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Three Photographs of Animal Trainer Alfred Court.

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Three Photographs of Animal Trainer Alfred Court.

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Three Photographs of Animal Trainer Alfred Court. Various dates and publishers, ca. 1940s. One portrait (mounted on board) and two photo-montages of Alfred Court, French acrobat and animal trainer, with various predator animals. 11 x 14”. Very good.

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Three Photographs of Animal Trainer Alfred Court.

Name: Three Photographs of Animal Trainer Alfred Court.
SKU: 46195149
Price: 70 USD
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