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Piri Thomas (1928 - 2011), Puerto Rican-Cuban American Author and Poet

Author Piri Thomas recording his book Down These Mean Streets at the American Foundation for the Blind. He is seated behind a table. He faces a microphone and gestures with his hands as he reads from his book that lies open on the book stand in front of him, circa 1967. Talking Book Archives, American Foundation for the Blind.
Author Piri Thomas recording his book Down These Mean Streets at the American Foundation for the Blind. He is seated behind a table. He faces a microphone and gestures with his hands as he reads from his book that lies open on the book stand in front of him, circa 1967. Talking Book Archives, American Foundation for the Blind.


Down These Mean Streets, Piri Thomas, recorded 1967

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