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LARGE PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM OF AN APPARATCHIK'S FUNERAL IN KIEV { KYIV } UKRAINE 1959
A ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM FROM 1959 DOCUMENTING A SOVIET ERA FUNERAL FOR AN OFFICIAL NAMED VAGAN IN A VILLAGE NEAR KIEV, THE ORIGINAL ALBUM WITH AN ENGRAVED BRASS PLATE TO FRONT COVER & 104 SILVER PRINTS THAT MEASURE APPROX 7 X 5 INCHES EACH, PLUS 3 TELEGRAMS FROM GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, ALL MOUNTED ON THICK CARD WITH MEMORIAL DESIGNED BORDERS AROUND EACH IMAGE, PAGES NUMBERED 1-54 WITH SEVERAL BLANK PAGES TO REAR
ALBUM MEASURES APPROX 16 X 13 INCHES
SPINE OF ALBUM HAS BEEN REPLACED AT SOME TIME, FEW NICKS TO EDGES OF COVER, OCCASIONAL ABRASIONS & RUBBING TO BACKING CARDS BUT OVERALL IN VERY GOOD CONDITION WITH NO MAJOR FAULTS
A UNIQUE DETAILED ALBUM SHOWING THE BURIAL CULTURE & CUSTOMS FROM THE REGION IN THE 1950'S
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