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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08413.06 Author/Creator: Place Written: Leavenworth, KS Type: Envelope Date: 1861-1877 Pagination: 1 envelope Height: 15 cm, Width: 8.8 cm Order a Copy

features a dog with a collar that reads Scott looking at some kind of meat while another dog with a collar that reads Jeff walks by.

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