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References
- ↑ Cooper, Patricia (1987). Once a Cigar Maker: Men, Women, and Work Culture in American Cigar Factories: 1900–1919 . University of Illinois Press. ISBN 0-252-01333-6.
- ↑ "Fendrich Cigar Factory – Historic Evansville".
- ↑ "La Fendrich & Charles Denby: The Cigar History Museum". cigarhistory.info.
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