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Bad Luck Gem Owner
circa 1915: Mrs Evalyn Walsh McLean, one of the owners of the famous Hope diamond, a 44 1/2 carat stone which, legend has it, was taken from the eye of a Burmese idol and is supposed to bring bad luck to anyone who owns it. Mrs McLean died of pneumonia in Washington, aged 60. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
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Credit:
Editorial #:
3402670
Collection:
Hulton Archive
Date created:
01 January, 1915
Licence type:
Release info:
Not released. More information
Source:
Hulton Archive
Barcode:
HT4519
Object name:
97s/44/huty/9402/18