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[Photograph of two ships]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC10047.02.221 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: circa 1920 Pagination: 1 photograph ; Order a Copy

One photograph of two ships circa 1920. The photograph features two ships on the water one is a small sailboat and the other is a larger craft. In the far distance is a city.

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