New idea in making wills. Washington, D.C., April 16. Glen Gray leader of the famous Casa Loma orchestra today departed from the 350 year old custom of writing his last will and testament by making a record of the will and having it testified on a photograph record. It is a steel record so his in-la
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"New idea in making wills. Washington, D.C., April 16. Glen Gray leader of the famous Casa Loma orchestra today departed from the 350 year old custom of writing his last will and testament by making a record of the will and having it testified on a photograph record. It is a steel record so his in-la" (1937). Harris & Ewing. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:New_idea_in_making_wills._Washington,_D.C.,_April_16._Glen_Gray_leader_of_the_famous_Casa_Loma_orchestra_today_departed_from_the_350_year_old_custom_of_writing_his_last_will_and_testament_by_LCCN2016871563.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 290395.
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