Metropolis
- ISBN-10
- 0738593591
- ISBN-13
- 9780738593593
- Series
- Metropolis
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 127
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012
- Publisher
- Arcadia Publishing
- Authors
- Michael E. Bragg, Jon M. Bragg
Description
A selection of photographs from the collection of the Massac County Historical Society that chronicle the history of the city of Metropolis, Illinois.
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