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Westley's Cheltenham Library|Stereoscopic Gems|Unknown|C. K. Williams|William Spreat

[Group of 11 Early Stereograph Views of British Landscapes]

1850s–1920s
Albumen silver prints
8.4 × 17 cm (3.3 × 6.7 in)

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