Palmer, Alexander Mitchell, Collection 1913

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Palmer, Alexander Mitchell, Collection 1913

The Alexander Mitchell Palmer Collection, 1913, consists of a handwritten and signed quotation: The greater the tasks we have to perform the greater will be the opportunities for our own development.

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