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ANIMAUX Baby sea lion Chewbacca, Miami Seaquarium, ca.1980. Photograph. Vintage RC print, typed caption on back. Image: 19.7 x 33.7 cm; sheet: 23.1 x 35.5 cm

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ANIMAUX Baby sea lion Chewbacca, Miami Seaquarium, ca.1980. Photograph. Vintage RC print, typed caption on back. Image: 19.7 x 33.7 cm; sheet: 23.1 x 35.5 cm

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