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Comfort in My Retirement; White House History (Number 33) - Photo 6
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- James K. Polk Ancestral Home Collection
Comfort in My Retirement; White House History (Number 33) - Photo 6
A mahogany coat rack, now in the collection of the James K. Polk Ancestral Home.
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