Mr. Lanham Revisited: April 18, 1926

The story of the 'silver dollar girl'

It was Sunday. Mr. Lanham was up at six a.m., putting out verbena plants in his flower beds. After church, the Lanham family went to visit a friend and Julia Anne had a “great time” running and playing with the other children, including riding a bicycle.

“All the trees lovely in their soft green draperies,” he wrote poetically. “A fine day to be out.”

Amo…