Black and white photograph of Opal S. Whiteley holding fishing pole and fish
Opal S. Whiteley posing while holding a fishing pole and fish

Opal Whiteley (1897-1992) photographs

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Opal Stanley Whiteley (1897-1992) was an author and speaker who studied biology and professed harmony with nature in her book,”The Fairyland Around Us” (Los Angeles, 1918). Whitely was raised in a logging camp in Lane County, Oregon, and later published a poetic diary, “The Story of Opal”, purportedly written during her childhood.

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