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Asylum for the Insane

Author Dr. James Macdonald American
March 10, 1834
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Object Information
  • Title: Asylum for the Insane
  • Author: Dr. James Macdonald (American, 19th century)
  • Date: March 10, 1834
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1924
  • Object Number: 24.66.369
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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