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NOEL
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Photographic holiday card of an African American family posed over an image of three dimensional letters that read: "NOEL." The letters are slanting from upper left to lower right. "Merry Christmas" wrapping paper appears in the background. In the lower left corner it reads: "From The George Haleys."
circa 1960-1969
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Holiday Card of an African American Family
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