Francis Peloubet Farquhar collection, 1902-1941.

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Francis Peloubet Farquhar collection, 1902-1941.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/754868147

Photographs, 1902-1918, of American warships and merchant vessels and of shipyards in the San Francisco area, mostly taken during World War I; and a list, 1941, of the principal mountains of Greece.

1 folder, 1 album box.

Stanford University, Hoover Institution Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8132972

Stanford University, Hoover Institution Library

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