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An idyl of the Arkansaw hills : human hearts

Description: Image of five head-and-shoulder portraits, in heart frames surrounded by flowers, for characters in the play the "Human Hearts" depicting a young man in a straw hat, captioned "Tom Logan with a human heart," at center; a hobo with a red-painted nose, captioned "Jem. Mason with an honest heart," at upper right; a girl, captioned, "Grace with an angel's heart," at lower right; a woman, captioned "Jeanette with a black heart," at lower left; and a boy wearing a cap, captioned "Limpy with a heart in the right place," at upper left; the poster advertises the melodrama the "Human Hearts" written by Hal Reid and later directed by William E. Nankeville.
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Date: 1895-1905
Call number: priJLC_ENT_000205
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An idyl of the Arkansaw hills : human hearts

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