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[FEATURED EXHIBIT] 1899 first edition of Harpers Weekly “Pictorial History of the Spanish American War”

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Here’s another kind donation to the historic military book collection at the Varnum Memorial Armory Museum. This is an 1899 first edition of Harpers Weekly “Pictorial History of the Spanish American War”. The artwork is wonderful and the images are unique and interesting. Thank you, Grant Brandon!

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