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Carte de visite view of Independence Hall, Philadelphia

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00241.04 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: 1861-1865 ca. Pagination: 1 photograph Height: 10 cm, Width: 6 cm Order a Copy

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