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[Photograph of two boys]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC10047.02.068 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: circa 1940 Pagination: 1 photograph Order a Copy

One photograph of two boys circa 1940. The photograph features two boys smiling at the camera. They are standing next to a car and a road is visible behind them.

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