Letter to Mrs. Merrill, 1897 December 31.

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Letter to Mrs. Merrill, 1897 December 31.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/23299649

Relates to a Mrs. Crawford and her novelist husband and how photographs can capture or fail to capture the personality of a subject.

3 p. plus envelope ; 18 x 23 cm.

Natural History Museum Los Angeles County Foundation, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

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Natural History Museum Los Angeles County Foundation, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

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