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circa 1977-1989

Byrd, Robert C., 1917-2010

Typed quotation signed

Title: [Except the Lord build the house...]

Quotation from Psalm 127 typed on stationery of the Senate Majority Leader: "Except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that built it: except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain." Originally in the Earl Hunt Collection. Watermarked 1978.

GLC05508.058

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