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Music Store

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Interior view of a music shop with phonographs, violins, phonograph records displayed on the wall, and wax cylinders lining a shelf.

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Physical Description

Format Image
Dimensions 14 x 9 cm

Collection Information

Source Collection Classified file, circa 1850s-1950s
Call Number CF 6319

Copyright Information

Copyright Status COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED
Unique ID
W013ZW4
Legacy ID
WHi 88105

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Montgomery Ward's Phonograph Records Department

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