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This week in history: Norton Museum opens

By Michelle Quigley

On Feb. 8, 1941, the Norton Gallery and School of Art opened its doors to the public in West Palm Beach. The museum was founded by Chicago industrialist Ralph Hubbard Norton and his wife, Elizabeth Calhoun Norton, pictured below.

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Posted in Flashback blog February 8, 2010 at 8:49 am.
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