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Robert Alexander
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A boy is looking at a person in the foreground, who is out of focus. Another object — possibly a microphone stand — is also in the foreground and out of focus. Caption reads: "Robert Alexander, 9, of 1215 W. Hadley St., joined the singing as he watched Sams' guitar playing."
November 14, 1964
Gessert, Sherman A., Jr.
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WHi 135313
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