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Also Known As Roland Burrage Dixon
Born November 6, 1875 • Worcester • Massachusetts
Died December 19, 1934 (aged 59) • Cambridge • Massachusetts
Subjects Of Study taxonomy • Indigenous peoples of California • culture • race
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