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Summary
Title from mat.
(DLC/PP-1935:0006).
Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress).
Published in: "Lotus Salad" by Mildred Cram, Collier's, 63:11 (June 14, 1919).
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Date
01/01/1919
Contributors
Yohn, F. C. (Frederick Coffay), 1875-1933, artist
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
Publication may be restricted. For information see "Cabinet of American Illustration," http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/111_cai.html
