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November, 1938 august 30, 1979 was an american actress who lived half her life in france. Apr 16, 2012 john romaine pocketbookstill have my one and only from the 60s first. Seberg in gang war in naples 1972 jean dorothy seberg. The one flipping through an old copy of country life. Its a 1970 vintage john romain straw and leather doctor bag style. John romaine passed away on august 8, 2018 in flagler beach, florida. I was wondering if you would give of a brief history on the companys. I worked every saturday at a dime store you have to be old to know what that is.
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