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United Press Sally Rand Will Keep Fans, Chicago Museum Its Dignity

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09953.026 Author/Creator: United Press Place Written: s.l. Type: Newspaper clipping Date: 12 May 1943 Pagination: 1 p. Order a Copy

One newspaper clipping of an article entitled, "Sally Rand Will Keep Fans, Chicago Museum Its Dignity." Pertains to fan dancer, Sally Rand donating her ostrich feathers to the Chicago Historical Society. The museum claimed in the article that they were "not of historical interest."

Rand, Sally, 1904-1979

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