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Howe, C. A. (fl.1865) Cabinet portrait of John B. Stonehouse

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00368.04 Author/Creator: Howe, C. A. (fl.1865) Place Written: Albany, New York Type: Photograph Date: 1865 ca. Pagination: 1 cabinet card ; 17 x 11.5 cm. Order a Copy

Cabinet portrait of John B. Stonehouse, a witness to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Originally with letters written by Stonehouse regarding Lincoln's assassination (see GLC00368 and GLC00368.01).

Stonehouse, John B., 1813-1885

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