by Valerie Seiber Amanda Straw, 9 years old, 1884 Born in 1875, on a farm in Fishing Creek Valley, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Amanda Straw would become a well-known and celebrated model of her time.  The young beauty at 5’4” tall with hazel eyes, light brown hair, and “an exquisite figure” was well positioned socially but … Continue reading The Cover Girl and the Chocolate King →