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Scope and Contents From the Collection: This memory book contains 24 pages of inscriptions, sometimes to “Josie” and sometimes to “Mercedes”, dating from 1889-1896. Several inscriptions are from her siblings Charles Adolphus Scheurich (then living in Antonito, CO), Dora Celestina Scheurich, and another sister who signed in a code. There are inscriptions from Taos merchant and Josephine’s godfather, Albert G. Muller; a sketch of flowers signed by W. F. Meyer (the son of the immigrant merchant Ferdinand Meyer who operated stores...