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Book Title: Welland Ontario Book 1 in Colour Photos : Saving Our History One Photo at a Time
Number of Pages: 62 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: CreateSpace
Publication Year: 2016
Topic: History
Item Height: 0.1 in
Genre: Photography
Item Weight: 5.1 Oz
Item Length: 9 in
Author: Barbara Raue
Item Width: 6 in
Book Series: Cruising Ontario Ser.
Format: Trade Paperback