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Helen Mettler (1910-1926); killed in an accidental fall at Taggart Canyon near Jackson Hole, Wyoming, age 16. She was the daughter of Helen Fleischmann and John Wyckoff Mettler; John W. Mettler (1878-1952) was president of the Interwoven Stocking Company. The family was vacationing in Wyoming at the time of Helen's death. Helen's gravesite: www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=16725467 Apparently Helen Mettler kept a diary during her family visits to Wyoming, and in the last entry wrote "God Bless Wyoming, and keep it wild." Thus young Miss Mettler is quoted often, in various discussions of Wyoming land management, etc., to this day. (Many of these quotations further say she died in 1925, but apparently that's only the date of the last diary entry.)

Her mother, Helen Fleischmann, was the daughter of Maximilian Fleischmann (1846-1890) and Johanna Mueller (?-1936). Max Fleischmann was a co-founder of the Fleischmann's Yeast Company (which eventually became Fleischmann's Co and was a major international company). The extended Fleischmann family owned a summer compound of great camps in the Catskills, where Helen Fleischmann spent her childhood summers. The community was named after the Fleischmann family after a gift of a park and baseball field by Max and Johanna's nephews, who owned the Cincinnati Reds. I now own the only building still standing in the original compound as an inn and retreat center, and it is in the process of being listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Pictures at spillian.com

amazing ,as usual. inspiring.

Many people don't know that Helen Keller became deaf and blind at the age of 19 months because of an illness. She wasn't born with it; therefore, it was that much more frustrating for her when she obtained those disabilities. That was probably a cause of her being so uncooperative as a child. Anne Macy Sullivan, her teacher, is shown in the picture by her side. She helped Helen embrace her situation and learn to live to inspire others for years to come. After researching, I strongly believe she is one of the main reasons why Helen became so famous. For more information on Anne Macy Sullivan, visit the link below: www.afb.org/AnneSullivan/

Great group of photos!

This is a very beautiful photo. Helen Keller is seeing the Library of Congress in her own way. I wonder what she is picturing in her mind.

i love this photo.. very classic

Helen Keller was the first deaf and blind person to graduate from college. She began writing when she was 11 years old! She was an extreme socialist and her political views were very influential.

the 1913 International Flower show related to these photos was held at the Grand central palace. Unfortunately the building was demolished and I can't find any record of the eagles. The International Flower Show, co-sponsored with the New York Florist’s Club, was the grandest of the shows produced by The Horticultural Society. It was held at Grand Central Palace from 1913 to 1953 and later at The New York Coliseum through 1970. www.hsny.org/about_history.html