The Emperor and the drummer boy : production material.

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The Emperor and the drummer boy : production material.

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1 original pencil sketch. "The story is based on a dramatic incident in the life of Napoleon Bonaparte. The year is 1804; the setting a channel port in France. Two drummer boys are the central figures in an episode which involves the French flotilla, a regiment of soldiers, the Admiral of the port, and the Emperor of France."

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University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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