The Sphinx: Everybody's Number

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An April 1917 issue of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity's journal "The Sphinx." The cover has the title at the top: [THE SPHINX]. Below the title, at the center of the cover, is the journal's logo. The logo features a shield within a shield. The interior shield is split in half by a scroll. The left side features a bird and torch and the rights side features a Sphinx. Below the interior shield are the fraternity's letters: [A F A]. Below the logo, text reads: [EVERYBODY'S NUMBER / Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity / APRIL / 1917]. The back cover is blank.

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