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unknown, fl. 1947 [Photograph of Japanese-American sisters]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09860.099 Author/Creator: unknown, fl. 1947 Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: 14 February 1935 Pagination: 1 photograph Order a Copy

One black-and-white photograph dated February 14, 1935. Image is of Japanese-American twin sisters posed in front of a shoe store window.

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