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[Photograph of woman on stairs]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC10047.02.023 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: circa 1920 Pagination: 1 photograph ; Order a Copy

One photograph of woman on stairs circa 1920. The photograph features a woman standing on a flight of stairs. The tops of houses are visible behind her in the photo. A notation on the back of the photo reads, "80."

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