It's real. They were all sold and had pretty rough lives. Their mother was a terrible woman too, she felt no remorse or shame for what she did to her own children. Just wanted money, moved on and married a different guy and never spared another thought for them. I read about it here: https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/hammond/sold-off-siblings-shown-in-old-photo-tell-their-stories/article_1c095598-89f4-584b-891b-7ef48a1e2082.html