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  • New parallel dictionaries of the Russian, French, German, and English languages, in four parts, extracted from the dictionaries of the Russian academy, the French academy, Adelung, Heinsius, Johnson, Spiers and other lexicographers, by Ch. Ph. Reiff ..

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  • Peixotoa parviflora A. Juss.

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    17 Dec 1868
  • Man Crossing Bridge Over Waterfall, (painting)

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    1868
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    Oct 1869
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    1980
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  • Boy's Head, (painting)

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    Oct. 9, 1861
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    9 Jul 1862
  • Kingston, New York : the architectural guide / William B. Rhoads ; contemporary photographs by James Bleecker ; foreword by John Winthrop Aldrich

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