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Word: lavega (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1937-1937
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Usage:

...authorize the erection of a 180-ft. stainless steel statue of St. Francis on Christmas Tree Point, across the city from famed Telegraph Hill. Leading the opposition were Banker Herbert Fleishhacker and Mrs. Adolph B. Spreckels; champions for the defense were Artist William Gaskin and a Mrs. Marie de Lavega Welch West. Words grew hotter, tempers frayed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: Stainless Saint | 2/15/1937 | See Source »

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