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Images depict all modes of the human body male and female, child and adult, nude and clothed.
The inquisitive family photo historian will find the juxtaposition of ordinary and artistic images instructive. Purchase this book. Purchase this book. Collector's Guide to Early Photographs. Mace, O. Henry Mace.