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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC10047.03.215.04 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Typed document Date: circa 1942-1946 Pagination: 1 p. ; Order a Copy

One document explaining a photograph of John C. Rose circa 1942-1946. Notes that the letter John is reading is ten feet long and sent by his wife Anna Rose.

Rose, John C., fl. 1942-1946
Rose, Anna, fl. 1942-1946

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