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A Century of Signatures, Sent by Registered Mail

The Library of Congress holds a 114-page autograph album. This is a book for collecting handwritten signatures. Salesman Horton J. Kirkendall and his family kept it. The book gathers signatures mainly from public figures between 1865 and 1971. It also holds some cut-out signatures from the early 19th century. Kirkendall was born in 1877 and died in September 1971 at…

Rewritten with AI from facts reported by Library of Congress: Unfolding History (manuscripts). Read the original for the full report.

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