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VACHEL LINDSAY

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VACHEL LINDSAY
<p><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext'>VACHEL LINDSAY </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial; color:windowtext'>(1879-1931). American poet who toured the US reciting his poetry for board and lodging. Noted for their lyrical, powerful rhythms, among his best-known compositions are <i>General William Booth Enters into Heaven and Other Poems</i> (1913) and <i>The Congo and Other Poems</i> (1914). SP [Gullickson, DeKalb, IL], b/w, image 7"x9¼", overall 10"x13" outdoor portrait standing with an elderly lady, her hand resting on his, presumably his mother. Boldly signed beneath clear image on photographer’s mount, adding “<i>Oct 31, 1921 / Halloween</i>.” Mount evidences light soiling, light crease and bump at left edge; mounting remnants on verso; else VG/Fine.</span></p>