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José Guadalupe Posada

Broadsheet relating to the capture of Valentin Mancera who is shown playing the guitar and being cornered by men in uniforms carrying weapons

ca.1902
Zincograph and letterpress on tan paper
30.3 × 19.8 cm (11.9 × 7.8 in)

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