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Antique Camera
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A Telephoto Poco C camera is sitting on a glass display shelf at an antique store. Next to the camera is a decorative plate, and an oil lamp. Under this shelf is a book or record with images of two men and two women. The title, in German, reads in part: "Zur Geschichte der .... Achtzehnter Bogen. Bayern. (Neuzeit)."
September 2013
Quinney, Richard
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