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The Afro-American (Baltimore, Md.), April 17, 1897
1897-04-17
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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This card identifies the front page of The Afro-American (Baltimore, Md.), April 17, 1897. The Library of Congress preserves this dated newspaper issue in its Chronicling America collection. Publication place recorded in the catalog: Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Issue date: 1897-04-17; edition 1; newspaper catalog identifier: sn83009626. The Library catalogs the newspaper under African American ethnicity. Open the source scan to read the original issue in context.
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Catalog reference: sn83009626 · 1897-04-17 · edition 1
Collection: Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers