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The majority of the photographic items date from Florence Pretz Smalley's childhood and early adulthood (circa 1895-1906) and include: 3 photographs of Florence Pretz aged 10-13 years old, 1 postcard with an image of Florence Pretz Smalley in art class, 1 photo with her friend Sara, 1 watercolor self-portrait from Manual Training High School, and 1 polaroid of Billikens (circa 1970s).

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These 11 illustrations of elvish Billikens were drawn for "Elf Tales," an unpublished project Florence Pretz Smalley undertook with her friend and frequent collaborator Sara Hamilton Birchall. The illustrations include sketches, designs of title pages, end papers, and page illustrations drawn with pen, pencil, and watercolors.

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These two watercolor and three ink illustrations were early sketches for "Billiken in the Nasturtium Vine," a short story published in "The Canada-West Magazine" in August 1907. This was one of many projects Florence Pretz Smalley illustrated for the writer Sara Hamilton Birchall, her friend and frequent colloborator.

Scope and Contents Florence Pretz Smalley published illustrations for "Mr. Cricket and His Flute," a short story by Sara Hamilton Birchall in the "Canada-West Magazine" in October 1907. A two-sided ink drawing circa 1907 illustrates the cricket playing its flute to a ring of fairies under the moonlight. Later illustrations of the cricket, developed after 1912, include one watercolor and two ink drawings (some with pencil sketches on the back) and depict the cricket playing the violin and cello....

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One watercolor, one ink, and one drafted page design was sketched for "Nubbles and the Queen's Supper," a short story published in "The Canada-West Magazine" in January 1908. "Nubbles and the Queen's Supper" was one of many projects Florence Pretz Smalley illustrated for the writer Sara Hamilton Birchall, her friend and frequent collaborator.

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Two ink and one watercolor illustrations (some with pencil sketches on the back) were drawn for "Little Bird Tell the Way," an unpublished project from after 1912 about a boy's discovery of elvish creatures in the woods.

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One watercolor and two ink and pencil sketches were drawn for "Mr. Grumble Bumble Bee," an unpublished project illustrated after 1912 about an elvish fairy's encounter with a bumble bee.

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One watercolor and one ink drawing with pencil sketches on the back were illustrated for "Spin Spin," an unpublished project created after 1912 about elvish creatures swinging on spider webs.

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One ink illustration and one ink page design were drawn for "Mrs. Milkweed and Her Silken Sailboat," an unpublished project created after 1912 about elvish creatures and a caterpiller adventuring on the common milkweed plant.

Scope and Contents In July 1907, Florence Pretz Smalley published illustrations for "Billiken's Umbrella," a short story written by Sara Hamilton Birchall about an elvish Billiken's use of a toadstool as an umbrella. Years after its initial publication in "The Canada-West Magazine," Florence Pretz Smalley continued illustrations for the same storyline in "The First Umbrella," a project which includes one watercolor and one ink drawing created after 1912. "Bubble Fairies," a project similarly themed around...