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Because This Photo of Edna St. Vincent Millay Will Always Be Extraordinary…

Posted on July 3, 2015 by maedez

I have to share it with you.

Again.

It has been too long.

Edna St. Vincent Millay at Mitchell Kennerley's house in Mamaroneck,New York (1914). Photo by Arnold Genthe.

Edna St. Vincent Millay at Mitchell Kennerley’s house in Mamaroneck, New York (1914). Photo by Arnold Genthe.

“Please give me some good advice in your next letter. I promise not to follow it.”-Edna St. Vincent Millay

Cropped black and white version.

Cropped black and white version.

9 thoughts on “Because This Photo of Edna St. Vincent Millay Will Always Be Extraordinary…”

Mom on July 3, 2015 at 6:35 pm said:

Eerie how real she looks in the black and white photo!

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- maedez on July 13, 2015 at 6:53 pm said:
  
  You are correct. Eerie, but lovely.
  
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  - Mom on July 13, 2015 at 9:51 pm said:
    
    Yes, lovely too!
    
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  - maedez on July 14, 2015 at 12:23 pm said:
    
    🙂
    
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Maria on July 3, 2015 at 8:35 pm said:

excellent advice!

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- maedez on July 13, 2015 at 6:52 pm said:
  
  Agreed!
  
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erickeyswriter on August 3, 2015 at 12:31 pm said:

Beautiful picture and a beautiful quote!

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- maedez on August 3, 2015 at 6:06 pm said:
  
  Thanks! I’ve loved this image since I first discovered ESVM when I was 14. Brilliant woman.
  
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