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10 Striking Photographs from Mao’s Model Operas

By Samantha Adler
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    Red Detachment of Women, 1973

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    Raid on the White Tiger Regiment, 1971

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    Red Detachment of Women, 1973

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    Azalea Mountain, 1974

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    Ode of the Dragon River, 1972

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    Raid on the White Tiger Regiment, 1971

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    Song of the Yimeng Mountain, 1975

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    Red Detachment of Women, 1973

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    Red Detachment of Women, 1973

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    Azalea Mountain, 1974

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