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A Staged Photo of a Legendary Man

Arizona Capitol Times Staff//June 13, 2016//[read_meter]

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A Staged Photo of a Legendary Man

A Staged Photo of a Legendary Man

Arizona Capitol Times Staff//June 13, 2016//[read_meter]

To modern eyes, this old photograph has an artificial, almost foolish, quality, with its stiffly posed shotgunner, finger carefully off the trigger, among the fake ducks and scattered leaves. But...

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