Visual Materials

A faro game

Description: A view of 13 men sitting and standing around a Faro table. 6 men are playing and the others are watching.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: circa 1900
Call number: photCL Pierce 09267
Find out more: View in the Huntington Digital Library(Opens in new tab); View in the Library catalog(Opens in new tab)

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