"The Picture Postcard is a sign of the times": Theatre Postcards and Modernism

@article{Farfan2012ThePP,
  title={"The Picture Postcard is a sign of the times": Theatre Postcards and Modernism},
  author={P. Meraza Farfan},
  journal={Theatre History Studies},
  year={2012},
  volume={32},
  pages={119 - 93}
}
  • P. Farfan
  • Published 11 September 2013
  • Art
  • Theatre History Studies
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