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Diamond, Sidney, 1922-1945 to Estelle Spero

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09120.261 Author/Creator: Diamond, Sidney, 1922-1945 Place Written: Noumea, New Caledonia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 22 August 1943 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 13 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Diamond describes an incident of "cowboys and Indians" when he had thought that a cow in the bush had been an enemy.

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