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Unknown [Miniature Umbrella from Wedding Shower]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09580.05.02 Author/Creator: Unknown Place Written: Chicago, Illinois Type: Ephemera Date: 9 September 1939 Pagination: 1 umbrella : paper : off-white ; 19 cm. high Order a Copy

A miniature paper umbrella from the wedding shower of Lobik's friends. Originally included with a note by Lobik about the wedding shower.

Lobik, Paul H., 1915-1998
Crist, Marge, fl. 1939

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