The two girls were her third and fourth offspring, as two little boys had died in infancy.
My mother, Martha Roberts Sidway Adams, is the chubby two year old; the more poised child is her sister Margaret.
The year is probably 1910.
I have no explanation for the hat.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1900s_in_Western_fashion#Hats
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Wow! Thanks Brandon.
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