Solomon Fairman Reading His Daily Yiddish Newspaper

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Solomon Fairman Reading His Daily Yiddish Newspaper
Image Not Available for Solomon Fairman Reading His Daily Yiddish Newspaper

Solomon Fairman Reading His Daily Yiddish Newspaper

Portfoliofrom the portfolio, "East Baltimore Documentary Project"
Date1979
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsSheet: 356 x 275 mm. (14 x 10 13/16 in.)
Image: 255 x 256 mm. (10 1/16 x 10 1/16 in.)
Credit LinePurchase with exchange funds from the Edward Joseph Gallagher III Memorial Collection; and partial gift of George H. Dalsheimer, Baltimore
Object number1988.249.4
NOT ON VIEW
Last Updated3/23/24
Image Not Available for Cologne Newspaper, Pressa
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Image Not Available for Yes Madame, I am with all my available means devout to our August Prince; all I need are some miserable hundred thousand francs to establish his accession to the throne. - And what are your means? - My means! I have plenty of them. I have friends, newspapers, and if the entire Macaire family supports him, never a prince had such a huge army at his service.
Yes Madame, I am with all my available means devout to our August Prince; all I need are some miserable hundred thousand francs to establish his accession to the throne. - And what are your means? - My means! I have plenty of them. I have friends, newspapers, and if the entire Macaire family supports him, never a prince had such a huge army at his service.
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