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"I am Ann Rutledge..."
!['Anne Rutledge.' [words by] Edgar Lee Masters; music for voice and piano by Sam Raphling. 1952. Rare Book and Special Collections Division.](http://blogs.loc.gov/loc/files/2016/08/001ar-226x300.jpg)
“Anne Rutledge.” [words by] Edgar Lee Masters; music for voice and piano by Sam Raphling. 1952. Rare Book and Special Collections Division.
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Detail from Verscheyde Soorte van Miniatuur from the Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection.
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The Gutenberg Bible
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