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January 17, 1931

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The Vagabonds

There are about seven thousand beggars in town. Our figure does not take into account the beggars unhappily, made, or drawn to the metropolis, by the …

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Sculpture, Not Machinery

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Profile of the sculptor, George Gray Barnard who is responsible for the mediaeval work of art, the Cloister at Fort Washington Avenue. His sculpture is …

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