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Description Sail Wagon, Brooklyn
Date Unknown date, early 20th century. c. 1910 - 1915 per LOC
Source George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress), call number LC-B2- 2452-14[P&P]
Author Bain News Service
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current01:53, 22 April 2008Thumbnail for version as of 01:53, 22 April 20085,279 × 3,758 (8.11 MB)Mfield{{RetouchedPicture|Clean up scratches, dust and blotches, convert to sRGB User:Mfield}} {{Information |Description=Sail Wagon, Brooklyn |Source=[https://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/h?pp/PPALL:@field(NUMBER+@1(ggbain+10910)) George Grantham Bain Collec
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