TRAGIC SILENT FILM STAR MARTHA MANSFIELD VINTAGE 1910s RISQUE PHOTOGRAPH RARE

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TRAGIC SILENT FILM STAR MARTHA MANSFIELD VINTAGE 1910s RISQUE PHOTOGRAPH RARE:
$157.49

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On Nov-22-14 at 10:29:32 PST, seller added the following information:

Please note, it has been brought to our attention that this is a photograph by Alfred Cheney Johnston.