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Above: Samuel Amos Woolley (1825-1900) was a member of the prominent early LDS Woolley clan. Like his more famous brother Edwin D., Samuel was bishop of a Salt Lake City ward. He served a mission to India beginning in 1853. This photo was scanned from Preston Woolley Parkinson, The Utah Woolley Family, Salt Lake City, 1967, p. 165; it is available in numerous places on the internet. The photo appears both as shown here and “flipped” so that Woolley is looking to his left; I don’t know which is correct.

Below: John Henry Smith (1848-1911) was an apostle, and briefly a counselor to Joseph F. Smith (both callings much later than the date of this wedding picture), and he was the father of George Albert Smith. This photo was scanned from the Teachings of the Presidents of the Church: Brigham Young manual (1997), also, coincidentally, on p. 165.

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Notice anything peculiar? No? How about some closeups:

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Can you see it now? If not, you may have to find copies of the books for clearer pictures – I can’t blow these up any more without the images falling apart.

I have no explanation.

UPDATE: Here’s another image of Bishop Woolley, generously furnished by Bill West, which shows his hoop much more clearly:

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