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Unknown Placemat from the Terminal Restaurant in Saint Paul Minnesota

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09414.1648 Author/Creator: Unknown Place Written: Saint Paul, MN Type: Printed document Date: 1941-1945 Pagination: 1 p. ; 33.5 x 23.5 cm. Order a Copy

Placemat from the Terminal Restaurant in Saint Paul Minnesota, it features a map of all the training bases in the U.S.

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