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FROM THE ARCHIVENov 18, 1962·Washington, District of Columbia

INDIAN GIRLS IN HOME GUARD DRILL

Scanned from Evening Star, Nov 18, 1962
INDIAN GIRLS IN HOME GUARD DRILL
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