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Action 1. Part II "Kaloshi No. 13" (advertising poster)
9 January 1923
Kharkiv
Action 1. Part II "Kaloshi No. 13" (advertising poster)
A scene from the play. Chudak - Dmytro Milyutenko, Bearers - Tamara Zhevchenko, Olga Pigulovich
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Medium:
Photographic paper
Production technique:
Sepia photo print
Original source
Original
Place:
Kharkiv
Dimensions:
cm: 15.4 x 11.5
Original copyright:
All rights reserved
Restoration copyright:
All rights reserved
Vasyl Yermylov
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