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| Picture No | 10206162 |
| Date | 1904 |
| Description | ITALY SAN GIMIGNANO |
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Although legend attributes the high towers of the town to family rivalries, in fact they served a practical purpose to hang and dry the safron-dyed cloth produced locally.
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| Source | Engraving by Walter Hale in Harper's Magazine |
| Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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