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Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution
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    White crosses with names written in black being nailed into the grass by a kneeling woman, who is front of a church.
    May 5, 2021

    New Collections: Pandemic Oral History Project
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  • Digitized icon Biographical Material, circa 1950s-1971
  • Digitized icon Correspondence, 1923-1971
    • Digitized icon Business, 1945-1970
    • Digitized icon Personal, 1923-1970
  • Digitized icon Writings, 1916-1968, 1890
    • Digitized icon Diaries, 1916-1948
    • Digitized icon Notebooks and Notes, circa 1920s-1940s
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