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  • 21waxworks — wax|works [ wæks,wɜrks ] (plural wax|works) noun count BRITISH a WAX MUSEUM …

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  • 22waxworks — wax•works [[t]ˈwæksˌwɜrks[/t]] n. pl. works. (usu. used with a sing. v.) an exhibition of or a museum for displaying wax figures • Etymology: 1690–1700 …

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  • 24Marie Tussaud — Madame Tussaud at the age of 42, when she left France for England . Portrait study (1921) by John Theodore Tussaud. Birth name Anna Maria Grosholtz Born …

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  • 27Margaret Fitzhugh Browne — Cover illustration by Browne for The Modern Priscilla: A Magazine Exclusively for Women, September 1909. This work epitomizes Browne s Old Maid ,[1] Victorian values Margaret Fitzhugh Browne (7 June 1884, West Roxbury, Massac …

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  • 28Joseph Steward — (1753 1822) was a prominent American artist.Early YearsJoseph Steward was born on July 6, 1753. He was the son of Joseph and Jane (Wilson) Steward of Upton, Massachusetts. Stewart went to Dartmouth College, graduating in 1780. Joseph Steward… …

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  • 29Das Geheimnis des Wachsfigurenkabinetts — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel Das Geheimnis des Wachsfigurenkabinetts Originaltitel Mystery of the Wax Museum …

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