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690:"New York, New York City Marriage Licenses Index, 1950-1995"
501:"The Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Bertram R. Firestone"
588:. Fort Myers, Florida. November 29, 1982. p. 30
441:"Owner Firestone Purchase Filly For Bargin $ 15,000"
369:"Prominent Owner/Breeder Bert Firestone Dies at 89"
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613:. Keeneland. March 20, 2013
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805:Half Iced
666:. Knopf.
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