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Silent Western poster collector guards old cow town cinema era
In Pocahontas Virginia Edgar Shew a retired coal miner with a 13 acre farm guards what may be the world 39 s largest silent western poster collection He values Tom Mix Buck Jones and Bronco Billy Anderson and recalls baton posters stolen from town theaters He 39 s a historian and newsletter founder who swapped posters for vintage books while pursuing a one man vigil for silent film lore.
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