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Voltmar Kurt Wentzel and His Portrayal of Washington by Night: White House History (Number 27) - Photo 10
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- Abbott-Levy Collection, Museum of Modern Art.
Voltmar Kurt Wentzel and His Portrayal of Washington by Night: White House History (Number 27) - Photo 10
Eugène Atget, “Maison Close, Petite Place,” 1921, albumen silver print.
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