Mary Elizabeth Wood grew up in Des Moines, Iowa, with five sisters and three brothers. Her father worked as a miner, and her mother and grandmother worked as domestic servants.
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Mary graduated from East High School and attended…
Tracks. "[Vi]ew looks W. []itch in foreground is West SW of McCoy Siding.[]ack to left background is line where BN enters []to N.S. for trackage rights. [Ro]n Sims photo, [27]17 Cornell, [D]M IA 50313"--Photograph verso.