Stars for Cristy : production material, 1956.

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Stars for Cristy : production material, 1956.

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An eleven-year-old city girl spends two weeks on a farm, earns gold stars in a summer reading program, and takes a course in baby care at the settlement house. The collection comprises eighteen ink illustrations, one ink illustration with letter proof for jacket, four pages of studies, two sheets glossy proof, one proof sheet.

Illustrations: 26 items.

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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SNAC Resource ID: 7817083

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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