Robert Wetherill Company Records

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Robert Wetherill Company Records

ca. 1875-1930.

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80 Cubic feet (48 boxes )

National Museum of American History (U.S.). Archives Center

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SNAC Resource ID: 11663316

National Museum of American History (U.S.). Archives Center

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