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Collection Box for Cigars
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A man is standing on a sidewalk in front of a storefront and donating a cigar to a collection box. A sign on the collection box reads: "Cigarren für unsere Krieger," (Cigars for our Warriors). A sign above the box for the store reads: "Patent-Möbel-Fabrik," (Patent-Furniture-Factory). There is furniture on display in the show window on the left.
1914
Frankl, Eduard
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W012DTL
WHi 131708
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