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Underground Newspaper Cover: The Chicago Seed
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Cover of "The Chicago Seed," an underground newspaper, featuring Santa Claus crucified on a dollar sign. The landscape below is made from collaged advertisements for Christmas gifts.
1968
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W013JM3
WHi 50287
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