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OLD DOMINION POLKA.
   
Complete Explanation:
An illustrated sheet music cover for a polka composed by Henry Bellman. Within a circular, ornamental border is an allegorical scene based on the seal of the State of Virginia. A helmeted female figure armed with a spear and sword (probably Minerva) stands on the figure of a fallen despot. The latter's crown and broken scepter appear near him on the ground. The scene is also littered with broken manacles and a cross.

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