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  • Ballad Hunter, The: John Lomax Pts. 3 & 4 sound recording

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    1958
  • Dance Mask: Bat Devil

    Collection Date
    Early 1950's
  • Palaeolagus sp

    Collection Date
    Jul 1950
  • Toxascaris transfuga

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    28 Sep 1955
  • Cenopis saracana

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    23 Jul 1958
  • Eupithecia gilata

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    26 Mar 1955
  • Chionodes fuscomaculella

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    29 Jul 1957
  • Trade catalogs from Cleveland Twist Drill Co.

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    1900s
  • Sherds Of Restorable Pot

    Accession Date
    1957
  • Columnea inaequilatera Poepp.

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    Aug 1951

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