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Alexandria · MMXXVIExplicit colophon · 2026

Person · 1905 CE – 1972 CE

Esma Cannon

Also known as

Esma Ellen Charlotte Cannon
Esma Ellen Charlotte Cannon
Esma Ellen Charlotte Littman
Esma Ellen Charlotte Littman
Esma Ellen Charlotte Littmann
Esme Cannon

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