This doll in Oak Alley’s Nursery was cradled among gauze curtains. It is wearing an original dress that spans the centuries. I saw it as a symbol for the young children who must have once lived and perhaps died in this very room over the first 130 years of its existence. Many believe Oak Alley is haunted. Some employees claim to have heard the weeping of a woman or a child at night in the vicinity of this room. I post-processed this photograph to age the image, stressing its peripheral shadows and removing the warmth of its colors. In doing so, I was able to emphasize what appear to be tears upon the doll’s face.