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The Legend of Eleanor Dumont
yeen, giving primary documents to a family when you've done historical research on them is one of the most satisfying things history, i think. Let's m let's talk about eleanor dumont whom he previewed before the break. Ah, so eleanor was a frenchwoman who came to san francisco in 18 50. She became a she was the first female card dealer at the belli belle ahotel which was just off portsmouth square. A lot of people know her as madame mosta because later in her life, she grew a moustache, and am somebody angrily called her that, and it stuck.
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