney's Boy Singers special Father's Day event, 1916.

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  Church Bulletins from First Methodist Episcopal Church, Rock Island, Illinois, 1915

  Church Bulletins from First Methodist Episcopal Church, Rock Island, Illinois. (1) Children's Day Service, Sunday School, June 13, 1915; (2) Weekly Bulletin, May 9, 1915, Mother's Day Service; (3) Weekly Bulletin, June 20, 1915, Father's Day Service.

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  Spokane Ad Club Weekly Bulletin, June 23, 1915

  Spokane Ad Club Weekly Bulletin, Father's Day, June 23, 1915.

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  Western Union Father's Day Greeting (Blank), c. 1915

  Western Union Telegraph Company, "A New Father's Day Greeting Blank." No date, c. 1915.

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  Father's Day Program, Centenary Presbyterian Church, June 16, 1912

  Father's Day Program, Centenary Presbyterian Church, June 16, 1912. Centenary Presbyterian Church is credited as the first church to celebrate Father's Day.

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  Father's Day Program, Centenary Presbyterian Church, June 16, 1912

  Father's Day Program, Centenary Presbyterian Church, June 16, 1912. Centenary Presbyterian Church is credited as the first church to celebrate Father's Day.