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A Misunderstanding: Boot-Black Asks "Polish?" Hebrew Replies "No - Russian"

Original Vintage Card
  
 Price: $19.95

Stock #:1157942
Type: Postcard
Size: 3.5" x 5.5" (9 x 14 cm)
Publisher's Series #: 1321-27
Additional Details:
A boot-black, holding a shoe brush and polish box, asks a bearded man if he is "Polish," which the man, identified as a Hebrew, misunderstands as a question about his nationality, stating he is "Russian." The scene depicts a comic linguistic misunderstanding and ethnic identities.

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