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Warren, W.S., ? Full length carte de visite portrait of twins Waino and Plutano

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00241.27 Author/Creator: Warren, W.S., ? Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Photograph Date: circa 1861-1877 Pagination: 1 photograph Height: 10 cm, Width: 6 cm Order a Copy

Imprint of W.S. Warren, Boston, on verso. Printed caption in lower margin on recto reads: "Waino and Plutano, Age about 50 years, Weight about 45 lbs."

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