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Taking the Stage Gallery
Window card for The Bronze Venus
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Moreland, Mantan
, American, 1902 - 1973
Jeffries, Herb
, American, 1913 - 2014
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Harmonica owned by Big Mama Thornton
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Hohner Musikinstrumente GmbH & Co. KG
, German, founded 1857
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Thornton, Big Mama
, American, 1926 - 1984
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