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Wm S. Orr & Co Negro Race

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09791.0033 Author/Creator: Wm S. Orr & Co Place Written: Type: Engraving Date: Pagination: Order a Copy

An engraving of four African people with a skull in the middle of the page.

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