- THE MACKEY-MULLER SHOURDS MERGANSERHarry
V. Shourds (1861-1920)
Tuckerton, NJ, c. 1890
15 3/4 in. long
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T. (1896-1984) and Stephen (1895-1976)
Crisfield, MD, 1921
17 in. long
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F. Cobb Jr. (1825-1905)
Cobb Island, VA, c. 1880
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Factory (1896-1924)
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Philadelphia, PA, c. 1856
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Pigeon
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Children's
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Orchard
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photographs. Some of the autographs; Dr. J Julius Erving, Bill Walton, Kiki Vanderweghe, Gary Gregor, Mark Eaton, Dan Issel, Jim Ard, Jim Chives, Henry Bibby, John Baum...
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