The creator of Archy & Mehitabel, Freddy the Rat, Warty Bliggens the Toad,
Hermione, The Old Soak and other timeless American treasures

Don was born in this house in Walnut, Illinois, in 1878


An early view of Don with friends in Walnut
Don is #5 on the far right side















Don, his first wife Reina, and author Ellis Parker Butler
in 1912 at the New York City Public Library
upon the occasion of the publication of Danny's Own Story

Don's 125th Birthday

Death Mask

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