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Suffolk, Virginia: “Dear Santa Claus,” by Miss Audrey V. Backus, 1933

Suffolk, Virginia: “Dear Santa Claus,” by Miss Audrey V. Backus, 1933

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Audrey Vernice Backus Hedgespeth, ca. 1948. Shaw University
Audrey’s letter to Santa Claus, 1933, Suffolk News Herald

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