Apr 24, 2013
The "Model Artist's" Theatre and Its Token
An Englishman born in Paris in 1819, George Lea emigrated to the United States at the age of 19. Initially trained as a pharmacist in Bristol England, Lea came to America penniless, but found employment at a New York City drug store on Crosby Street. Tenacious and driven, it was not long...
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