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The hands of Mr. Venus Alsobrook, official salvage collector for the... Washington, D.C. 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks

Washington, D.C. The hands of Mr. Venus Alsobrook, official salvage collector for the government, wrapping old newspapers he has gathered from different sections of the city

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The Actor Arashi Hinaji I, Possibly as Yuya Gozen in the Play Ima o Sakari Suehiro Genji

The Actor Arashi Hinaji I, Possibly as Yuya Gozen in the Play Ima o Sakari Suehiro Genji (The Genji Clan Now at Its Zenith), Performed at the Nakamura Theater from the First Day of the Eleventh Month, 1768, c. 1768

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Messenger with a Letter, from the series "Elegant Five-needled Pine (Furyu goyo)

Messenger with a Letter, from the series "Elegant Five-needled Pine (Furyu goyo no matsu)", Japan, c. 1797/98

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