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- ↑ "The Greatest Conductor of the Negro Race". The Colored American . March 28, 1903. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Albert F. Mando: America's Most Noted Musical Artist, Instructor and Composer". The New York Age . August 8, 1907. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
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