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Unknown Photograph of unidentified man

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09414.1657 Author/Creator: Unknown Place Written: Miami Beach Type: Photograph Date: 1 March 1938 Pagination: 1 photograph : B&W ; 12.5 x 8 cm. Order a Copy

Photograph of unidentified man on Miami Beach kneeling in the sand.

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