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From the partners’ collections: Yiddish theater poster for “The Reverend’s Lady” at the Lawrence Opera House in Lawrence, Massachusetts
Creator: Unknown
Medium: Color poster
Date: 1918 April 18
Persistent URL: digital.cjh.org/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=1214218
Call Number: 1967.001.044
Collection:Yiddish Theater Posters
Repository: American Jewish Historical Society
Rights statement: Click here.
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