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Summary
Reproduction of drawing by Sidney H. Riesenberg.
Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1910 May 21, cover.
Freitag, no. 2554.
Published in: Halley's Comet: a bibliography / compiled by Ruth S. Freitag. Washington : Library of Congress, 1984, p. 407.
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Date
01/01/1910
Contributors
Riesenberg, Sidney H., artist
Riesenberg, Sidney H., artist
Location
halley's comet
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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